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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring the Texas Historical Commission to create a |
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program to identify and restore Rosenwald Schools structures. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 442, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 442.034 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 442.034. ROSENWALD SCHOOLS STRUCTURES PROGRAM. (a) |
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The commission shall establish a program to: |
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(1) identify, renovate, restore, maintain, and |
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preserve Rosenwald Schools structures, and their contents, located |
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in this state; and |
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(2) protect the historical and architectural |
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integrity of the exterior, interior, and grounds of the Rosenwald |
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Schools structures. |
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(b) The commission may, as part of the program, acquire |
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property containing a Rosenwald School structure. |
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(c) A Rosenwald School structure restored, repaired, or |
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renovated under the program may be used as a community learning |
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center. |
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(d) The commission may accept gifts, grants, and in-kind |
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donations from public and private entities to implement the |
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program. The legislature may appropriate money to the commission |
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to implement the program. |
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(e) The commission may adopt rules reasonably necessary to |
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implement the program. |
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SECTION 2. The Texas Historical Commission shall first |
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implement the program established by Section 442.034, Government |
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Code, as added by this Act, in the south central region of this |
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state. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |