By: Van de Putte S.B. No. 1594
(In the Senate - Filed March 14, 2003; March 20, 2003, read
first time and referred to Committee on Veteran Affairs and
Military Installations; April 22, 2003, reported favorably by the
following vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; April 22, 2003, sent to printer.)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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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