S.B. No. 1594




AN ACT

relating to the Texas State Guard.                                            
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 431.051, Government Code, is amended to 
read as follows: 
	Sec. 431.051.  SUPPLEMENTAL VOLUNTEER MILITARY FORCES
[MILITIA].  To provide mission-ready volunteer military forces 
[militia strength] for use by the state in homeland security and 
community service activities as a supplement to the Texas National 
Guard, the Texas State Guard exists as part of the state militia 
under the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution and a 
defense force under 32 U.S.C. Section 109.
	SECTION 2.  Subsection (b), Section 431.052, Government 
Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(b)  To volunteer for service in the Texas State Guard a 
person must:        
		(1)  be a [state] citizen of the United States and a 
resident of this state for at least 180 days;
		(2)  be at least 17 years of age;                                             
		(3)  meet qualifications that the governor prescribes; 
and                  
		(4)  be acceptable to and approved by the governor or 
adjutant general under the governor's direction.
	SECTION 3.  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. 1594 passed the Senate on 
May 1, 2003, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.




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   Secretary of the Senate             
	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1594 passed the House on 
May 6, 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