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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the temporary housing in a housing facility of a public |
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university of certain veterans receiving health care treatment. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 51, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 51.9112 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 51.9112. VETERAN'S TEMPORARY HOUSING IN INSTITUTION |
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HOUSING FACILITY. (a) In this section, "institution of higher |
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education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003. |
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(b) A veteran receiving health care services from a |
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hospital, health clinic, or other facility operated by the Veterans |
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Health Administration of the United States Department of Veterans |
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Affairs may stay, free of charge, in a vacant room of a housing |
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facility located at and operated by an institution of higher |
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education while the veteran is receiving the health care services |
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if: |
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(1) the institution is able to accommodate and |
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approves the veteran's request for temporary housing and the |
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institution is located a reasonable distance from the hospital, |
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health clinic, or other facility providing health care services to |
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the veteran; and |
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(2) the veteran resides more than 100 miles from the |
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hospital, health clinic, or other facility providing health care |
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services to the veteran. |
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(c) The primary or other necessary caregiver to a veteran |
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described by Subsection (b) may stay, free of charge, in a vacant |
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room of a housing facility located at and operated by an institution |
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of higher education while the veteran is receiving health care |
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services from a facility operated by the Veterans Health |
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Administration of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs |
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if: |
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(1) the institution is able to accommodate and |
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approves the caregiver's request for temporary housing and the |
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institution is located a reasonable distance from the facility |
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providing health care services; |
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(2) Subsection (b)(2) applies; and |
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(3) the veteran is staying either at an institution |
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housing facility as provided by Subsection (b) or at the facility |
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providing health care services. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |