79R9931 MTB-D


By:  Pena                                                         H.B. No. 317

Substitute the following for H.B. No. 317:                                    

By:  Miller                                                   C.S.H.B. No. 317



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to designating May 5 as Tejano Heritage 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 662.051 to read as follows:
	Sec. 662.051.  TEJANO HERITAGE DAY.  (a)  May 5, also known 
as "Cinco de Mayo," is Tejano Heritage Day to commemorate the 
history of Tejanos and the contributions Tejanos have made to the 
State of Texas and the world.
	(b)  Tejano Heritage Day shall be regularly observed, in 
concert with other notable historical celebrations, by appropriate 
programs and activities in the public schools and other places to 
inspire greater appreciation of the history of Tejanos and the 
important contributions Tejanos have made to the State of Texas and 
the world.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this 
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 
Act takes effect September 1, 2005.