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| 2 | 2 | | By: Hall S.J.R. No. 2 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A JOINT RESOLUTION |
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| 6 | 6 | | proposing a constitutional amendment requiring legislative |
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| 7 | 7 | | approval of the historical narrative for certain exhibits featured |
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| 8 | 8 | | at the Alamo or a museum owned or operated by the state. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Article III, Texas Constitution, is amended by |
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| 11 | 11 | | adding Section 68 to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | Sec. 68. (a) A state agency with jurisdiction or governance |
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| 13 | 13 | | over the Alamo or a museum owned or operated by the state may not |
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| 14 | 14 | | allow the Alamo or museum to feature an exhibit that has as its |
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| 15 | 15 | | primary theme the history of the Alamo or this state unless the |
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| 16 | 16 | | historical narrative for the exhibit is submitted in written form |
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| 17 | 17 | | to the legislature and approved in a resolution adopted by a |
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| 18 | 18 | | majority of the members of each house of the legislature. |
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| 19 | 19 | | (b) The legislature by general law may define the featured |
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| 20 | 20 | | exhibits that are subject to Subsection (a) of this section and the |
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| 21 | 21 | | procedures for submission and legislative approval of the |
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| 22 | 22 | | historical narrative for the exhibits. |
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| 23 | 23 | | SECTION 2. The following temporary provision is added to |
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| 24 | 24 | | the Texas Constitution: |
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| 25 | 25 | | TEMPORARY PROVISION. (a) This temporary provision applies |
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| 26 | 26 | | to the constitutional amendment proposed by the 86th Legislature, |
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| 27 | 27 | | Regular Session, 2019, requiring legislative approval of the |
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| 28 | 28 | | historical narrative for certain exhibits featured at the Alamo or |
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| 29 | 29 | | a museum owned or operated by the state. |
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| 30 | 30 | | (b) Section 68, Article III, of this constitution takes |
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| 31 | 31 | | effect January 1, 2020. |
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| 32 | 32 | | (c) This temporary provision expires January 1, 2021. |
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| 33 | 33 | | SECTION 3. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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| 34 | 34 | | submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 5, 2019. |
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| 35 | 35 | | The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the |
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| 36 | 36 | | proposition: "The constitutional amendment requiring legislative |
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| 37 | 37 | | approval of the historical narrative for certain exhibits featured |
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| 38 | 38 | | at the Alamo or a museum owned or operated by the state." |
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