88R749 SGM-D
 
  By: Schwertner, King S.B. No. 723
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to retired members of the Texas State Guard.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 437.309, Government Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         Sec. 437.309.  TEXAS STATE GUARD RETIRED STATUS [HONORARY
  RESERVE]. (a)  The governor, [or] adjutant general, or commander of
  the Texas State Guard, under the governor's authority and
  direction, shall place on retired status [may transfer to the Texas
  State Guard Honorary Reserve] an officer or enlisted service member
  of the Texas State Guard who, on separation from the Texas State
  Guard:
               (1)  is physically disabled as a result of service[;
               [(2)  is at least 60 years of age]; or
               (2) [(3)]  has served the federal or state military
  satisfactorily for at least 20 years of combined service, with at
  least five years of service in the Texas State Guard.
         (b)  The governor may advance the service member one grade or
  rank at the time of placement on retired status  [the transfer into
  the honorary reserve].  For a service member who is not a general
  officer, the adjutant general may advance the service member one
  grade or rank at the time of placement on retired status [the
  transfer into the honorary reserve].
         (c)  The commander of the Texas State Guard shall issue an
  identification card to an officer or service member who is placed on
  retired status.
         SECTION 2.  Section 437.308(a), Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (a)  The commander of the Texas State Guard shall maintain
  and preserve the individual and unit records of the Texas State
  Guard and the officers or service members placed on retired status
  [the Texas State Guard Honorary Reserve].
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.