S.B. No. 583
AN ACT
relating to information that must be included in the adjutant
general's annual report.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 431.034, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 431.034. REPORT. (a) The adjutant general annually
shall report to the governor. The report shall be delivered to the
legislature. The report must include:
(1) a complete and detailed written statement
accounting for all funds received and disbursed by the department
during the preceding fiscal year that meets the reporting
requirements applicable to financial reporting provided in the
General Appropriations Act;
(2) an account, to the extent of the adjutant general's
knowledge, of all arms, ammunition, and other military property
owned by or in possession of the state, the source from which it was
received, to whom it is issued, and its present condition;
(3) a statement of the number, condition, and
organization of the Texas National Guard and reserve militia; [and]
(4) suggestions that the adjutant general considers
important to the military interests and conditions of the state and
the perfection of its military organization;
(5) a list and description of all Texas National Guard
missions that are in progress at the time the report is prepared;
and
(6) a statement of department plans to obtain and
maintain future Texas National Guard missions, including proposed
missions that are consistent with the United States Department of
Defense's war-fighting strategies, including strategies used in
the war on terrorism.
(b) Information relating to current, proposed, or planned
missions that is considered by the adjutant general or governor to
be classified or of a sensitive nature need not be included in the
annual report under this section.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 583 passed the Senate on
March 27, 2003, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0; and that
the Senate concurred in House amendment on April 30, 2003, by a
viva-voce vote.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 583 passed the House, with
amendment, on April 10, 2003, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor