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1		-	By: Dale, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Fraser) H.B. No. 115
2		-	(In the Senate - Received from the House April 13, 2015;
3		-	April 21, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on
4		-	Veteran Affairs and Military Installations; May 8, 2015, reported
5		-	favorably by the following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 8, 2015, sent
6		-	to printer.)
	1	+	H.B. No. 115
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9		-	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
10	4		AN ACT
11	5		relating to the criteria for awarding the Texas Purple Heart Medal
12	6		to members of the armed forces wounded or killed at Fort Hood on
13	7		November 5, 2009.
14	8		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
15	9		SECTION 1. Section 437.355(a), Government Code, is amended
16	10		to read as follows:
17	11		(a) The governor or adjutant general, if delegated the
18	12		authority, may adopt policies and regulations relating to awarding:
19	13		(1) the Texas Purple Heart Medal, which shall be
20	14		awarded to a service member who:
21	15		(A) [,] after September 11, 2001:
22	16		(i) [(A)] was inducted into federal service
23	17		from the Texas National Guard; and
24	18		(ii) [(B)] meets the criteria for an award
25	19		of the federal Purple Heart Medal; or
26	20		(B) was wounded or killed at Fort Hood on
27	21		November 5, 2009;
28	22		(2) the Texas Superior Service Medal, which shall be
29	23		awarded to:
30	24		(A) a service member of the Texas military forces
31	25		who has:
32	26		(i) completed 30 or more years of honorable
33	27		state service or a combination of state and federal service; and
34	28		(ii) continually demonstrated superior
35	29		performance and service while assigned to key leadership positions
36	30		demanding responsibility; or
37	31		(B) a civilian who has contributed significant
38	32		service to the Texas military forces;
39	33		(3) the Lone Star Distinguished Service Medal, which
40	34		shall be awarded to a member of the military forces of this state,
41	35		another state, or the United States for exceptionally outstanding
42	36		achievement or service to this state in performance of a duty of
43	37		great responsibility while serving with the Texas military forces
44	38		for whom the department receives a letter of recommendation for
45	39		award of the Lone Star Distinguished Service Medal that:
46	40		(A) gives an account of the exceptional
47	41		achievement or service; and
48	42		(B) includes facts and photographs, and extracts
49	43		from official documents to support and amplify the facts;
50	44		(4) the Texas Outstanding Service Medal, which shall
51	45		be awarded to a service member of the military forces of this state,
52	46		another state, or the United States who has performed service in a
53	47		superior and clearly outstanding manner;
54	48		(5) the Texas Humanitarian Service Medal, which shall
55	49		be awarded to a service member who:
56	50		(A) does not meet the criteria for an award of the
57	51		federal Humanitarian Service Medal;
58	52		(B) is a member of the Texas military forces; and
59	53		(C) while serving on state active duty or active
60	54		duty under state authority in accordance with Title 32, United
61	55		States Code, participates satisfactorily in defense support to a
62	56		mission under civilian authority to protect life or property during
63	57		or soon after a natural disaster or civil unrest in the state;
64	58		(6) the Texas Homeland Defense Service Medal, which
65	59		shall be awarded to a service member of the Texas military forces
66	60		who served:
67	61		(A) on or after September 11, 2001;
68	62		(B) on state active duty or active duty under
69	63		state authority in accordance with Title 32, United States Code;
70	64		and
71	65		(C) satisfactorily in defense support to a
72	66		mission in the state under civilian authority;
73	67		(7) the Federal Service Medal, which shall be awarded
74	68		to a service member who was inducted into federal service from the
75	69		Texas military forces between June 15, 1940, and January 1, 1946, or
76	70		after June 1, 1950, if the service was for more than 90 days;
77	71		(8) the Texas Combat Service Ribbon, which shall be
78	72		awarded to a service member of the Texas National Guard who served,
79	73		after September 11, 2001, in a hostile fire zone as designated by
80	74		the United States secretary of defense;
81	75		(9) the Texas Faithful Service Medal, which shall be
82	76		awarded to a member of the Texas military forces who has completed
83	77		five years of honorable service during which the service member has
84	78		shown fidelity to duty, efficient service, and great loyalty to
85	79		this state;
86	80		(10) the Texas Medal of Merit, which shall be awarded
87	81		to a member of the military forces of this state, another state, or
88	82		the United States who performs outstanding service or attains
89	83		extraordinary achievement in behalf of the state or United States;
90	84		(11) the Texas State Guard Service Medal, which shall
91	85		be awarded to a service member who completes three consecutive
92	86		years of honorable service in the Texas State Guard during which the
93	87		service member has shown fidelity to duty, efficient service, and
94	88		great loyalty to this state;
95	89		(12) the Texas Desert Shield/Desert Storm Campaign
96	90		Medal, which shall be awarded to a service member who was inducted
97	91		into federal service from the Texas National Guard after August 1,
98	92		1990, in support of Operation Desert Shield or Operation Desert
99	93		Storm, without regard to the place that the service member was
100	94		deployed while serving on active federal military duty;
101	95		(13) the Texas Iraqi Campaign Medal, which shall be
102	96		awarded to a service member who was inducted into federal service
103	97		from the Texas National Guard, without regard to the place that the
104	98		service member was deployed while serving on active federal
105	99		military duty, after:
106	100		(A) March 19, 2003, in support of Operation Iraqi
107	101		Freedom; or
108	102		(B) August 31, 2010, in support of Operation New
109	103		Dawn; and
110	104		(14) the Texas Afghanistan Campaign Medal, which shall
111	105		be awarded to a service member who was inducted into federal service
112	106		from the Texas National Guard after October 6, 2001, in support of
113	107		Operation Enduring Freedom, without regard to the place that the
114	108		service member was deployed while serving on active federal
115	109		military duty.
116	110		SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
117	111		a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
118	112		provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
119	113		Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
120	114		Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
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	115	+	______________________________ ______________________________
	116	+	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
	117	+	I certify that H.B. No. 115 was passed by the House on April
	118	+	9, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 0, 2 present, not
	119	+	voting.
	120	+	______________________________
	121	+	Chief Clerk of the House
	122	+	I certify that H.B. No. 115 was passed by the Senate on May
	123	+	15, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
	124	+	______________________________
	125	+	Secretary of the Senate
	126	+	APPROVED: _____________________
	127	+	Date
	128	+	_____________________
	129	+	Governor