By: Parker (Senate Sponsor - Schwertner) H.B. No. 1052
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 4, 2015;
May 5, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on
Administration; May 13, 2015, reported favorably by the following
vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 13, 2015, sent to printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to designating September as Hydrocephalus Awareness
Month.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 662.106(a), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) September [October] is Hydrocephalus Awareness Month
to:
(1) increase public awareness of hydrocephalus, a
serious neurological condition characterized by the abnormal
buildup of cerebrospinal fluids in the ventricles of the brain; and
(2) encourage the development of partnerships between
the federal government, health care professionals, and patient
advocacy groups to advance the public's understanding of the
condition, improve the diagnosis and treatment of the condition,
and support research for a cure.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
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