Sec. 662.109. PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES HISTORY AND AWARENESS MONTH. (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.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 582 (H.B. 3616), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees
Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees
Chapter 662 - Holidays and Recognition Days, Weeks, and Months
Subchapter D. Recognition Months
Section 662.101. Buffalo Soldiers Heritage Month
Section 662.102. Texas History Month
Section 662.103. Texas Fruit and Vegetable Month
Section 662.104. Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Section 662.105. Child Safety Month
Section 662.106. Hydrocephalus Awareness Month
Section 662.107. Human Trafficking Prevention Month
Section 662.108. Minority Cancer Awareness Month
Section 662.109. Persons With Disabilities History and Awareness Month
Section 662.110. Postpartum Depression Awareness Month
Section 662.111. Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Section 662.112. Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month
Section 662.113. Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Awareness Month
Section 662.114. Uterine Fibroids Awareness Month
Section 662.115. Mental Health Condition and Substance Use Disorder Parity Awareness Month