Section 29.9071 - Texas Military Heroes Day(a) To educate students about the sacrifices made by brave Texans who have served in the armed forces of the United States, the governor shall designate a day to be known as Texas Military Heroes Day in public schools.(b) Texas Military Heroes Day shall include appropriate instruction, as determined by each school district. Instruction may include:(1) information about persons who have served in the armed forces of the United States and are from the community or the geographic area in which the district is located; and(2) participation, in person or using technology, in age-appropriate learning projects at battlefields and gravesites associated with a person who has served in the armed forces.(c) The agency may collaborate with other state agencies to promote Texas Military Heroes Day.Tex. Educ. Code § 29.9071
Added by Acts 2017, Texas Acts of the 85th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 759,Sec. 1, eff. 6/12/2017, op. beginning with the 2017-2018 school year.