87R5241 GCB-D
 
  By: Hughes S.B. No. 797
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the display of the national motto in public schools and
  institutions of higher education.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 1.004, Education Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         Sec. 1.004.  DISPLAY OF NATIONAL MOTTO.  (a) A public
  elementary or secondary school or an institution of higher
  education as defined by Section 61.003 must [may] display in a
  conspicuous place in each building of the school or institution a
  durable poster or framed copy of the United States national motto,
  "In God We Trust," if the poster or framed copy meets the
  requirements of Subsection (b) and is:
               (1)  donated for display at the school or institution;
  or
               (2)  purchased from private donations and made
  available to the school or institution [in each classroom,
  auditorium, and cafeteria].
         (b)  A poster or framed copy of the national motto described
  by Subsection (a) must contain a representation of the United
  States flag centered under the national motto and a representation
  of the state flag.
         (c)  A public elementary or secondary school and an
  institution of higher education may accept and use private
  donations for the purposes of Subsection (a).
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2021.