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| 1 | 1 | 85R1295 MTB-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Burton S.B. No. 299 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the appointment of an associate commissioner for | |
| 8 | 8 | veterans services at the Health and Human Services Commission. | |
| 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; | |
| 17 | 17 | (2) make recommendations on the improvement and | |
| 18 | 18 | coordination of veterans services; and | |
| 19 | 19 | (3) coordinate with other state agencies to enhance | |
| 20 | 20 | veterans services. | |
| 21 | 21 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |