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Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Government Code § 325.0123: REVIEW OF CERTAIN AGENCIES FOR RESPECTFUL LANGUAGE.

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  1. GOVERNMENT CODE
  2. TITLE 3. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
  3. SUBTITLE C. LEGISLATIVE AGENCIES AND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEES
  4. CHAPTER 325. SUNSET LAW

(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.

Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 272 (H.B. 1481), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.

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