Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

Texas House Bill HB2372 Compare Versions

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1	1	81R9719 MCK-D
2	2	By: Vaught H.B. No. 2372
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the criteria for awarding certain medals to members of
8	8	the armed forces from Texas.
9	9	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	10	SECTION 1. Section 431.134(a), Government Code, as amended
11	11	by Chapters 740 (H.B. 2896), 741 (H.B. 2897), and 1080 (H.B. 2895),
12	12	Acts of the 80th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007, is reenacted
13	13	and amended to read as follows:
14	14	(a) The adjutant general may adopt rules and regulations
15	15	relating to the:
16	16	(1) Texas Faithful Service Medal, which shall be
17	17	awarded to a member of the state military forces who has completed
18	18	five years of honorable service during which the person has shown
19	19	fidelity to duty, efficient service, and great loyalty to the
20	20	state;
21	21	(2) Federal Service Medal, which shall be awarded to a
22	22	resident of the state [person] who served on active duty in the
23	23	United States armed forces [was inducted into federal service from
24	24	the state military forces between June 15, 1940, and January 1,
25	25	1946, or after June 1, 1950, if the service was] for more than 60
26	26	[90] days and received an honorable discharge;
27	27	(3) Texas Medal of Merit, which may be presented to a
28	28	member of the military forces of this state, another state, or the
29	29	United States who performs outstanding service or attains
30	30	extraordinary achievement in behalf of the state or United States;
31	31	(4) Texas Outstanding Service Medal, which may be
32	32	presented to a member of the military forces of this state, another
33	33	state, or the United States who has performed service in a superior
34	34	and clearly outstanding manner;
35	35	(5) Texas State Guard Service Medal, which shall be
36	36	awarded to a person who completes three consecutive years of
37	37	honorable service in the Texas State Guard during which the person
38	38	has shown fidelity to duty, efficient service, and great loyalty to
39	39	the state;
40	40	(6) Texas Desert Shield/Desert Storm Campaign Medal,
41	41	which shall be awarded to a person who was inducted into federal
42	42	service from the Texas National Guard after August 1, 1990, in
43	43	support of Operation Desert Shield or Operation Desert Storm,
44	44	without regard to the place that the person was deployed while
45	45	serving on active federal military duty;
46	46	(7) Texas Humanitarian Service Medal, which shall be
47	47	awarded to a person who:
48	48	(A) does not meet the criteria for an award of the
49	49	federal Humanitarian Service Medal;
50	50	(B) is a member of the state military forces; and
51	51	(C) while serving on state active duty or active
52	52	duty under state authority in accordance with Title 32 of the United
53	53	States Code, participates satisfactorily in defense support to a
54	54	mission under civilian authority to protect life or property during
55	55	or soon after a natural disaster or civil unrest in the state;
56	56	(8) Texas Cavalry Medal, which shall be awarded to a
57	57	person who:
58	58	(A) served on or after September 11, 2001, in the
59	59	124th Cavalry, Texas Army National Guard; and
60	60	(B) served in a hostile fire zone as designated
61	61	by the United States secretary of defense;
62	62	(9) Texas Combat Service Ribbon, which shall be
63	63	awarded to a member of the Texas National Guard who served, after
64	64	September 11, 2001, in a hostile fire zone as designated by the
65	65	United States secretary of defense;
66	66	(10) Texas Purple Heart Medal, which shall be awarded
67	67	to a person who[, after September 11, 2001]:
68	68	(A) was inducted into federal service from the
69	69	Texas National Guard; and
70	70	(B) meets the criteria for an award of the
71	71	federal Purple Heart Medal; [and]
72	72	(11) Texas Superior Service Medal, which shall be
73	73	awarded to:
74	74	(A) a member of the state military forces who
75	75	has:
76	76	(i) completed 30 or more years of honorable
77	77	state service or a combination of state and federal service; and
78	78	(ii) continually demonstrated superior
79	79	performance and service while assigned to key leadership positions
80	80	demanding responsibility; or
81	81	(B) a civilian who has contributed significant
82	82	service to the state military forces; and
83	83	(12) [(11)] Texas Homeland Defense Service Medal,
84	84	which shall be awarded to a member of the state military forces who
85	85	served:
86	86	(A) on or after September 11, 2001;
87	87	(B) on state active duty or active duty under
88	88	state authority in accordance with Title 32 of the United States
89	89	Code; and
90	90	(C) satisfactorily in defense support to a
91	91	mission in the state under civilian authority.
92	92	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.