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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the allocation of certain grants from the fund for |
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veterans' assistance. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 434.017, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (c-1) and (c-2) to read as follows: |
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(c-1) Every four years, the commission shall: |
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(1) conduct a needs assessment to identify the |
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specific high-priority needs of veterans and the services available |
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to address those needs; |
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(2) determine the grant categories that correspond to |
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the needs identified under Subdivision (1); and |
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(3) identify any discrepancy between the needs |
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identified under Subdivision (1) and the services available to |
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address those needs. |
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(c-2) On completion of the needs assessment and other |
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determinations under Subsection (c-1), the commission shall |
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incorporate the results of the assessment and determinations into |
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the commission's process for awarding grants from the fund for |
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veterans' assistance. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than June 1, 2016, the Texas Veterans |
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Commission shall conduct the initial needs assessment, make |
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determinations, and incorporate the results of the assessment and |
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determinations as required by Sections 434.017(c-1) and (c-2), |
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Government Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |