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proposing a constitutional amendment protecting the right of |
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parents to raise their children. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article I, Texas Constitution, is amended by |
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adding Section 36 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 36. (a) A parent has the inherent right to exercise |
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care, custody, and control of the parent's child and to make |
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decisions for the upbringing of the parent's child, including but |
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not limited to decisions regarding the education, moral and |
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religious training, and health care of the child. |
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(b) The state or a political subdivision of this state shall |
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not interfere with the rights of a parent described by Subsection |
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(a) of this section unless the interference is: |
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(1) essential to further a compelling governmental |
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interest; and |
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(2) narrowly tailored to accomplish that compelling |
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governmental interest. |
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SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 2023. |
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The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment establishing parents |
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as the primary decision-makers for their children." |