83R11045 YDB-D
By: Farias, Collier H.B. No. 781
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 781:
By: Menendez C.S.H.B. No. 781
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the allocation of certain grants from the fund for
veterans' assistance.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 434.017, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subsections (c-1) and (c-2) to read as follows:
(c-1) Not later than May 1 of each even-numbered year, the
commission shall:
(1) conduct a needs assessment to identify the
specific high-priority needs of veterans and the services available
to address those needs;
(2) determine the grant categories that correspond to
the high-priority needs identified under Subdivision (1); and
(3) identify any gaps between the needs identified
under Subdivision (1) and the services available to address those
needs.
(c-2) The commission shall incorporate the results of the
needs assessment and other determinations under Subsection (c-1) in
its process for awarding grants, including the prioritization of
grant awards, from the fund for veterans' assistance.
SECTION 2. Not later than May 1, 2014, the Texas Veterans
Commission shall conduct a needs assessment and make other
determinations required by Section 434.017(c-1), Government Code,
as added by this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.