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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to supplemental pay for members of the Texas military |
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forces suffering an economic hardship as a result of serving on |
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military duty. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 437.220(a), (b), and (c), Government |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A person who is called to military duty as a member of |
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the Texas military forces [National Guard] in the service of this |
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state or the United States by proper federal or state authority and |
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who suffers an economic hardship as a result of serving on military |
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duty is eligible to receive supplemental pay for serving in |
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accordance with this section. Payment under this subsection is |
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subject to the availability of funds. |
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(b) The comptroller shall establish the Texas military |
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forces [National Guard members'] supplemental military duty pay |
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account in the general revenue fund. Money in the account may be |
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appropriated only for purposes of implementing this section. The |
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comptroller, governor, or adjutant general may accept gifts and |
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grants for deposit to the credit of the account. The legislature |
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may transfer money into the account or may appropriate money to |
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implement this section and the comptroller shall credit that money |
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to the account. |
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(c) A member of the Texas military forces [National Guard] |
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described by Subsection (a) is eligible to receive supplemental pay |
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under this section in an amount not to exceed the lesser of: |
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(1) the amount required to alleviate the economic |
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hardship the member suffers as a result of serving on active duty; |
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and |
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(2) the difference between the amount of income that |
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the member has lost from civilian employment as a result of being |
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called to military duty and the amount of military pay and |
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allowances the member receives from state or federal sources while |
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on military duty. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to |
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military duty by a member of the Texas military forces occurring on |
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or after the effective date of this Act regardless of the date the |
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member was called to military duty. Military duty occurring before |
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the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on |
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the date the military duty occurred, and the former law is continued |
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in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |