84R20013 YDB-D
By: Farias H.B. No. 1021
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1021:
By: King of Taylor C.S.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) Every four years, 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) On completion of the needs assessment and other
determinations under Subsection (c-1), the commission shall
incorporate the results of the assessment and determinations into
the commission's process for awarding grants from the fund for
veterans' assistance.
SECTION 2. Not later than June 1, 2016, the Texas Veterans
Commission shall conduct the initial needs assessment, make
determinations, and incorporate the results of the assessment and
determinations as required by Sections 434.017(c-1) and (c-2),
Government Code, as added by this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.