| 4 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 5 | 7 | | relating to the use of certain language regarding a person who is |
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| 6 | 8 | | deaf or hard of hearing in statutes or resolutions. |
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| 7 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 8 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Section 392.002, Government Code, is amended by |
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| 9 | 11 | | adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: |
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| 10 | 12 | | (b-1) In addition to the terms and phrases listed in |
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| 11 | 13 | | Subsection (a), the legislature and the Texas Legislative Council |
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| 12 | 14 | | are directed to avoid using in any new statute or resolution |
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| 13 | 15 | | "hearing impaired," "auditory impairment," and "speech impaired" |
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| 14 | 16 | | in reference to a deaf or hard of hearing person, and the |
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| 15 | 17 | | legislature and the Texas Legislative Council are directed to |
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| 16 | 18 | | replace, when enacting or revising a statute or resolution, those |
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| 17 | 19 | | phrases with "deaf" or "hard of hearing," as appropriate. |
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| 18 | 20 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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| 19 | | - | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 20 | | - | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 21 | | - | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 281 passed the Senate on |
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| 22 | | - | April 17, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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| 23 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 24 | | - | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 25 | | - | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 281 passed the House on |
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| 26 | | - | May 14, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 130, Nays 7, two |
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| 27 | | - | present not voting. |
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| 28 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 29 | | - | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 30 | | - | Approved: |
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| 31 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 32 | | - | Date |
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| 33 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 34 | | - | Governor |
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