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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the fund for veterans' assistance. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 434.017(c) and (e), Government Code, as |
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redesignated and amended by Chapter 1418 (H.B. 3107), Acts of the |
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80th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007, are amended to read as |
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follows: |
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(c) Money in the fund may be appropriated to the Texas |
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Veterans Commission to: |
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(1) enhance or improve veterans' assistance programs, |
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including veterans' representation and counseling; [and] |
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(2) make grants to [local communities to] address |
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veterans' needs; and |
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(3) administer the fund. |
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(e) To carry out any purpose of this chapter, the Texas |
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Veterans Commission may accept a gift, grant, devise, bequest of |
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money, security, service, or property, including money raised or a |
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service provided by a volunteer or volunteer group, to promote the |
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work of the commission. The commission may participate in the |
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establishment and operation of an affiliated nonprofit |
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organization that is established for the purpose of raising money |
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for or providing services or other benefits to the commission [The
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comptroller may solicit and accept gifts and grants to the fund.
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gift or grant to the fund may be appropriated in the same manner as
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other money in the fund, subject to any limitation or requirement
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placed on the gift or grant by the donor or granting entity]. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |