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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment protecting the fundamental |
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right of parents to raise their children. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article I, Texas Constitution, is amended by |
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adding Section 36 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 36. FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT OF PARENTS TO RAISE CHILDREN. |
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(a) The liberty of a parent to direct the upbringing of the |
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parent's child is a fundamental right. This right includes the |
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right to direct the care, custody, control, education, moral and |
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religious training, and medical care of the child. |
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(b) The state or a political subdivision of this state shall |
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not interfere with the rights of a parent described by subsection |
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(a) unless the interference is: |
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(1) essential to further a compelling governmental |
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interest; and |
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(2) narrowly tailored to accomplish that compelling |
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governmental interest. |
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SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 2023. |
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The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment establishing the |
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rights of parents to direct the upbringing of their children." |