By: Davis, Campbell  S.B. No. 664
         (In the Senate - Filed February 19, 2013; February 25, 2013,
  read first time and referred to Committee on Veteran Affairs and
  Military Installations; March 28, 2013, reported favorably by the
  following vote:  Yeas 5, Nays 0; March 28, 2013, sent to printer.)
 
 
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 Subsection (c-1), Section 434.017,
  Government Code, as added by this Act.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.
 
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