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| 1 | 1 | 86R12734 AAF-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Flynn H.B. No. 4291 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to a grant program administered by the Texas Veterans | |
| 8 | 8 | Commission to provide energy industry career training for veterans. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 434, Government Code, is | |
| 11 | 11 | amended by adding Section 434.026 to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | Sec. 434.026. GRANTS FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. (a) | |
| 13 | 13 | The Texas Veterans Commission shall develop and administer a grant | |
| 14 | 14 | program to provide financial assistance to veterans seeking a | |
| 15 | 15 | certification or training to prepare for employment in the energy | |
| 16 | 16 | industry. | |
| 17 | 17 | (b) The commission, in coordination with the General Land | |
| 18 | 18 | Office and Veterans' Land Board, shall conduct an outreach campaign | |
| 19 | 19 | to encourage veterans to participate in the grant program | |
| 20 | 20 | established under this section. | |
| 21 | 21 | (c) The commission shall adopt rules to implement the grant | |
| 22 | 22 | program established under this section, including rules | |
| 23 | 23 | establishing criteria for eligibility and terms of the grant. | |
| 24 | 24 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |