81R19797 KJM-F
By: Turner of Tarrant, Raymond, Guillen, H.B. No. 3950
Pea, et al.
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3950:
By: Turner of Tarrant C.S.H.B. No. 3950
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the temporary housing in a housing facility of a public
university of certain veterans receiving health care treatment.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 51, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 51.9112 to read as follows:
Sec. 51.9112. VETERAN'S TEMPORARY HOUSING IN INSTITUTION
HOUSING FACILITY. (a) In this section, "institution of higher
education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.
(b) A veteran receiving health care services from a
hospital, health clinic, or other facility operated by the Veterans
Health Administration of the United States Department of Veterans
Affairs may stay, free of charge, in a vacant room of a housing
facility located at and operated by an institution of higher
education while the veteran is receiving the health care services
if:
(1) the institution is able to accommodate and
approves the veteran's request for temporary housing and the
institution is located a reasonable distance from the hospital,
health clinic, or other facility providing health care services to
the veteran; and
(2) the veteran resides more than 100 miles from the
hospital, health clinic, or other facility providing health care
services to the veteran.
(c) The primary or other necessary caregiver to a veteran
described by Subsection (b) may stay, free of charge, in a vacant
room of a housing facility located at and operated by an institution
of higher education while the veteran is receiving health care
services from a facility operated by the Veterans Health
Administration of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs
if:
(1) the institution is able to accommodate and
approves the caregiver's request for temporary housing and the
institution is located a reasonable distance from the facility
providing health care services;
(2) Subsection (b)(2) applies; and
(3) the veteran is staying either at an institution
housing facility as provided by Subsection (b) or at the facility
providing health care services.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2009.