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AN ACT
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relating to the designation of January 9 as Law Enforcement |
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Appreciation Day. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 662, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 662.065 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 662.065. LAW ENFORCEMENT APPRECIATION DAY. (a) |
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January 9 is Law Enforcement Appreciation Day. |
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(b) Law Enforcement Appreciation Day may be regularly |
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observed in public schools and other places. The Texas Education |
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Agency shall develop recommendations for the observation of Law |
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Enforcement Appreciation Day through appropriate activities in the |
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public schools. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 297 was passed by the House on May 4, |
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2017, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 297 was passed by the Senate on May |
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24, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |