82R10886 CJC-D
By: Ellis S.B. No. 1380
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to designating October as Disability History and Awareness
Month.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 662, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 662.109 to read as follows:
Sec. 662.109. DISABILITY HISTORY AND AWARENESS MONTH. (a)
October is Disability History and Awareness Month to:
(1) increase public awareness of the many achievements
of people with disabilities;
(2) encourage public understanding of the disability
rights movement; and
(3) reaffirm the local, state, and federal commitment
to providing equality and inclusion for people with disabilities.
(b) Disability History and Awareness Month shall be
regularly observed by appropriate celebration and activities in
public schools and other places to promote respect for and better
treatment of people with disabilities in this state.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.