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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to retired members of the Texas State Guard. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 437.309, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 437.309. TEXAS STATE GUARD RETIRED STATUS [HONORARY
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RESERVE]. (a) The governor, or adjutant general under the |
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governor's authority and direction, may place on retired status |
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[transfer to the Texas State Guard Honorary Reserve] an officer or |
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enlisted service member of the Texas State Guard who: |
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(1) is physically disabled; |
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(2) is at least 60 years of age; or |
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(3) has served the federal or state military |
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satisfactorily for at least 20 years, with at least five years of |
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service in the Texas State Guard. |
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(b) The governor, or adjutant general under the governor's |
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authority and direction, may advance the service member one grade |
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or rank at the time of the transfer to retired status [into the
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honorary reserve.
For a service member who is not a general
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officer, the adjutant general may advance the service member one
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grade or rank at the time of the transfer into the honorary
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reserve]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 437.308(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) The commander of the Texas State Guard shall maintain |
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and preserve the individual and unit records of the Texas State |
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Guard and the officers or service members placed on retired status |
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[the Texas State Guard Honorary Reserve]. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |