1-1     By:  Flores (Senate Sponsor - Truan)                   H.B. No. 108
 1-2           (In the Senate - Received from the House April 9, 2001;
 1-3     April 9, 2001, read first time and referred to Committee on
 1-4     Education; May 3, 2001, reported favorably by the following vote:
 1-5     Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 3, 2001, sent to printer.)
 1-6                            A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-7                                   AN ACT
 1-8     relating to creating a recognition day in honor of education
 1-9     paraprofessionals.
1-10           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-11           SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 662, Government Code, is
1-12     amended by adding Section 662.049 to read as follows:
1-13           Sec. 662.049.  PUBLIC SCHOOL PARAPROFESSIONAL DAY.  (a)  The
1-14     second Wednesday in May of each year is Public School
1-15     Paraprofessional Day in recognition of education paraprofessionals
1-16     including teacher assistants, instructional aides, educational
1-17     trainers, library attendants, bilingual assistants, special
1-18     education associates, mentors, and tutors.
1-19           (b)  Public School Paraprofessional Day shall be regularly
1-20     observed by appropriate ceremonies and activities in the public
1-21     schools and other places to properly recognize the
1-22     paraprofessionals who have made tremendous contributions to the
1-23     educational process.
1-24           SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-25     a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-26     provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
1-27     Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
1-28     Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
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