89R842 PRL-F     By: Campbell S.B. No. 762       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the display of flags in public schools.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Chapter 1, Education Code, is amended by adding   Section 1.0031 to read as follows:          Sec. 1.0031.  DISPLAY OF FLAGS. (a)  In this section,   "display" means to exhibit or place an object anywhere students may   see the object.          (b)  A public elementary or secondary school may not display   or permit an employee, agent, volunteer, or student to display on   school property any flag other than the following flags:                (1)  the United States flag;                (2)  the state flag;                (3)  a flag that cannot be disturbed or altered due to   archeological or historical preservation as determined by the Texas   Historical Commission;                (4)  the Prisoner of War or Missing in Action flag;                (5)  a flag that represents an Indian tribe, as defined   by 25 U.S.C. Section 5304(e);                (6)  a flag that represents a political subdivision;                (7)  a flag that represents any unit, branch, or other   division of the armed forces of the United States, including a   Reserve Officers' Training Corps program;                (8)  a flag that represents a foreign country or   political subdivision of that country;                (9)  a flag that represents a college or university;                (10)  a flag that is displayed temporarily as part of   the required curriculum under Section 28.002;                (11)  the school's official flag; or                (12)  the flag of an organization authorized to use a   school building, provided that the flag is only displayed during   the authorized time and at the authorized location specified for   the organization's use of school property.          (c)  Notwithstanding any other law, a parent or guardian of a   child who is enrolled, or eligible to enroll, in a school that   violates Subsection (b) and fails to provide notice of the remedy   implemented by the school within the period prescribed by   Subsection (e) may bring an action against the school to obtain an   injunction to comply with this section.          (d)  Before bringing an action under Subsection (c), the   parent or guardian must provide written notice of the alleged   violation that is the basis for the action to the school and allow   the school 10 business days from receipt of the notice to remedy the   violation.          (e)  Not later than the 10th business day after receiving a   written notice under Subsection (d), the school shall provide in   writing to the parent or guardian notice of the remedy the school   implemented.          SECTION 2.  It is the intent of the legislature that every   provision, section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or word   in this Act, and every application of the provisions in this Act to   every person, group of persons, or circumstances, is severable from   each other.  If any application of any provision in this Act to any   person, group of persons, or circumstances is found by a court to be   invalid for any reason, the remaining applications of that   provision to all other persons and circumstances shall be severed   and may not be affected.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect January 1, 2026.