83R7118 YDB-D
 
  By: Davis, Campbell, Van de Putte S.B. No. 664
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the allocation of certain grants from the fund for
  veterans' assistance.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 434.017, Government Code, is amended by
  adding Subsections (c-1) and (c-2) to read as follows:
         (c-1)  Not later than May 1 of each even-numbered year, the
  commission shall:
               (1)  conduct a needs assessment to identify the
  specific high-priority needs of veterans and the services
  available to address those needs;
               (2)  determine the grant categories that correspond to
  the high-priority needs identified under Subdivision (1); and
               (3)  identify any gaps between the needs identified
  under Subdivision (1) and the services available to address those
  needs.
         (c-2)  The commission shall incorporate the results of the
  needs assessment and other determinations under Subsection (c-1) in
  its process for awarding grants from the fund for veterans'
  assistance.
         SECTION 2.  Not later than May 1, 2014, the Texas Veterans
  Commission shall conduct a needs assessment and make other
  determinations required by Section 434.017(c-1), Government Code,
  as added by this Act.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.