Tex. Gov't Code § 662.109 · Subchapter D. RECOGNITION MONTHS
PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES HISTORY AND AWARENESS MONTH.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) October is Persons with Disabilities History and Awareness Month to:
(1) increase public awareness of the many achievements of people with disabilities;
(2) encourage public understanding of the disability rights movement; and
(3) reaffirm the local, state, and federal commitment to providing equality and inclusion for people with disabilities.
(b) Persons with Disabilities History and Awareness Month shall be regularly observed by appropriate celebration and activities to promote respect for and better treatment of people with disabilities in this state.
(c) Each public school may:
(1) elect to observe Persons with Disabilities History and Awareness Month; and
(2) determine the appropriate activities by which the school observes Persons with Disabilities History and Awareness Month.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 582 (H.B. 3616), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.662.htm
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