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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of the fund for veterans' assistance to provide |
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pro bono legal services to veterans and active duty service |
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members. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 434.017(c), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(c) Money in the fund may only be appropriated to the Texas |
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Veterans Commission. Money appropriated under this subsection |
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shall be used to: |
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(1) make grants to address veterans' needs; |
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(2) make grants to provide pro bono legal services to |
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veterans, active duty members of the United States armed forces, |
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and members of the state military forces; |
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(3) administer the fund; and |
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(4) [(3)] analyze and investigate data received from |
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the federal Public Assistance Reporting Information System (PARIS) |
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that is administered by the Administration for Children and |
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Families of the United States Department of Health and Human |
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Services. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |