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AN ACT
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relating to the development by the Texas Veterans Commission of an |
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online repository of information of use to active duty military |
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relocating to this state. |
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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. ONLINE REPOSITORY FOR ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY. |
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(a) The Texas Veterans Commission shall develop and maintain on the |
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state electronic Internet portal project described by Section |
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2054.252 an online repository of information of use to active duty |
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members of the United States armed forces and their families |
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relocating to this state. |
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(b) The repository under Subsection (a) must include |
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information on assistance, fee waivers, and programs the state |
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provides to active duty members of the United States armed forces |
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and their families related to occupational and professional |
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licenses, education, and health care. |
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(c) A link to the repository developed under Subsection (a) |
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must be prominently displayed on the public home page of the state |
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electronic Internet portal project described by Section 2054.252. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2530 was passed by the House on April |
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26, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 138, Nays 1, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2530 was passed by the Senate on May |
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15, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |