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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a veterans suicide prevention public awareness |
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campaign. |
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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 434.026 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 434.026. VETERANS SUICIDE PREVENTION PUBLIC AWARENESS |
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CAMPAIGN. (a) The Texas Veterans Commission, in collaboration |
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with the Health and Human Services Commission, shall develop and |
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implement a public awareness campaign to: |
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(1) increase public awareness of suicide risk factors |
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for veterans, including risk factors specific to women veterans; |
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and |
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(2) provide information relating to, and increase |
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awareness of, suicide prevention services and organizations |
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available to veterans, including services and organizations that |
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address the needs of women veterans. |
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(b) In implementing the campaign, the Texas Veterans |
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Commission may engage in online advocacy, issue public service |
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announcements, and distribute materials that cover the topics |
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described by Subsection (a). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |