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By: Lucio, Campbell, Perry |
S.B. No. 460 |
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(In the Senate - Filed January 26, 2021; March 9, 2021, read |
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first time and referred to Committee on Veteran Affairs & Border |
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Security; April 1, 2021, reported favorably by the following vote: |
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Yeas 7, Nays 0; April 1, 2021, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to designating the 11th day of each month as Buddy Check |
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Day. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 662, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 662.083 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 662.083. BUDDY CHECK DAY. (a) The 11th day of each |
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month is Buddy Check Day to encourage veterans to contact other |
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veterans, including those with whom they served, who may need |
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assistance. |
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(b) Buddy Check Day may be regularly observed by appropriate |
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programs and activities coordinated by the Texas Veterans |
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Commission to promote assistance and other services available to |
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veterans and promote education and awareness of issues facing |
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veterans. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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