Texas 2019 86th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2597 Introduced / Bill

Filed 02/27/2019

                    86R11263 SRA-D
 By: Cyrier H.B. No. 2597


 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 AN ACT
 relating to designating May 17 as Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma
 Awareness Day.
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 662, Government Code, is
 amended by adding Section 662.071 to read as follows:
 Sec. 662.071.  DIFFUSE INTRINSIC PONTINE GLIOMA AWARENESS
 DAY. (a) May 17 is Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma Awareness Day
 to raise awareness about the prevalence and deadliness of diffuse
 intrinsic pontine glioma, a pediatric brain tumor.
 (b)  Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma Awareness Day shall be
 regularly observed by appropriate programs and activities.
 SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.