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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an appropriation of money from the economic |
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stabilization fund to the fund for veterans' assistance for grants |
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to improve the level of health services provided to certain |
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veterans. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) The amount of $10 million is appropriated |
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from the economic stabilization fund to the fund for veterans' |
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assistance for use by the Texas Veterans Commission during the |
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state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2017, to make grants |
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in accordance with this Act and rules adopted by the commission to |
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improve the level of health services provided to veterans in this |
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state. |
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(b) From among organizations that apply in the time and |
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manner established by the Texas Veterans Commission for a grant of |
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money under this Act, the commission shall select those |
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organizations that best meet the criteria adopted for the purpose |
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by the commission. The criteria must require that an organization |
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receiving a grant of money under this Act use the money in a manner |
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that improves the level of health services provided by this state to |
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veterans who reside in this state at locations more than 200 miles |
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from a veterans hospital. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017, but only |
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if it receives a vote of two-thirds of the members present in each |
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house of the legislature, as provided by Section 49-g(m), Article |
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III, Texas Constitution. |