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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the commemoration of September 11, 2001, at public |
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schools and institutions of higher education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 1, Education Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 1.006 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1.006. MINUTE OF SILENCE TO COMMEMORATE SEPTEMBER 11, |
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2001. (a) To commemorate the events of September 11, 2001, in each |
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year that date falls on a regular school day, each public elementary |
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or secondary school, or institution of higher education as defined |
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by Section 61.003, shall provide for the observance of one minute of |
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silence at the beginning of the first class period of that day. |
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(b) Immediately before the period of observance required by |
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this section, the class instructor shall make a statement of |
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reference to the memory of individuals who died on September 11, |
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2001. |
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(c) The period of observance required by this section may be |
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held in conjunction with the minute of silence required by Section |
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25.082. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2013-2014 |
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academic year. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |