81R25820 CS-F
By: Howard of Travis H.B. No. 1739
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1739:
By: King of Zavala C.S.H.B. No. 1739
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a recognition week to celebrate Texas native plants.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 662, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 662.154 to read as follows:
Sec. 662.154. TEXAS NATIVE PLANT WEEK. (a) The third full
week in October is Texas Native Plant Week to celebrate the native
plants of Texas.
(b) Texas Native Plant Week may be regularly observed in
public schools and other places with programs to appreciate,
explore, and study Texas native plants.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.