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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study and report on the establishment and |
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implementation of a program that provides financial assistance to |
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property owners who offer housing to veterans at risk of |
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homelessness. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) The comptroller of public accounts shall |
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conduct a study to evaluate the feasibility, methods, and costs of |
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establishing and implementing a program that provides financial |
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assistance to property owners who offer housing to veterans at risk |
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of homelessness. |
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(b) In conducting the study, the comptroller shall: |
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(1) evaluate and identify any sources of funding that |
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might be available to cover the probable cost of the program; |
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(2) evaluate methods that have been implemented by |
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other states to provide a similar program; and |
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(3) identify the state agency or agencies that could |
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most efficiently implement and administer the program. |
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(c) Not later than September 1, 2018, the comptroller shall |
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submit to the legislature a written report on the results of the |
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study and any recommendations for legislative or other action. |
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(d) This Act expires September 1, 2019. |
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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. |