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| 1 | 1 | 84R3311 MTB-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Menéndez S.B. No. 1306 | |
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| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the coordination and provision of certain health | |
| 8 | 8 | services to veterans. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 531, Government Code, is | |
| 11 | 11 | amended by adding Section 531.0058 to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | Sec. 531.0058. ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER FOR VETERANS | |
| 13 | 13 | SERVICES. The executive commissioner shall appoint for the | |
| 14 | 14 | commission an associate commissioner for veterans services to: | |
| 15 | 15 | (1) review programs and benefits available for | |
| 16 | 16 | veterans; and | |
| 17 | 17 | (2) make recommendations on the improvement and | |
| 18 | 18 | coordination of veterans services. | |
| 19 | 19 | SECTION 2. Section 434.154(a), Government Code, is amended | |
| 20 | 20 | to read as follows: | |
| 21 | 21 | (a) The council may, by majority vote, establish the | |
| 22 | 22 | following coordinating workgroups to focus on specific issues | |
| 23 | 23 | affecting veterans, servicemembers, and their families: | |
| 24 | 24 | (1) health; | |
| 25 | 25 | (2) [or] mental health; | |
| 26 | 26 | (3) [(2)] employment; | |
| 27 | 27 | (4) [(3)] higher education; | |
| 28 | 28 | (5) [(4)] criminal justice; | |
| 29 | 29 | (6) [(5)] housing; | |
| 30 | 30 | (7) [(6)] transportation; | |
| 31 | 31 | (8) [(7)] women veterans; and | |
| 32 | 32 | (9) [(8)] any other coordinating workgroup considered | |
| 33 | 33 | necessary. | |
| 34 | 34 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |