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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a veterans coordinator for the community justice |
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assistance division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 509, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 509.0042 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 509.0042. VETERANS COORDINATOR. (a) The division |
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shall designate a veterans coordinator for the division to provide |
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technical support to departments regarding the supervision of |
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defendants who are veterans. |
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(b) The veterans coordinator may work in consultation with |
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veterans coordinators for any other division of the Texas |
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Department of Criminal Justice. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |