88(4) HCR 2 - Introduced version - Bill Text

	88S40059 KSM-D
	By:  Oliverson	H.C.R.  No.  2

	CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
	WHEREAS, The National Life Monument celebrates the miracle of
	life and the women at the center of that miracle; and
	WHEREAS, Sculpted by artist Timothy Schmalz, the bronze
	sculpture depicts a mother with an unborn child cradled in a
	world-shaped womb; and
	WHEREAS, The eight-foot bronze statue was permanently
	installed at the Church of San Marcello al Corso in Rome in May
	2022, and after a tour of the U.S., the original Life Monument was
	installed at the Theological College in Washington, D.C.; and
	WHEREAS, Under Chapter 443, Government Code, and rules of the
	State Preservation Board, a portion of the north Capitol grounds is
	available for new monuments, subject to legislative approval,
	specified procedural requirements, the provision of funding from
	private donors, conformity to certain size and design limitations
	and parameters, and completion on a timely basis; and
	WHEREAS, A replica of the monument on the Capitol grounds
	would provide a communal place for Texans to celebrate the beauty of
	human life; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas,
	4th Called Session, hereby authorize the State Preservation Board,
	subject to state law and rules of the board, to approve the
	construction of a replica of the National Life Monument at the State
	Capitol Complex, at a site outside of the historic Capitol grounds;
	and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That the Texas secretary of state forward an
	official copy of this resolution to the executive director of the
	State Preservation Board.