85R1837 JAM-D
By: Thierry, et al. H.B. No. 2836
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a study and report on the establishment and
implementation of a program that provides financial assistance to
property owners who offer housing to veterans at risk of
homelessness.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. (a) The comptroller of public accounts shall
conduct a study to evaluate the feasibility, methods, and costs of
establishing and implementing a program that provides financial
assistance to property owners who offer housing to veterans at risk
of homelessness.
(b) In conducting the study, the comptroller shall:
(1) evaluate and identify any sources of funding that
might be available to cover the probable cost of the program;
(2) evaluate methods that have been implemented by
other states to provide a similar program; and
(3) identify the state agency or agencies that could
most efficiently implement and administer the program.
(c) Not later than September 1, 2018, the comptroller shall
submit to the legislature a written report on the results of the
study and any recommendations for legislative or other action.
(d) This Act expires September 1, 2019.
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, 2017.