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  S.B. No. 1676
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to the veterans county service office.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 434.032(a), Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (a)  In a county with a population of 200,000 or more, the
  commissioners court shall maintain a veterans county service
  office. The office must [be]:
               (1)  be separate and distinct from other county
  offices; [and]
               (2)  be staffed by at least one full-time employee; and
               (3)  report directly to the commissioners court.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
 
 
 
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1676 passed the Senate on
  May 3, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1676 passed the House on
  May 24, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 146, Nays 0, two
  present not voting.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
 
  Approved:
 
  ______________________________ 
              Date
 
 
  ______________________________ 
            Governor