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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to increasing awareness of the danger of leaving a child in |
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a motor vehicle. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 201, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 201.623 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 201.623. UNATTENDED CHILDREN IN MOTOR VEHICLES |
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AWARENESS. (a) Using existing resources, the department shall |
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establish a plan to increase public awareness of the danger of |
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leaving a child unattended in a closed motor vehicle during hot or |
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sunny weather through an existing system of dynamic message signs |
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to be activated on days when the outdoor temperature exceeds 85 |
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degrees Fahrenheit. |
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(b) The department may confer and cooperate with the |
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Department of Family and Protective Services and the Department of |
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Public Safety of the State of Texas to establish the plan under |
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Subsection (a). |
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(c) The commission shall adopt rules to implement this |
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section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |