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Tex. Gov't Code § 325.0123

REVIEW OF CERTAIN AGENCIES FOR RESPECTFUL LANGUAGE

Known as the Texas Sunset Act

The act spans §§ 325–325 (31 sections).

Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 272 (H.B. 1481), Sec. 2, eff

(a) As part of its review of a health and human services agency, the commission shall consider and make recommendations regarding the statutory revisions necessary to use the phrase "intellectual disability" instead of "mental retardation" and to use the phrase "person with intellectual disability" instead of "person with mental retardation."

(b) As part of its review of an agency, the commission shall consider and recommend, as appropriate, statutory revisions in accordance with the person first respectful language initiative under Chapter 392.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.