89R623 RDS-D
By: Middleton S.B. No. 519
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the creation of a grant program to promote educational
engagement with Texas history.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 442, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 442.0205 to read as follows:
Sec. 442.0205. TEXAS HISTORY GRANT PROGRAM. (a) The
commission shall create and administer a grant program to support
the purpose of promoting educational engagement with the history of
this state. Subject to Subsection (b), the grants must be awarded
annually to nonprofit entities that:
(1) host a statewide Texas history competition for
school-aged students; and
(2) publish works on Texas history written by students
or faculty members.
(b) The commission shall establish procedures to administer
the grant program, including procedures for applying for a grant
under this section. The commission shall enter into a contract that
includes performance requirements with each grant recipient. The
commission shall monitor and enforce the terms of the contract.
(c) In addition to funds appropriated by the legislature,
the commission may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and donations
from any public or private source for the purpose of awarding grants
under this section.
SECTION 2. The Texas Historical Commission shall establish
the procedures for applying for a grant under Section 442.0205,
Government Code, as added by this Act, not later than October 1,
2025.
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, 2025.