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               A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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               AN ACT
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            relating to the provision of citizenship assistance to veterans by  | 
         
         
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            the Texas Veterans Commission. | 
         
         
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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 434.027 to read as follows: | 
         
         
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                   Sec. 434.027.  CITIZENSHIP ASSISTANCE FOR VETERANS.  On  | 
         
         
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            request of a veteran, the Texas Veterans Commission shall evaluate  | 
         
         
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            the veteran's citizenship status in order to: | 
         
         
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                         (1)  educate and direct the veteran in becoming a  | 
         
         
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            United States citizen; and | 
         
         
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                         (2)  facilitate the veteran's naturalization process. | 
         
         
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                   SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |