| 1 | 1 | | 89R3693 LRM-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Gervin-Hawkins H.B. No. 738 |
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| 7 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 8 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 9 | 9 | | relating to creation by the Texas Historical Commission of a |
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| 10 | 10 | | program to identify and restore Rosenwald Schools structures. |
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| 11 | 11 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 12 | 12 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 442, Government Code, is |
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| 13 | 13 | | amended by adding Section 442.034 to read as follows: |
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| 14 | 14 | | Sec. 442.034. ROSENWALD SCHOOLS STRUCTURES PROGRAM. (a) |
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| 15 | 15 | | The commission shall establish a program to: |
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| 16 | 16 | | (1) identify, renovate, restore, maintain, and |
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| 17 | 17 | | preserve Rosenwald Schools structures, and their contents, located |
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| 18 | 18 | | in this state; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | (2) protect the historical and architectural |
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| 20 | 20 | | integrity of the exterior, interior, and grounds of the Rosenwald |
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| 21 | 21 | | Schools structures. |
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| 22 | 22 | | (b) The commission may, as part of the program, acquire |
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| 23 | 23 | | property containing a Rosenwald School structure. |
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| 24 | 24 | | (c) A Rosenwald School structure restored, repaired, or |
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| 25 | 25 | | renovated under the program may be used as a community learning |
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| 26 | 26 | | center. |
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| 27 | 27 | | (d) The commission may accept gifts, grants, and in-kind |
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| 28 | 28 | | donations from public and private entities to implement the |
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| 29 | 29 | | program. The legislature may appropriate money to the commission |
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| 30 | 30 | | to implement the program. |
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| 31 | 31 | | (e) The commission may adopt rules reasonably necessary to |
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| 32 | 32 | | implement the program. |
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| 33 | 33 | | SECTION 2. The Texas Historical Commission shall first |
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| 34 | 34 | | implement the program established by Section 442.034, Government |
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| 35 | 35 | | Code, as added by this Act, in the south central region of this |
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| 36 | 36 | | state. |
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| 37 | 37 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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