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Amend SB 1776 (house committee report) by striking SECTION 1 and substituting the following:
SECTION 1. Section 1.004, Education Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 1.004. DISPLAY OF NATIONAL MOTTO AND FOUNDING DOCUMENTS BY PUBLIC ELEMENTARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOLS. (a) In this Section, "founding documents of the United States" means the:
(1) United States Declaration of Independence;
(2) United States Constitution; and,
(3) essays 10 and 57 of the Federalist Papers.
(b) A public elementary or secondary school must [or an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003 may] display in a conspicuous place in each building of the school a durable poster or framed copy of the United States national motto, "In God We Trust," and the founding documents of the United States if the poster or copy is:
(1) donated for display at the school; or
(2) purchased from private donation and made available to the school [in each classroom, auditorium, and cafeteria].
(c) A public elementary or secondary school may accept and use private donations for the purposes of Subsection (b).