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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a veterans suicide prevention campaign. |
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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 434.0241 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 434.0241. VETERANS SUICIDE PREVENTION CAMPAIGN. (a) |
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The Texas Veterans Commission shall conduct a suicide prevention |
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campaign to provide veterans with information regarding suicide |
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prevention. |
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(b) In conducting the suicide prevention campaign, the |
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commission shall establish a dedicated Internet website to provide |
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information about safely storing firearms. |
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(c) The commission shall collaborate with, and may contract |
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with, community-based, nonprofit, or private organizations to |
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conduct the suicide prevention campaign under this section. |
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(d) The commission may solicit and accept gifts and grants |
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for purposes of conducting the suicide prevention campaign under |
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this section. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than March 1, 2024, the Texas Veterans |
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Commission shall: |
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(1) establish the veterans suicide prevention |
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campaign as required under Section 434.0241, Government Code, as |
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added by this Act; and |
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(2) adopt any rules necessary to implement the |
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campaign. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |