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By: Flynn (Senate Sponsor - Zaffirini) |
H.B. No. 2530 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House April 29, 2019; |
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May 1, 2019, read first time and referred to Committee on Veteran |
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Affairs & Border Security; May 10, 2019, reported favorably by the |
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following vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 10, 2019, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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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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