84R10640 AAF-F
 
  By: Rodríguez S.B. No. 961
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the designation of February 19 as Iwo Jima Day.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 662, Government Code, is
  amended by adding Section 662.062 to read as follows:
         Sec. 662.062.  IWO JIMA DAY. (a) February 19 is Iwo Jima Day
  in memory of the heroism and courage of the men and women of the
  armed forces of the United States who participated in the
  successful capture of the island of Iwo Jima beginning February 19,
  1945.
         (b)  Iwo Jima Day may be regularly observed through
  appropriate activities in public schools and other places.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.