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By: Burton, Campbell |
S.B. No. 1532 |
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(In the Senate - Filed March 12, 2015; March 23, 2015, read |
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first time and referred to Committee on Veteran Affairs and |
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Military Installations; April 20, 2015, reported adversely, with |
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favorable Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 7, Nays |
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0; April 20, 2015, sent to printer.) |
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1532 |
By: Burton |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the appointment of an associate commissioner for |
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veterans services at the Health and Human Services Commission. |
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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; |
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(2) make recommendations on the improvement and |
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coordination of veterans services; and |
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(3) coordinate with other state agencies to enhance |
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veterans services. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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