By Driver H.B. No. 2799 76R8935 KEL-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to establishing date rape awareness week and providing 1-3 related information to students at general academic teaching 1-4 institutions. 1-5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-6 SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 51, Education Code, is 1-7 amended by adding Section 51.9191 to read as follows: 1-8 Sec. 51.9191. DATE RAPE AWARENESS WEEK. (a) In this 1-9 section, "general academic teaching institution" has the meaning 1-10 assigned by Section 61.003. 1-11 (b) The week of September 24-30 of each year is designated 1-12 as date rape awareness week at general academic teaching 1-13 institutions. 1-14 (c) Not later than September 30 of each year, each general 1-15 academic teaching institution shall provide information to all 1-16 recently enrolled freshmen to increase awareness of the frequent 1-17 occurrence of date rape, measures for preventing date rape, 1-18 services available to victims of date rape, and other related 1-19 sexual assault issues: 1-20 (1) at an orientation session if freshmen are required 1-21 to attend an orientation session; or 1-22 (2) in the form of a brochure if freshmen are not 1-23 required to attend an orientation session. 1-24 (d) A general academic teaching institution may provide the 2-1 information described by Subsection (c) through an orientation 2-2 session or brochure to other students of the institution. 2-3 SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act takes effect 2-4 beginning with the 1999 fall semester. 2-5 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 2-6 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-7 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-8 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-9 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended, 2-10 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its 2-11 passage, and it is so enacted.