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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of the Texas Veterans County Service |
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Officer Task Force. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 434, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 434.040 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 434.040. TEXAS VETERANS COUNTY SERVICE OFFICER TASK |
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FORCE. (a) In this section, "task force" means the Texas Veterans |
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County Service Officer Task Force. |
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(b) The Texas Veterans County Service Officer Task Force is |
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established to study the impact and efficacy of officers in this |
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state. |
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(c) The task force is composed of the following members: |
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(1) the chair of the House Committee on Defense and |
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Veterans' Affairs; |
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(2) the chair of the Senate Committee on Veteran |
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Affairs and Border Security; |
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(3) a representative of the Texas Veterans Commission; |
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(4) officers from various regions of the state; and |
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(5) a representative of the Texas Coalition of |
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Veterans Organizations. |
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(d) The task force shall: |
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(1) examine the role and duties of officers in each |
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county; |
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(2) identify the regions of this state that are in need |
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of officers; and |
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(3) determine types and levels of support needed from |
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this state in order for officers to appropriately advocate for the |
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veterans served by the officers. |
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(e) Not later than December 1, 2020, the task force shall |
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prepare and submit a report on the issues described in Subsection |
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(d) to the Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs and Border Security, |
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House Committee on Defense and Veterans' Affairs, and Texas |
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Veterans Commission. |
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(f) This section expires January 1, 2021. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |