BILL ANALYSIS S.B. 1308 By: Menndez Defense & Veterans' Affairs Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Interested parties point out that while Texas has been working to create and improve veteran support services for the last several years, many veterans are unaware of these services. Accordingly, many veterans continue to struggle with unemployment, the need for continuing education and work skills, not knowing where to go for mental and physical health care, and how to handle veterans affairs claims. The parties contend that providing veterans services information to veterans who receive a driver's license or personal identification certificate would help veterans access the services they need. S.B. 1308 seeks to achieve this goal. CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. ANALYSIS S.B. 1308 amends the Transportation Code to require the Department of Public Safety (DPS) and the Texas Veterans Commission to jointly develop for veterans who receive a driver's license or personal identification certificate with a veteran's designation a one-page informational paper about veterans services provided by the state. The bill requires DPS to provide the informational paper to the recipient at the time a driver's license or a personal identification certificate with a veteran's designation is issued. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2015.
BILL ANALYSIS
# BILL ANALYSIS
S.B. 1308
By: Menndez
Defense & Veterans' Affairs
Committee Report (Unamended)
S.B. 1308
By: Menndez
Defense & Veterans' Affairs
Committee Report (Unamended)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Interested parties point out that while Texas has been working to create and improve veteran support services for the last several years, many veterans are unaware of these services. Accordingly, many veterans continue to struggle with unemployment, the need for continuing education and work skills, not knowing where to go for mental and physical health care, and how to handle veterans affairs claims. The parties contend that providing veterans services information to veterans who receive a driver's license or personal identification certificate would help veterans access the services they need. S.B. 1308 seeks to achieve this goal.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS S.B. 1308 amends the Transportation Code to require the Department of Public Safety (DPS) and the Texas Veterans Commission to jointly develop for veterans who receive a driver's license or personal identification certificate with a veteran's designation a one-page informational paper about veterans services provided by the state. The bill requires DPS to provide the informational paper to the recipient at the time a driver's license or a personal identification certificate with a veteran's designation is issued.
EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2015.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Interested parties point out that while Texas has been working to create and improve veteran support services for the last several years, many veterans are unaware of these services. Accordingly, many veterans continue to struggle with unemployment, the need for continuing education and work skills, not knowing where to go for mental and physical health care, and how to handle veterans affairs claims. The parties contend that providing veterans services information to veterans who receive a driver's license or personal identification certificate would help veterans access the services they need. S.B. 1308 seeks to achieve this goal.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS
S.B. 1308 amends the Transportation Code to require the Department of Public Safety (DPS) and the Texas Veterans Commission to jointly develop for veterans who receive a driver's license or personal identification certificate with a veteran's designation a one-page informational paper about veterans services provided by the state. The bill requires DPS to provide the informational paper to the recipient at the time a driver's license or a personal identification certificate with a veteran's designation is issued.
EFFECTIVE DATE
September 1, 2015.