TITLE: Relating to designating the 11th day of each month as Buddy Check Day.

SUMMARY: Relating to designating the 11th day of each month as Buddy Check Day.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to designating the 11th day of each month as Buddy Check 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 662.083 to read as follows: Sec. 662.083. BUDDY CHECK DAY. (a) The 11th day of each month is Buddy Check Day to encourage veterans to contact other veterans, including those with whom they served, who may need assistance. (b) Buddy Check Day may be regularly observed by appropriate programs and activities coordinated by the Texas Veterans Commission to promote assistance and other services available to veterans and promote education and awareness of issues facing veterans. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.