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      S.B. No. 519         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.               ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                 I hereby certify that S.B. No. 519 passed the Senate on   April 10, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 28, Nays 2.       ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate                I hereby certify that S.B. No. 519 passed the House on   May 28, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 110, Nays 19, two   present not voting.       ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House            Approved:     ______________________________                Date       ______________________________              Governor