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By: Parker (Senate Sponsor - Nelson) |
H.B. No. 3597 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House April 29, 2009; |
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May 6, 2009, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Government Organization; May 19, 2009, reported favorably by the |
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following vote: Yeas 4, Nays 0; May 19, 2009, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to designating October as Hydrocephalus 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 662.106 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 662.106. HYDROCEPHALUS AWARENESS MONTH. (a) October |
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is Hydrocephalus Awareness Month to: |
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(1) increase public awareness of hydrocephalus, a |
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serious neurological condition characterized by the abnormal |
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buildup of cerebrospinal fluids in the ventricles of the brain; and |
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(2) encourage the development of partnerships between |
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the federal government, health care professionals, and patient |
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advocacy groups to advance the public's understanding of the |
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condition, improve the diagnosis and treatment of the condition, |
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and support research for a cure. |
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(b) Hydrocephalus Awareness Month shall be regularly |
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observed by appropriate activities in public schools and other |
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places to increase awareness of hydrocephalus. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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