84R31604 AAF-D
By: Campbell, et al. S.B. No. 1824
(King of Taylor)
Substitute the following for S.B. No. 1824: No.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a study and report on the awarding of the Texas
Legislative Medal of Honor.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. (a) The standing committees of both houses of
the legislature with primary jurisdiction over military and
veterans affairs shall conduct a joint study on the nomination and
selection process for the award of the Texas Legislative Medal of
Honor. The study must evaluate:
(1) the military tradition for a medal of honor and
methods to ensure that the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor upholds
that military tradition;
(2) how a service member is nominated and methods to
ensure that the service member is nominated based only on the merit
of the service performed by the service member; and
(3) a process by which the adjutant general may
evaluate the qualifications of nominees for the Texas Legislative
Medal of Honor.
(b) Not later than December 1, 2016, the standing committees
of both houses of the legislature with primary jurisdiction over
military and veterans affairs shall jointly submit to the governor,
the lieutenant governor, and the legislature a written report that
summarizes the findings of the study conducted under Subsection (a)
of this section.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2015.