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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation, distribution, and posting of a veterans |
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benefits at each Department of Public Safety office. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 411, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 411.0917 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 411.0197. VETERANS BENEFITS AND SERVICES POSTER. (a) |
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The Department of Public Safety shall, in consultation with the |
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Texas Veterans Commission, create and distribute to each veteran in |
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this state a veterans benefits and services pamphlet containing |
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information relating to: |
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(1) how a veteran can: |
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(A) apply for unemployment compensation benefits |
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under Subtitle A and unemployment compensation benefits that may be |
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offered under a program administered by an agency of the federal |
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government; |
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(B) contact the Texas Veterans Commission, |
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including how a veteran may access the Internet website maintained |
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by the Texas Veterans Commission and the veterans crisis hotline |
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established by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs |
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under 38 U.S.C. Section 1720F; |
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(C) exercise any tax benefits or preferences |
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offered to veterans under the Tax Code or Internal Revenue Code of |
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1986; and |
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(D) obtain a driver's license or personal |
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identification card issued by the Department of Public Safety; and |
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(2) services that may be available to veterans in this |
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state, including: |
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(A) education, workforce placement, and training |
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programs; |
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(B) legal assistance; and |
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(C) substance abuse and mental health treatment. |
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(c) the department shall display the veterans benefits and |
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services poster distributed by the commission under this section |
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in a conspicuous place in each department office. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than December 1, 2023, the Department |
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of Public Safety shall, in consultation with the Texas Veterans |
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Commission, create and distribute the veterans benefits and |
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services poster as required by Section 411.0197, Government Code, |
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as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |