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1	1	By: Hall, et al. S.B. No. 1253
2	2	(Schaefer)
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to a ribbon for certain members of the military forces who
8	8	served in support of operations to secure the Texas border.
9	9	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	10	SECTION 1. Section 437.355, Government Code, is reenacted
11	11	to incorporate amendments made to Section 431.134, Government Code,
12	12	by Chapter 243 (H.B. 402), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular
13	13	Session, 2013, and amended to read as follows:
14	14	Sec. 437.355. OTHER AWARDS. (a) The governor or adjutant
15	15	general, if delegated the authority, may adopt policies and
16	16	regulations relating to awarding:
17	17	(1) the Texas Purple Heart Medal, which shall be
18	18	awarded to a service member who, after September 11, 2001:
19	19	(A) was inducted into federal service from the
20	20	Texas National Guard; and
21	21	(B) meets the criteria for an award of the
22	22	federal Purple Heart Medal;
23	23	(2) the Texas Superior Service Medal, which shall be
24	24	awarded to:
25	25	(A) a service member of the Texas military forces
26	26	who has:
27	27	(i) completed 30 or more years of honorable
28	28	state service or a combination of state and federal service; and
29	29	(ii) continually demonstrated superior
30	30	performance and service while assigned to key leadership positions
31	31	demanding responsibility; or
32	32	(B) a civilian who has contributed significant
33	33	service to the Texas military forces;
34	34	(3) the Lone Star Distinguished Service Medal, which
35	35	shall be awarded to a member of the military forces of this state,
36	36	another state, or the United States for exceptionally outstanding
37	37	achievement or service to this state in performance of a duty of
38	38	great responsibility while serving with the Texas military forces
39	39	for whom the department receives a letter of recommendation for
40	40	award of the Lone Star Distinguished Service Medal that:
41	41	(A) gives an account of the exceptional
42	42	achievement or service; and
43	43	(B) includes facts and photographs, and extracts
44	44	from official documents to support and amplify the facts;
45	45	(4) the Texas Outstanding Service Medal, which shall
46	46	be awarded to a service member of the military forces of this state,
47	47	another state, or the United States who has performed service in a
48	48	superior and clearly outstanding manner;
49	49	(5) the Texas Humanitarian Service Medal, which shall
50	50	be awarded to a service member who:
51	51	(A) does not meet the criteria for an award of the
52	52	federal Humanitarian Service Medal;
53	53	(B) is a member of the Texas military forces; and
54	54	(C) while serving on state active duty or active
55	55	duty under state authority in accordance with Title 32, United
56	56	States Code, participates satisfactorily in defense support to a
57	57	mission under civilian authority to protect life or property during
58	58	or soon after a natural disaster or civil unrest in the state;
59	59	(6) the Texas Homeland Defense Service Medal, which
60	60	shall be awarded to a service member of the Texas military forces
61	61	who served:
62	62	(A) on or after September 11, 2001;
63	63	(B) on state active duty or active duty under
64	64	state authority in accordance with Title 32, United States Code;
65	65	and
66	66	(C) satisfactorily in defense support to a
67	67	mission in the state under civilian authority;
68	68	(7) the Federal Service Medal, which shall be awarded
69	69	to a service member who was inducted into federal service from the
70	70	Texas military forces between June 15, 1940, and January 1, 1946, or
71	71	after June 1, 1950, if the service was for more than 90 days;
72	72	(8) the Texas Combat Service Ribbon, which shall be
73	73	awarded to a service member of the Texas National Guard who served,
74	74	after September 11, 2001, in a hostile fire zone as designated by
75	75	the United States secretary of defense;
76	76	(9) the Texas Faithful Service Medal, which shall be
77	77	awarded to a member of the Texas military forces who has completed
78	78	five years of honorable service during which the service member has
79	79	shown fidelity to duty, efficient service, and great loyalty to
80	80	this state;
81	81	(10) the Texas Medal of Merit, which shall be awarded
82	82	to a member of the military forces of this state, another state, or
83	83	the United States who performs outstanding service or attains
84	84	extraordinary achievement in behalf of the state or United States;
85	85	(11) the Texas State Guard Service Medal, which shall
86	86	be awarded to a service member who completes three consecutive
87	87	years of honorable service in the Texas State Guard during which the
88	88	service member has shown fidelity to duty, efficient service, and
89	89	great loyalty to this state;
90	90	(12) the Texas Desert Shield/Desert Storm Campaign
91	91	Medal, which shall be awarded to a service member who was inducted
92	92	into federal service from the Texas National Guard after August 1,
93	93	1990, in support of Operation Desert Shield or Operation Desert
94	94	Storm, without regard to the place that the service member was
95	95	deployed while serving on active federal military duty;
96	96	(13) the Texas Iraqi Campaign Medal, which shall be
97	97	awarded to a service member who was inducted into federal service
98	98	from the Texas National Guard, without regard to the place that the
99	99	service member was deployed while serving on active federal
100	100	military duty, after:
101	101	(A) March 19, 2003, in support of Operation Iraqi
102	102	Freedom; or
103	103	(B) August 31, 2010, in support of Operation New
104	104	Dawn; [and]
105	105	(14) the Texas Afghanistan Campaign Medal, which shall
106	106	be awarded to a service member who was inducted into federal service
107	107	from the Texas National Guard after October 6, 2001, in support of
108	108	Operation Enduring Freedom, without regard to the place that the
109	109	service member was deployed while serving on active federal
110	110	military duty;
111	111	(15) the Cold War Medal, which shall be awarded to a
112	112	member of the Texas National Guard or the Texas State Guard who
113	113	served between September 2, 1945, and December 26, 1991, subject to
114	114	Subsection (c); and
115	115	(16) the Texas Border Security and Support Service
116	116	Ribbon, which shall be awarded to a member of the Texas military
117	117	forces who served:
118	118	(A) on or after July 28, 2014;
119	119	(B) on state active duty; and
120	120	(C) satisfactorily in support of operations to
121	121	secure the Texas border.
122	122	(b) A person may be awarded only one Texas Superior Service
123	123	Medal.
124	124	(c) A person described by Subsection (a)(15) may be awarded
125	125	a Cold War Medal only if a fee in the amount necessary to cover the
126	126	costs of awarding the medal is paid to the adjutant general's
127	127	department.
128	128	SECTION 2. Section 431.134, Government Code, is repealed.
129	129	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.