** REVISION **
SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Veteran Affairs & Military Installations 

TIME & DATE:  11:30 AM or upon adjournment
Wednesday, March 11, 2015 

PLACE:        2E.20 (Betty King Cmte. Rm.) 
CHAIR:        Senator Donna Campbell 

Pending Business:

SB 55         Nelson                 
Relating to the creation of a grant program to support community mental health programs for veterans with mental illness.

SB 169        Uresti | et al.        
Relating to ensuring that certain military members who reside out of state and their dependents maintain their positions on waiting lists for certain assistance programs provided by health and human services agencies.

SB 389        Rodríguez              
Relating to the placement of military occupational specialty codes on certain notices of state agency employment openings.

The Committee will consider the following:

SB 805        Campbell               
Relating to the employment of individuals qualified for a veteran's employment preference.

SB 806        Campbell               
Relating to the College Credit for Heroes program.

SB 807        Campbell               
Relating to occupational license application and examination fees for certain military service members, military veterans, and military spouses.

SB 832        Campbell               
Relating to the coordinating workgroups of the Texas Coordinating Council for Veterans Services.

SB 833        Campbell               
Relating to the continuation of a residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation while the owner is temporarily absent because of military service.

SB 660        Rodríguez              
Relating to regional coordinators within the veteran entrepreneur program.

SB 713        Hall                   
Relating to general officers within the state military department.

SB 835        Taylor, Van            
Relating to increasing the punishment for the offense of fraudulent or fictitious military record.

SB 850        Taylor, Van            
Relating to a public duty justification for conduct of a service member of the Texas military forces.

Border Security Subcommittee Report.

** See Committee Coordinator for previous versions of the schedule **