| 1 | | - | By: Cunningham (Senate Sponsor - Hall) H.B. No. 3096 |
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| 2 | | - | (In the Senate - Received from the House April 30, 2025; |
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| 3 | | - | May 1, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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| 4 | | - | Administration; May 7, 2025, reported favorably by the following |
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| 5 | | - | vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 7, 2025, sent to printer.) |
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| 6 | | - | Click here to see the committee vote |
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| 1 | + | 89R23300 GP-D |
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| 2 | + | By: Cunningham H.B. No. 3096 |
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| 11 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 12 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 13 | 9 | | relating to designating March 17 as Profound Autism Awareness Day. |
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| 14 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 15 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 662, Government Code, is |
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| 16 | 12 | | amended by adding Section 662.089 to read as follows: |
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| 17 | 13 | | Sec. 662.089. PROFOUND AUTISM AWARENESS DAY. (a) March 17 |
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| 18 | 14 | | is Profound Autism Awareness Day to raise awareness about profound |
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| 19 | 15 | | autism. People with profound autism often require continuous care |
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| 20 | 16 | | from an adult caregiver throughout their lives, may have severe |
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| 21 | 17 | | intellectual disabilities, difficulty speaking, or an inability to |
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| 22 | 18 | | speak, and are frequently excluded from research and support |
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| 23 | 19 | | programs because of their unique needs. |
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| 24 | 20 | | (b) Profound Autism Awareness Day may be regularly observed |
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| 25 | 21 | | by appropriate ceremonies and activities, including by showing |
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| 26 | 22 | | support for those who experience profound autism and providing |
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| 27 | 23 | | information regarding resources for people with profound autism and |
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| 28 | 24 | | their caregivers. |
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| 29 | 25 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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