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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to benefits for members of the state military forces |
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called to active state duty. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 437.213, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 437.213. CERTAIN BENEFITS AND PROTECTIONS FOR STATE |
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SERVICE. A service member of the Texas military forces who is |
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ordered to state active duty or to state training and other duty by |
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the governor, the adjutant general, or another proper authority |
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under the law of this state is entitled to the same benefits and |
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protections provided to persons: |
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(1) performing service in the uniformed services as |
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provided by 38 U.S.C. Sections 4301-4313 and 4316-4319[, as that
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law existed on April 1, 2003]; and |
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(2) in the military service of the United States as |
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provided by 50[App.] U.S.C. Sections [501-536]3901-3959, |
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[560]3991, and [581-594,
as that law existed on April 1,
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2003]4011-4026. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies only to persons serving on |
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active state duty on or after the effective date of this Act without |
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regard to the date on which the person was initially ordered to |
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active state duty. |
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SECTION 3. 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. |