85R8139 AAF-D
By: Lucio S.B. No. 805
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the duties of the Texas Women Veterans Program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 434.203, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 434.203. COORDINATOR. (a) The executive director
shall designate a women veterans coordinator for this state.
(b) The coordinator or the coordinator's designee shall
serve as a liaison between state and federal agencies and
organizations that provide benefits and services to women veterans.
SECTION 2. Section 434.204, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 434.204. GENERAL PROGRAM DUTIES. The program shall:
(1) provide assistance to the women veterans of this
state as provided by this subchapter;
(2) perform outreach functions to improve the
awareness of women veterans of their eligibility for federal and
state veterans' benefits and services;
(3) assess the needs of women veterans with respect to
benefits and services;
(4) review programs, research projects, and other
initiatives designed to address the needs of the women veterans of
this state;
(5) make recommendations to the executive director
regarding the improvement of benefits and services to women
veterans; [and]
(6) incorporate issues concerning women veterans in
commission planning regarding veterans' benefits and services; and
(7) establish a clearinghouse of information relating
to services and resources for women veterans.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.