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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a monument dedicated to members of the armed forces from |
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this state who died in combat. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2165.2561, Government Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (v) to read as follows: |
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(v) The State Cemetery Committee shall erect a flagpole and |
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an appropriate monument in the military monument area of the State |
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Cemetery dedicated to military personnel from the state who are |
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killed while serving in a combat zone. When the committee is |
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notified by the Texas Veterans Commission that a member of the |
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United States armed forces from the state was killed while serving |
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in a combat zone, the committee shall ensure that the flag at the |
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monument is displayed at half-staff for an appropriate period as a |
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mark of respect to the memory of the deceased member of the armed |
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forces. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 434, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 434.020 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 434.020. NOTICE TO STATE CEMETERY COMMITTEE OF |
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SERVICEMEMBER'S DEATH. The Texas Veterans Commission shall notify |
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the State Cemetery Committee as soon as practicable after the |
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commission receives notice of the death of a member of the United |
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States armed forces from the state who is killed while serving in a |
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combat zone. |
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SECTION 3. The State Cemetery Committee shall consult with |
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the standing committees of each house of the legislature with |
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jurisdiction over military and veterans matters in planning the |
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monument required under Section 2165.2561(v), Government Code, as |
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added by this Act. |
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SECTION 4. 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. |