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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to display of the national motto in government buildings. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle E, Title 10, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Chapter 2207 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 2207. DISPLAY OF NATIONAL MOTTO IN GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS |
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Sec. 2207.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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(1) "Political subdivision" includes a public school |
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district. |
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(2) "State agency" includes an institution of higher |
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education, as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code. |
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Sec. 2207.002. DISPLAY OF NATIONAL MOTTO. (a) A building |
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owned by this state or a political subdivision of this state must |
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display a durable poster or framed copy of the United States |
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national motto, "In God We Trust," if the poster or framed copy |
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meets the requirements of Subsection (b) and is: |
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(1) donated for display in the building; or |
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(2) purchased from private donations and made |
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available for the building. |
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(b) A poster or framed copy of the national motto described |
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by Subsection (a) must contain a representation of the United |
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States flag centered under the national motto and a representation |
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of the state flag. |
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(c) A state agency and political subdivision may accept and |
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use private donations for the purposes of Subsection (a). |
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SECTION 2. Section 1.004, Education Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |