Bill Text: TX HB822 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to designating April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-3)

Status: (Passed) 2017-06-15 - Effective on 9/1/17 [HB822 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-HB822-Introduced.html
  85R3151 JCG-F
 
  By: Canales H.B. No. 822
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to designating April as Sexual Assault 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 662.111 to read as follows:
         Sec. 662.111.  SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH.  (a)  April is
  Sexual Assault Awareness Month to increase awareness and prevention
  of sexual assault.
         (b)  Sexual Assault Awareness Month may be regularly
  observed through appropriate activities in public schools and other
  places to increase awareness and prevention of sexual assault.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
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