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AN ACT
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relating to designating October as Persons with Disabilities |
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History and Awareness Month. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 662, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 662.109 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 662.109. PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES HISTORY AND |
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AWARENESS MONTH. (a) October is Persons with Disabilities History |
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and Awareness Month to: |
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(1) increase public awareness of the many achievements |
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of people with disabilities; |
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(2) encourage public understanding of the disability |
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rights movement; and |
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(3) reaffirm the local, state, and federal commitment |
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to providing equality and inclusion for people with disabilities. |
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(b) Persons with Disabilities History and Awareness Month |
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shall be regularly observed by appropriate celebration and |
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activities to promote respect for and better treatment of people |
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with disabilities in this state. |
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(c) Each public school may: |
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(1) elect to observe Persons with Disabilities History |
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and Awareness Month; and |
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(2) determine the appropriate activities by which the |
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school observes Persons with Disabilities History and Awareness |
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Month. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3616 was passed by the House on May 3, |
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2011, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 3616 on May 23, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 1, |
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3 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3616 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 21, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |