84R6752 YDB-D
By: Farias H.B. No. 1021
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 needs identified under Subdivision (1); and
(3) identify any discrepancy 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 from the fund for veterans'
assistance.
SECTION 2. Not later than May 1, 2016, 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, 2015.