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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to designating October as Disability History and Awareness |
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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 662.109 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 662.109. DISABILITY HISTORY AND AWARENESS MONTH. (a) |
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October is Disability History and Awareness Month to: |
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(1) increase public awareness of the many achievements |
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of people with disabilities; |
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(2) encourage public understanding of the disability |
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rights movement; and |
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(3) reaffirm the local, state, and federal commitment |
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to providing equality and inclusion for people with disabilities. |
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(b) Disability History and Awareness Month shall be |
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regularly observed by appropriate celebration and activities in |
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public schools and other places to promote respect for and better |
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treatment of people with disabilities in this state. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |