82R9959 CJC-F
By: Crownover H.B. No. 2549
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority of a state employee to authorize a
deduction from the employee's salary or wage payment for a
charitable contribution to certain entities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subtitle D, Title 4, Government Code, is amended
by adding Chapter 450 to read as follows:
CHAPTER 450. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO ADVANCE THE TEACHING OF TEXAS
HISTORY
Sec. 450.001. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. In this chapter
"charitable historical organization" means an entity that:
(1) is organized as a nonprofit organization;
(2) has its main office at an institution of higher
education, as that term is defined under Section 61.003, Education
Code; and
(3) maintains an established educational department
that provides:
(A) opportunities for students in this state to
study and work to preserve the history, heritage, and symbols of
this state; and
(B) training and resources to assist educators in
developing effective strategies to teach students about the
heritage, history, and symbols of this state.
Sec. 450.002. FUNDING. For the purposes of Subchapter I,
Chapter 659:
(1) a charitable historical organization is
considered an eligible charitable organization entitled to
participate in a state employee charitable campaign; and
(2) a state employee is entitled to authorize a
deduction for contributions to a charitable historical
organization as a charitable contribution under Section 659.132,
and the organization may use the contributions for the purpose of
administering and providing educational outreach programs
established by the organization.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.