MISCELLANEOUS INSTRUCTIONAL POLICIES: OTHER INSTRUCTIONAL INITIATIVES

Constitution Day

Each educational institution that receives federal funds for a fiscal year shall hold an educational program on the U.S. Constitution on September 17 of such year for the students served by the educational institution. Pub. L. 108-447, Section 111, Division J (Dec. 8, 2004)

Texas Girls in STEM Day

March 1 is designated as Texas Girls in STEM Day to celebrate and encourage the participation of girls in this state in fields related to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

Texas Girls in STEM Day shall be regularly observed by appropriate ceremonies, activities, and programs in public institutions of higher education, including college districts, to:

1. Encourage girls in this state to consider career fields in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; and

2. Celebrate and honor the women of this state who have excelled in those fields.

Gov’t Code 662.073