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AN ACT
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relating to designating May 17 as Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma |
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Awareness 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 662.071 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 662.071. DIFFUSE INTRINSIC PONTINE GLIOMA AWARENESS |
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DAY. (a) May 17 is Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma Awareness Day |
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to raise awareness about the prevalence and deadliness of diffuse |
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intrinsic pontine glioma, a pediatric brain tumor. |
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(b) Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma Awareness Day shall be |
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regularly observed by appropriate programs and activities. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2597 was passed by the House on April |
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26, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2597 was passed by the Senate on May |
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10, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |