Enrolled Bill Summary

Senate Bill 1202 amends the Government Code to make legislative findings about the shortage of Texas cemeteries for veterans and to direct the Texas Veterans Commission to contract with a consultant to study the need for and the feasibility of establishing a system of state cemeteries for veterans. The study must consider the existence of any federal or county cemeteries for veterans, whether the state owns land suitable for a cemetery, and the extent to which federal funds are available to assist in cemetery construction costs. The bill requires the commission to report its study findings in writing to the governor and presiding officers of the legislature before December 1, 1999. Provisions of the bill expire June 1, 2001.