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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to establishing and celebrating Texas Girls in STEM 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. TEXAS GIRLS IN STEM DAY. (a) March 1 is |
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designated as Texas Girls in STEM Day to celebrate and encourage the |
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participation of girls in this state in fields related to science, |
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technology, engineering, and mathematics. |
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(b) Texas Girls in STEM Day shall be regularly observed by |
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appropriate ceremonies, activities, and programs in public |
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schools, public institutions of higher education, and other places |
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to: |
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(1) encourage girls in this state to consider career |
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fields in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; and |
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(2) celebrate and honor the women of this state who |
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have excelled in those fields. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter Z, Chapter 29, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 29.925 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 29.925. TEXAS GIRLS IN STEM. In recognition of Texas |
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Girls in STEM Day, each school district may include throughout the |
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month of March appropriate instruction, activities, and programs to |
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encourage and celebrate women in career fields related to science, |
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technology, engineering, and mathematics. The instruction may |
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include programs that profile women in those fields and related |
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fields, including finance, information technology, data analytics, |
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cybersecurity, and health care cloud architecture. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2019. |