Bill Text: TX SB1478 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced


Bill Title: Relating to the designation of January 9 as Law Enforcement Appreciation Day.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-03-20 - Referred to Criminal Justice [SB1478 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-SB1478-Introduced.html
  85R3273 AAF-D
 
  By: West S.B. No. 1478
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the designation of January 9 as Law Enforcement
  Appreciation Day.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 662, Government Code, is
  amended by adding Section 662.065 to read as follows:
         Sec. 662.065.  LAW ENFORCEMENT APPRECIATION DAY. (a)
  January 9 is Law Enforcement Appreciation Day.
         (b)  Law Enforcement Appreciation Day may be regularly
  observed in public schools and other places.  The Texas Education
  Agency shall develop recommendations for the observation of Law
  Enforcement Appreciation Day through appropriate activities in the
  public schools.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
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