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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a grant program administered by the Texas Veterans |
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Commission using money from the fund for veterans' assistance for |
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entities that provide home-based health care services to veterans |
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in certain rural counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 434, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 434.0172 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 434.0172. GRANTS FOR HOME HEALTH SERVICES. (a) The |
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Texas Veterans Commission shall identify rural counties with a |
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large population of veterans who are at least 45 years of age who |
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may qualify for benefits from the United States Department of |
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Veterans Affairs Home Based Primary Care program but who are unable |
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to access home-based health care services because of the rural |
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nature of the county in which the veterans live. |
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(b) The Texas Veterans Commission by rule shall develop and |
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administer a program to award grants using money from the fund for |
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veterans' assistance to entities that offer services to assist |
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disabled or homebound veterans to remain living in their own |
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residences in the counties identified under Subsection (a). |
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SECTION 2. (a) Not later than December 31, 2013, the Texas |
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Veterans Commission shall identify counties under Section |
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434.0172(a), Government Code, as added by this Act. |
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(b) Not later than June 1, 2014, the Texas Veterans |
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Commission shall adopt rules and implement the grant program under |
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Section 434.0172(b), Government Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |