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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to designating English as the official language of this |
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state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Chapter 3101, Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 3101. STATE SYMBOLS AND LANGUAGE |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 3101, Government Code, is amended by |
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designating Sections 3101.001 through 3101.012 as Subchapter A and |
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adding a subchapter heading to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER A. STATE SYMBOLS |
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SECTION 3. Chapter 3101, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subchapter B to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER B. OFFICIAL LANGUAGE |
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Sec. 3101.051. OFFICIAL LANGUAGE. The English language is |
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designated as the official language of this state. |
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Sec. 3101.052. STATE DOCUMENTS AND MATERIALS. (a) In this |
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section, "state agency" means a department, commission, board, |
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office, council, authority, or other agency in the executive, |
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judicial, or legislative branch of state government that is created |
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by the constitution or a statute of this state, including a |
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university system or institution of higher education as defined by |
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Section 61.003, Education Code. |
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(b) Except as otherwise provided by law, including the |
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federal Voting Rights Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1973c et seq.), a state |
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agency may not provide documents, publish written materials, or |
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provide website content in any language other than the official |
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language of this state. |
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SECTION 4. Section 2054.116, Government Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |