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Amend SB 27 (house committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Subchapter D, Chapter 74, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 74.155 to read as follows:
Sec. 74.155. NATIONAL CENTER FOR WARRIOR RESILIENCY. (a) In this section:
(1) "Board" means the board of regents of The University of Texas System.
(2) "Center" means the National Center for Warrior Resiliency.
(b) The board shall establish the National Center for Warrior Resiliency at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio for purposes of:
(1) researching issues relating to the detection, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder and comorbid conditions; and
(2) providing clinical care to enhance the psychological resiliency of military personnel and veterans.
(c) The organization, control, and management of the center are vested in the board.
(d) The board shall:
(1) provide for the employment of staff and an operating budget for the center; and
(2) select a site for the center at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
(e) The board may solicit, accept, and administer gifts and grants from any public or private source for the use and benefit of the center.
(f) The center may enter into agreements or otherwise collaborate with public or private entities, including other public institutions of higher education, private or independent institutions of higher education, the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, the United States Department of Defense, the National Institutes of Health, and the Texas Veterans Commission, to perform the research functions of the center.
(g) An employee of the center is an employee of The University of Texas System.