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  89R12415 GP-D     By: Hull H.B. No. 3152       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the display of the pledge of allegiance to the United   States flag and the pledge of allegiance to the Texas flag in public   school classrooms.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 25.082, Education Code, is amended by   amending Subsection (b-1) and adding Subsection (b-2) to read as   follows:          (b-1)  The board of trustees of each school district and the   governing board of each open-enrollment charter school shall   require that :                 (1)   the United States and Texas flags be prominently   displayed in accordance with 4 U.S.C. Sections 5-10 and Chapter   3100, Government Code, in each campus classroom to which a student   is assigned at the time the pledges of allegiance to those flags are   recited ; and                 (2)     the text of the pledges of allegiance to the United   States flag and the Texas flag as provided by 4 U.S.C. Section 4 and   Section 3100.101, Government Code, be prominently displayed in each   classroom .           (b-2)   A district or school is not required to spend federal,   state, or local district or school funds to acquire flags or   displays required under Subsection (b-1) [ this subsection ]. A   district or school may raise money or accept gifts, grants, and   donations to acquire flags or displays required under Subsection   (b-1) [ this subsection ].          SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies   beginning with the 2025-2026 school year.          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.