89R4648 JBD-D
 
  By: West S.B. No. 651
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the requirement that a veterans county service office
  report to the commissioners court or a designee of the
  commissioners court.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 434.032(a), Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (a)  In a county with a population of 200,000 or more, the
  commissioners court shall maintain a veterans county service
  office. The office must:
               (1)  be separate and distinct from other county
  offices;
               (2)  be staffed by at least one full-time employee; and
               (3)  report directly to the commissioners court or a
  designee of the commissioners court.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.