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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 trauma affected veterans |
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clinical care and research center at The University of Texas Health |
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Science Center at San Antonio. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 74, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 74.155 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 74.155. NATIONAL CENTER FOR WARRIOR RESILIENCY. (a) |
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In this section: |
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(1) "Board" means the board of regents of The |
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University of Texas System. |
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(2) "Center" means the National Center for Warrior |
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Resiliency. |
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(b) The board shall establish the National Center for |
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Warrior Resiliency at The University of Texas Health Science Center |
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at San Antonio for purposes of: |
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(1) researching issues relating to the detection, |
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prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of combat-related |
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post-traumatic stress disorder and comorbid conditions; and |
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(2) providing clinical care to enhance the |
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psychological resiliency of military personnel and veterans. |
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(c) The organization, control, and management of the center |
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are vested in the board. |
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(d) The board shall: |
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(1) provide for the employment of staff and an |
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operating budget for the center; and |
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(2) select a site for the center at The University of |
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Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. |
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(e) The board may solicit, accept, and administer gifts and |
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grants from any public or private source for the use and benefit of |
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the center. |
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(f) The center may enter into agreements or otherwise |
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collaborate with public or private entities, including other public |
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institutions of higher education, private or independent |
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institutions of higher education, the United States Department of |
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Veterans Affairs, the United States Department of Defense, and the |
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National Institutes of Health, to perform the research functions of |
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the center. |
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(g) An employee of the center is an employee of The |
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University of Texas System. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |