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By Truan S.B. No. 1165
Substitute the following for S.B. No. 1165:
By Berman C.S.S.B. No. 1165
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, Government Code, is amended by
1-6 amending Subsections (a) and (b) to read as follows:
1-7 (a) The adjutant general is the head of the adjutant
1-8 general's department and controls the military department of the
1-9 state. The adjutant general is subordinate only to the governor in
1-10 matters pertaining to the military department of the state and the
1-11 state military forces. The adjutant general has the rank not to
1-12 exceed lieutenant [of major] general at the discretion of the
1-13 governor. Federal recognition is at the rank authorized by the
1-14 National Guard Bureau, not to exceed lieutenant general.
1-15 (b) The adjutant general is appointed by the governor, with
1-16 the advice and consent of the senate if in session, to a term
1-17 expiring February 1 of each odd-numbered year. To be qualified for
1-18 appointment as adjutant general a person must:
1-19 (1) when appointed be serving as a federally
1-20 recognized officer of not less than field grade in the Texas
1-21 National Guard;
1-22 (2) have previously served on active duty or active
1-23 duty for training with the army or air force; and
1-24 (3) have completed at least five [10] years' service
2-1 as a federally recognized commissioned officer with an active unit
2-2 of the Texas National Guard.
2-3 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.