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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to creating American Indian Heritage Day. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 662, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 662.056 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 662.056. AMERICAN INDIAN HERITAGE DAY. (a) The last |
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Friday in September is American Indian Heritage Day in recognition |
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of the historic, cultural, and social contributions American Indian |
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communities and leaders have made to this state. |
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(b) American Indian Heritage Day shall be regularly |
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observed by appropriate ceremonies, activities, and programs in the |
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public schools and other places to honor American Indians in this |
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state and to celebrate the rich traditional and contemporary |
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American Indian culture. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |