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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the coordination and provision of certain health |
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services to veterans. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 531, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 531.0058 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 531.0058. ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER FOR VETERANS |
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SERVICES. The executive commissioner shall appoint for the |
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commission an associate commissioner for veterans services to: |
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(1) review programs and benefits available for |
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veterans; and |
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(2) make recommendations on the improvement and |
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coordination of veterans services. |
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SECTION 2. Section 434.154(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) The council may, by majority vote, establish the |
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following coordinating workgroups to focus on specific issues |
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affecting veterans, servicemembers, and their families: |
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(1) health; |
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(2) [or] mental health; |
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(3) [(2)] employment; |
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(4) [(3)] higher education; |
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(5) [(4)] criminal justice; |
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(6) [(5)] housing; |
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(7) [(6)] transportation; |
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(8) [(7)] women veterans; and |
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(9) [(8)] any other coordinating workgroup considered |
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necessary. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |