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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to prohibiting certain instruction as part of a course at a |
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public institution of higher education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 51, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 51.982 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 51.982. CERTAIN INSTRUCTION PROHIBITED. (a) In this |
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section, "institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned |
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by Section 61.003. |
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(b) An institution of higher education may not require or |
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make part of a course inculcation in the concept that: |
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(1) one race or sex is inherently superior to another |
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race or sex; |
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(2) an individual, by virtue of the individual's race |
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or sex, is inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive, whether |
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consciously or unconsciously; |
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(3) an individual should be discriminated against or |
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receive adverse treatment solely or partly because of the |
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individual's race or sex; |
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(4) an individual's moral character, standing, or |
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worth is necessarily determined by the individual's race or sex; |
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(5) an individual, by virtue of the individual's race |
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or sex, bears responsibility, blame, or guilt for actions committed |
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by other members of the same race or sex; |
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(6) meritocracy or traits such as a hard work ethic are |
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racist or sexist or were created by members of a particular race to |
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oppress members of another race; or |
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(7) with respect to their relationship to American |
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values, slavery and racism are anything other than deviations from, |
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betrayals of, or failures to live up to the authentic founding |
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principles of the United States, which include liberty and |
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equality. |
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(c) An institution of higher education that violates this |
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section is ineligible to receive state funds. |
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(d) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall |
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adopt rules as necessary to enforce this section. |
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SECTION 2. Section 51.982, Education Code, as added by this |
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Act, applies beginning with the 2023-2024 academic year. |
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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, 2023. |