TITLE: Relating to the posting of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms.

SUMMARY: Relating to the posting of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the posting of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 11, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 11.173 to read as follows: Sec. 11.173. POSTING OF TEN COMMANDMENTS. The board of trustees of an independent school district may not prohibit the posting of a copy of the Ten Commandments in a prominent location in a district classroom. SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2015-2016 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.