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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to designating June as Gun Violence 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 662.111 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 662.111. GUN VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH. (a) June is |
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Gun Violence Awareness Month to increase awareness of gun violence |
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and encourage community residents and leaders to discuss and |
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implement methods for reducing or preventing gun violence in order |
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to make communities safer and healthier, especially during the |
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summer months when gun violence is typically heightened. |
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(b) Gun Violence Awareness Month may be regularly observed |
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through appropriate activities in communities to increase |
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awareness and prevention of gun violence. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |