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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to retired members of the Texas State Guard. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 437.309, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 437.309. TEXAS STATE GUARD RETIRED STATUS [HONORARY |
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RESERVE]. (a) The governor, [or] adjutant general, or commander of |
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the Texas State Guard, under the governor's authority and |
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direction, shall place on retired status [may transfer to the Texas |
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State Guard Honorary Reserve] an officer or enlisted service member |
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of the Texas State Guard who, on separation from the Texas State |
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Guard: |
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(1) is physically disabled as a result of service[; |
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[(2) is at least 60 years of age]; or |
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(2) [(3)] has served the federal or state military |
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satisfactorily for at least 20 years of combined service, with at |
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least five years of service in the Texas State Guard. |
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(b) The governor may advance the service member one grade or |
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rank at the time of placement on retired status [the transfer into |
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the honorary reserve]. For a service member who is not a general |
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officer, the adjutant general may advance the service member one |
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grade or rank at the time of placement on retired status [the |
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transfer into the honorary reserve]. |
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(c) The commander of the Texas State Guard shall issue an |
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identification card to an officer or service member who is placed on |
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retired status. |
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SECTION 2. Section 437.308(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) The commander of the Texas State Guard shall maintain |
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and preserve the individual and unit records of the Texas State |
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Guard and the officers or service members placed on retired status |
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[the Texas State Guard Honorary Reserve]. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |