By Noriega                                            H.B. No. 3129
         77R8322 MCK-D                           
                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the qualifications for appointment as the adjutant
 1-3     general.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1. Section 431.022(b), Government Code, is amended to
 1-6     read as follows:
 1-7           (b)  The adjutant general is appointed by the governor, with
 1-8     the advice and consent of the senate if in session, to a term
 1-9     expiring February 1 of each odd-numbered year.  To be qualified for
1-10     appointment as adjutant general a person must:
1-11                 (1)  when appointed be serving as a federally
1-12     recognized officer of not less than field grade in the Texas
1-13     National Guard;
1-14                 (2)  have previously served on active duty or active
1-15     duty for training with the army or air force; and
1-16                 (3)  have completed at least five [10] years' service
1-17     as a federally recognized commissioned officer with an active unit
1-18     of the Texas National Guard.
1-19           SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.