84R3311 MTB-D
By: Menéndez S.B. No. 1306
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the coordination and provision of certain health
services to veterans.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 531, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 531.0058 to read as follows:
Sec. 531.0058. ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER FOR VETERANS
SERVICES. The executive commissioner shall appoint for the
commission an associate commissioner for veterans services to:
(1) review programs and benefits available for
veterans; and
(2) make recommendations on the improvement and
coordination of veterans services.
SECTION 2. Section 434.154(a), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) The council may, by majority vote, establish the
following coordinating workgroups to focus on specific issues
affecting veterans, servicemembers, and their families:
(1) health;
(2) [or] mental health;
(3) [(2)] employment;
(4) [(3)] higher education;
(5) [(4)] criminal justice;
(6) [(5)] housing;
(7) [(6)] transportation;
(8) [(7)] women veterans; and
(9) [(8)] any other coordinating workgroup considered
necessary.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.