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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the requirement that individuals joining the Texas |
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National Guard sign a notice regarding active combat duty. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 437.007, Government Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 437.007. ENLISTMENT AND APPOINTMENT; NOTICE. |
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SECTION 2. Section 437.007, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) Before an individual may enlist in or accept an |
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appointment with the Texas National Guard, the individual shall |
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sign the following written notice that is printed in 24-point |
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bold-faced type: |
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BY JOINING THE TEXAS NATIONAL GUARD I UNDERSTAND THAT I MAY BE |
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CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY BY THE PRESIDENT TO SERVE ON ACTIVE COMBAT |
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DUTY IN A WAR DECLARED BY AN ACT OF CONGRESS OR IN ANOTHER ARMED |
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CONFLICT AS ORDERED BY THE PRESIDENT. ACTIVE COMBAT DUTY MAY |
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INCLUDE: |
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(1) PARTICIPATING IN AN ARMED CONFLICT; |
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(2) PERFORMING A HAZARDOUS SERVICE; |
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(3) PERFORMING A DUTY UNDER CONDITIONS SIMULATING WAR; |
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AND |
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(4) PERFORMING A DUTY THROUGH AN INSTRUMENTALITY OF |
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WAR. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |