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