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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the display of the pledge of allegiance to the United |
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States flag and the pledge of allegiance to the Texas flag in public |
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school classrooms. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 25.082, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (b-1) and adding Subsection (b-2) to read as |
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follows: |
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(b-1) The board of trustees of each school district and the |
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governing board of each open-enrollment charter school shall |
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require that: |
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(1) the United States and Texas flags be prominently |
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displayed in accordance with 4 U.S.C. Sections 5-10 and Chapter |
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3100, Government Code, in each campus classroom to which a student |
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is assigned at the time the pledges of allegiance to those flags are |
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recited; and |
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(2) the text of the pledges of allegiance to the United |
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States flag and the Texas flag as provided by 4 U.S.C. Section 4 and |
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Section 3100.101, Government Code, be prominently displayed in each |
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classroom. |
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(b-2) A district or school is not required to spend federal, |
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state, or local district or school funds to acquire flags or |
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displays required under Subsection (b-1) [this subsection]. A |
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district or school may raise money or accept gifts, grants, and |
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donations to acquire flags or displays required under Subsection |
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(b-1) [this subsection]. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies |
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beginning with the 2025-2026 school 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, 2025. |