83R747 EAH-D
By: Flynn H.B. No. 51
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the posting of the Ten Commandments in public school
classrooms.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 11, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 11.172 to read as follows:
Sec. 11.172. POSTING OF TEN COMMANDMENTS. The board of
trustees of an independent school district may not prohibit the
posting of a copy of the Ten Commandments in a prominent location in
a district classroom.
SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2013-2014
school year.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2013.