Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

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1	1	85R22861 YDB-F
2	2	By: Cain, King of Parker, Wilson, Lambert, H.B. No. 1912
3	3	Blanco, et al.
4	4	Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1912:
5	5	By: Gutierrez C.S.H.B. No. 1912
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8	8	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
9	9	AN ACT
10	10	relating to the Texas Medal for the Defense of Freedom award.
11	11	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
12	12	SECTION 1. Section 437.355(a), Government Code, as amended
13	13	by Chapters 144 (H.B. 115) and 760 (H.B. 2108), Acts of the 84th
14	14	Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, is reenacted and amended to
15	15	read as follows:
16	16	(a) The governor or adjutant general, if delegated the
17	17	authority, may adopt policies and regulations relating to awarding:
18	18	(1) the Texas Purple Heart Medal, which shall be
19	19	awarded to a service member who:
20	20	(A) after September 11, 2001:
21	21	(i) was inducted into federal service from
22	22	the Texas National Guard; and
23	23	(ii) meets the criteria for an award of the
24	24	federal Purple Heart Medal; or
25	25	(B) was wounded or killed at Fort Hood on
26	26	November 5, 2009;
27	27	(2) the Texas Superior Service Medal, which shall be
28	28	awarded to:
29	29	(A) a service member of the Texas military forces
30	30	who has:
31	31	(i) completed 30 or more years of honorable
32	32	state service or a combination of state and federal service; and
33	33	(ii) continually demonstrated superior
34	34	performance and service while assigned to key leadership positions
35	35	demanding responsibility; or
36	36	(B) a civilian who has contributed significant
37	37	service to the Texas military forces;
38	38	(3) the Lone Star Distinguished Service Medal, which
39	39	shall be awarded to a member of the military forces of this state,
40	40	another state, or the United States for exceptionally outstanding
41	41	achievement or service to this state in performance of a duty of
42	42	great responsibility while serving with the Texas military forces
43	43	for whom the department receives a letter of recommendation for
44	44	award of the Lone Star Distinguished Service Medal that:
45	45	(A) gives an account of the exceptional
46	46	achievement or service; and
47	47	(B) includes facts and photographs, and extracts
48	48	from official documents to support and amplify the facts;
49	49	(4) the Texas Outstanding Service Medal, which shall
50	50	be awarded to a service member of the military forces of this state,
51	51	another state, or the United States who has performed service in a
52	52	superior and clearly outstanding manner;
53	53	(5) the Texas Humanitarian Service Medal, which shall
54	54	be awarded to a service member who:
55	55	(A) does not meet the criteria for an award of the
56	56	federal Humanitarian Service Medal;
57	57	(B) is a member of the Texas military forces; and
58	58	(C) while serving on state active duty or active
59	59	duty under state authority in accordance with Title 32, United
60	60	States Code, participates satisfactorily in defense support to a
61	61	mission under civilian authority to protect life or property during
62	62	or soon after a natural disaster or civil unrest in the state;
63	63	(6) the Texas Homeland Defense Service Medal, which
64	64	shall be awarded to a service member of the Texas military forces
65	65	who served:
66	66	(A) on or after September 11, 2001;
67	67	(B) on state active duty or active duty under
68	68	state authority in accordance with Title 32, United States Code;
69	69	and
70	70	(C) satisfactorily in defense support to a
71	71	mission in the state under civilian authority;
72	72	(7) the Federal Service Medal, which shall be awarded
73	73	to a service member who was inducted into federal service from the
74	74	Texas military forces between June 15, 1940, and January 1, 1946, or
75	75	after June 1, 1950, if the service was for more than 90 days;
76	76	(8) the Texas Combat Service Ribbon, which shall be
77	77	awarded to a service member of the Texas National Guard who served,
78	78	after September 11, 2001, in a hostile fire zone as designated by
79	79	the United States secretary of defense;
80	80	(9) the Texas Faithful Service Medal, which shall be
81	81	awarded to a member of the Texas military forces who has completed
82	82	five years of honorable service during which the service member has
83	83	shown fidelity to duty, efficient service, and great loyalty to
84	84	this state;
85	85	(10) the Texas Medal of Merit, which shall be awarded
86	86	to a member of the military forces of this state, another state, or
87	87	the United States who performs outstanding service or attains
88	88	extraordinary achievement in behalf of the state or United States;
89	89	(11) the Texas State Guard Service Medal, which shall
90	90	be awarded to a service member who completes three consecutive
91	91	years of honorable service in the Texas State Guard during which the
92	92	service member has shown fidelity to duty, efficient service, and
93	93	great loyalty to this state;
94	94	(12) the Texas Desert Shield/Desert Storm Campaign
95	95	Medal, which shall be awarded to a service member who was inducted
96	96	into federal service from the Texas National Guard after August 1,
97	97	1990, in support of Operation Desert Shield or Operation Desert
98	98	Storm, without regard to the place that the service member was
99	99	deployed while serving on active federal military duty;
100	100	(13) the Texas Iraqi Campaign Medal, which shall be
101	101	awarded to a service member who was inducted into federal service
102	102	from the Texas National Guard, without regard to the place that the
103	103	service member was deployed while serving on active federal
104	104	military duty, after:
105	105	(A) March 19, 2003, in support of Operation Iraqi
106	106	Freedom; or
107	107	(B) August 31, 2010, in support of Operation New
108	108	Dawn;
109	109	(14) the Texas Afghanistan Campaign Medal, which shall
110	110	be awarded to a service member who was inducted into federal service
111	111	from the Texas National Guard after October 6, 2001, in support of
112	112	Operation Enduring Freedom, without regard to the place that the
113	113	service member was deployed while serving on active federal
114	114	military duty; [and]
115	115	(15) the Cold War Medal, which, subject to Subsection
116	116	(c), shall be awarded to a member of the military forces of this
117	117	state or the United States who:
118	118	(A) served between September 2, 1945, and
119	119	December 26, 1991; and
120	120	(B) was a resident of this state at the time the
121	121	service member entered military service; and
122	122	(16) the Texas Medal for the Defense of Freedom, which
123	123	shall be awarded to any civilian who is killed or wounded by hostile
124	124	action while serving under any competent authority of the
125	125	department under conditions for which a service member would be
126	126	eligible for receipt of the Texas Purple Heart Medal.
127	127	SECTION 2. To the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails
128	128	over another Act of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017,
129	129	relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted
130	130	codes.
131	131	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.