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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the establishment of a veterans self-help center. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 434, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 434.0195 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 434.0195. VETERANS SELF-HELP CENTER. (a) The Texas |
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Veterans Commission shall establish a veterans self-help center in |
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a municipality with a population of more than 1.3 million located in |
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a county in which three or more locations of a joint military base |
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are located. |
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(b) In determining a location for the self-help center, the |
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commission shall ensure that the center is located in an area of the |
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municipality without United States Department of Veterans Affairs |
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offices and treatment centers. |
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(c) The self-help center must provide access to appropriate |
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veterans services and resources, including through staff and |
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information technology services. The commission shall coordinate |
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with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and any other |
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appropriate state or federal agency, as necessary, to carry out the |
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functions of the self-help center. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |