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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study and report on the awarding of the Texas |
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Legislative Medal of Honor. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) The standing committees of both houses of |
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the legislature with primary jurisdiction over military and |
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veterans affairs shall conduct a joint study on the nomination and |
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selection process for the award of the Texas Legislative Medal of |
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Honor. The study must evaluate: |
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(1) the military tradition for a medal of honor and |
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methods to ensure that the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor upholds |
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that military tradition; |
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(2) how a service member is nominated and methods to |
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ensure that the service member is nominated based only on the merit |
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of the service performed by the service member; and |
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(3) a process by which the adjutant general may |
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evaluate the qualifications of nominees for the Texas Legislative |
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Medal of Honor. |
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(b) Not later than December 1, 2016, the standing committees |
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of both houses of the legislature with primary jurisdiction over |
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military and veterans affairs shall jointly submit to the governor, |
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the lieutenant governor, and the legislature a written report that |
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summarizes the findings of the study conducted under Subsection (a) |
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of this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |