86R14084 SRA-D
By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 2104
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the creation of the Texas Veterans County Service
Officer Task Force.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 434, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 434.040 to read as follows:
Sec. 434.040. TEXAS VETERANS COUNTY SERVICE OFFICER TASK
FORCE. (a) In this section, "task force" means the Texas Veterans
County Service Officer Task Force.
(b) The Texas Veterans County Service Officer Task Force is
established to study the impact and efficacy of officers in this
state.
(c) The task force is composed of the following members:
(1) the chair of the House Committee on Defense and
Veterans' Affairs;
(2) the chair of the Senate Committee on Veteran
Affairs and Border Security;
(3) a representative of the Texas Veterans Commission;
(4) officers from various regions of the state; and
(5) a representative of the Texas Coalition of
Veterans Organizations.
(d) The task force shall:
(1) examine the role and duties of officers in each
county;
(2) identify the regions of this state that are in need
of officers; and
(3) determine types and levels of support needed from
this state in order for officers to appropriately advocate for the
veterans served by the officers.
(e) Not later than December 1, 2020, the task force shall
prepare and submit a report on the issues described in Subsection
(d) to the Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs and Border Security,
House Committee on Defense and Veterans' Affairs, and Texas
Veterans Commission.
(f) This section expires January 1, 2021.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.