By Eiland H.B. No. 1255
77R3900 MCK-F
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to creating the State of Texas Anniversary Remembrance Day
1-3 Medal.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Title 106, Revised Statutes, is amended by adding
1-6 Article 6144i to read as follows:
1-7 Art. 6144i. STATE OF TEXAS ANNIVERSARY REMEMBRANCE DAY MEDAL
1-8 Sec. 1. STATE OF TEXAS ANNIVERSARY REMEMBRANCE DAY MEDAL.
1-9 The State of Texas Anniversary Remembrance Day Medal shall be
1-10 awarded to a resident of this state who has displayed a commitment
1-11 to the pioneer service principles of duty, honor, faith, and
1-12 devotion to country and family in an exemplary fashion and who has
1-13 made outstanding contributions in pioneering the development,
1-14 growth, and progress of this state through the individual's work in
1-15 public service.
1-16 Sec. 2. AWARDS COMMITTEE. (a) The State of Texas
1-17 Anniversary Remembrance Day Medal Committee consists of seven
1-18 members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of
1-19 the senate.
1-20 (b) Committee members serve staggered six-year terms, with
1-21 the terms of two or three members expiring on January 31 of each
1-22 odd-numbered year.
1-23 (c) A vacancy on the committee shall be filled for the
1-24 unexpired term in the same manner as other appointments to the
2-1 committee.
2-2 (d) The committee shall designate a member of the committee
2-3 as the presiding officer to serve in that capacity for one year.
2-4 (e) Members of the committee shall serve without pay.
2-5 Sec. 3. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MEDAL. (a) An individual who
2-6 has personal knowledge of outstanding contributions pioneering the
2-7 development, growth, and progress of this state by a person in
2-8 public service that the individual believes merit the awarding of
2-9 the medal may submit a letter of recommendation to the committee.
2-10 (b) A letter of recommendation for the awarding of the medal
2-11 must give an account of the outstanding pioneering contributions
2-12 and may include statements, affidavits, records, photographs, or
2-13 other material to support and amplify the stated facts.
2-14 Sec. 4. AWARDING OF MEDAL. (a) The committee shall review
2-15 the recommendations and may approve recommendations for the
2-16 awarding of the State of Texas Anniversary Remembrance Day Medal.
2-17 (b) The committee may award not more than five medals in any
2-18 one calendar year, except that in exceptional circumstances, the
2-19 legislature by concurrent resolution may authorize the governor to
2-20 award additional medals.
2-21 Sec. 5. AWARDING OF MEDAL FOR PRIOR SERVICE. The committee
2-22 may award not more than 10 State of Texas Anniversary Remembrance
2-23 Day Medals for achievement attained or service rendered before
2-24 September 1, 2001.
2-25 Sec. 6. PRESENTATION OF MEDAL. The governor shall present
2-26 the State of Texas Anniversary Remembrance Day Medal to a recipient
2-27 in an appropriate ceremony on February 19, State of Texas
3-1 Anniversary Remembrance Day.
3-2 Sec. 7. DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE. (a) The medal shall display
3-3 the bust of James Pinckney Henderson with the words "State of Texas
3-4 Anniversary Remembrance Day Medal" engraved in a circle. The medal
3-5 shall be suspended from a ribbon of red, white, and blue and worn
3-6 about the neck of the recipient.
3-7 (b) The governor shall approve the design and authorize the
3-8 casting of the medal in any manner considered appropriate. The
3-9 governor's office shall pay for the medals out of money that may be
3-10 used for that purpose.
3-11 SECTION 2. (a) This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
3-12 (b) As soon as possible after the effective date of this
3-13 Act, the governor shall appoint the initial members of the State of
3-14 Texas Anniversary Remembrance Day Medal Committee. The governor
3-15 shall appoint two members to serve terms expiring January 31, 2003,
3-16 two members to serve terms expiring January 31, 2005, and three
3-17 members to serve terms expiring January 31, 2007.