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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a prohibition on diversity, equity, and inclusion or |
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LGBTQ indoctrination by state agencies. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Title 10, Subtitle Z, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Subchapter 3001 to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER 3001. PROHIBITION ON DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION |
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or LGBTQ INDOCTRINATION |
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Section 3001.001. PROHIBITION ON DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND |
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INCLUSION OR LGBTQ INDOCTRINATION BY STATE AGENCIES. (a) In this |
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section, "state agency" has the meaning assigned by Section |
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2062.001. |
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(b) Notwithstanding any law, all state agency rules, |
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policies, employment practices, communications, awards of |
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government benefits or contracts, curricula, and all other actions |
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must: |
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(1) treat people and entities equally regardless of |
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race, color, or national origin and may not discriminate on the |
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basis of race, color, or national origin; and |
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(2) comply with the biological reality that there are |
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only two sexes - male and female - and they are not changeable |
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(c) Any agency action promoting, in whole or part, the |
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doctrine of "diversity, equity, and inclusion" or otherwise in |
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violation of this section is null and void ab initio. |
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SECTION 2. 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 on the 91st day after the last day of the |
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legislative session. |