Relating to a prohibition on the provision of state money to entities that promote certain ideological programs and the establishment of a division in the Legislative Budget Board to ensure such entities do not receive state money; authorizing the imposition of a civil penalty.
89th Legislature Regular Session
A state agency or organization may not provide state money to an entity that promotes, teaches, advocates for, or is ideologically aligned with a restricted ideological program. [...] "Restricted ideological program" means a program that supports, promotes, or is aligned with: (A) initiatives, theories, or policies that seek to alter social institutions through identity-based conflict; [...] (D) advocacy for a nonbiological definition of gender and policies supporting gender transition; (E) a doctrine asserting that gender identity is independent of biological sex;
An entity that knowingly misrepresents the entity's activities to receive state money in violation of Section 2279.002 is liable for a civil penalty not to exceed the amount of state money that the entity has received in violation of that section.
History
| Date | Action |
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| 2025-02-20 | Filed |