SRC-CTC S.B. 1165 77(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 1165
77R8322 MCK-DBy: Truan
Veteran Affairs & Military Installations
3/12/2001
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Currently, a person must complete 10 years of service as a federally
recognized commissioned officer with an active unit of the Texas National
Guard to be eligible for appointment as adjutant general.  As proposed,
S.B. 1165 reduces the number of years of service required from 10 to five
in order to expand the pool of candidates for adjutant general in Texas. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a
state officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 431.022(b), Government Code, to reduce, from 10
to five, the number of years of service as a federally recognized
commissioned officer with an active unit of the Texas National Guard that a
person must have completed to be qualified for appointment as adjutant
general. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 2001.