TITLE: Relating to designating the second full week in September as Direct Support Professionals Week.

SUMMARY: Relating to designating the second full week in September as Direct Support Professionals Week.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to designating the second full week in September as Direct Support Professionals Week. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 662, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 662.155 to read as follows: Sec. 662.155. DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS WEEK. The second full week in September is Direct Support Professionals Week to honor the work of direct support professionals as an integral part of the long-term support system for individuals with physical and mental disabilities. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.