Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

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1		-	By: Hall, et al. S.B. No. 89
2		-	(Wilson)
	1	+	By: Hall, Creighton S.B. No. 89
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5	4		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	5		AN ACT
7	6		relating to a ribbon for certain members of the military forces who
8	7		served in support of operations to secure the Texas border.
9	8		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	9		SECTION 1. Section 437.355(a), Government Code, is amended
11	10		to read as follows:
12	11		(a) The governor or adjutant general, if delegated the
13	12		authority, may adopt policies and regulations relating to awarding:
14	13		(1) the Texas Purple Heart Medal, which shall be
15	14		awarded to a service member who:
16	15		(A) after September 11, 2001:
17	16		(i) was inducted into federal service from
18	17		the Texas National Guard; and
19	18		(ii) meets the criteria for an award of the
20	19		federal Purple Heart Medal; or
21	20		(B) was wounded or killed at Fort Hood on
22	21		November 5, 2009;
23	22		(2) the Texas Superior Service Medal, which shall be
24	23		awarded to:
25	24		(A) a service member of the Texas military forces
26	25		who has:
27	26		(i) completed 30 or more years of honorable
28	27		state service or a combination of state and federal service; and
29	28		(ii) continually demonstrated superior
30	29		performance and service while assigned to key leadership positions
31	30		demanding responsibility; or
32	31		(B) a civilian who has contributed significant
33	32		service to the Texas military forces;
34	33		(3) the Lone Star Distinguished Service Medal, which
35	34		shall be awarded to a member of the military forces of this state,
36	35		another state, or the United States for exceptionally outstanding
37	36		achievement or service to this state in performance of a duty of
38	37		great responsibility while serving with the Texas military forces
39	38		for whom the department receives a letter of recommendation for
40	39		award of the Lone Star Distinguished Service Medal that:
41	40		(A) gives an account of the exceptional
42	41		achievement or service; and
43	42		(B) includes facts and photographs, and extracts
44	43		from official documents to support and amplify the facts;
45	44		(4) the Texas Outstanding Service Medal, which shall
46	45		be awarded to a service member of the military forces of this state,
47	46		another state, or the United States who has performed service in a
48	47		superior and clearly outstanding manner;
49	48		(5) the Texas Humanitarian Service Medal, which shall
50	49		be awarded to a service member who:
51	50		(A) does not meet the criteria for an award of the
52	51		federal Humanitarian Service Medal;
53	52		(B) is a member of the Texas military forces; and
54	53		(C) while serving on state active duty or active
55	54		duty under state authority in accordance with Title 32, United
56	55		States Code, participates satisfactorily in defense support to a
57	56		mission under civilian authority to protect life or property during
58	57		or soon after a natural disaster or civil unrest in the state;
59	58		(6) the Texas Homeland Defense Service Medal, which
60	59		shall be awarded to a service member of the Texas military forces
61	60		who served:
62	61		(A) on or after September 11, 2001;
63	62		(B) on state active duty or active duty under
64	63		state authority in accordance with Title 32, United States Code;
65	64		and
66	65		(C) satisfactorily in defense support to a
67	66		mission in the state under civilian authority;
68	67		(7) the Federal Service Medal, which shall be awarded
69	68		to a service member who was inducted into federal service from the
70	69		Texas military forces between June 15, 1940, and January 1, 1946, or
71	70		after June 1, 1950, if the service was for more than 90 days;
72	71		(8) the Texas Combat Service Ribbon, which shall be
73	72		awarded to a service member of the Texas National Guard who served,
74	73		after September 11, 2001, in a hostile fire zone as designated by
75	74		the United States secretary of defense;
76	75		(9) the Texas Faithful Service Medal, which shall be
77	76		awarded to a member of the Texas military forces who has completed
78	77		five years of honorable service during which the service member has
79	78		shown fidelity to duty, efficient service, and great loyalty to
80	79		this state;
81	80		(10) the Texas Medal of Merit, which shall be awarded
82	81		to a member of the military forces of this state, another state, or
83	82		the United States who performs outstanding service or attains
84	83		extraordinary achievement in behalf of the state or United States;
85	84		(11) the Texas State Guard Service Medal, which shall
86	85		be awarded to a service member who completes three consecutive
87	86		years of honorable service in the Texas State Guard during which the
88	87		service member has shown fidelity to duty, efficient service, and
89	88		great loyalty to this state;
90	89		(12) the Texas Desert Shield/Desert Storm Campaign
91	90		Medal, which shall be awarded to a service member who was inducted
92	91		into federal service from the Texas National Guard after August 1,
93	92		1990, in support of Operation Desert Shield or Operation Desert
94	93		Storm, without regard to the place that the service member was
95	94		deployed while serving on active federal military duty;
96	95		(13) the Texas Iraqi Campaign Medal, which shall be
97	96		awarded to a service member who was inducted into federal service
98	97		from the Texas National Guard, without regard to the place that the
99	98		service member was deployed while serving on active federal
100	99		military duty, after:
101	100		(A) March 19, 2003, in support of Operation Iraqi
102	101		Freedom; or
103	102		(B) August 31, 2010, in support of Operation New
104	103		Dawn;
105	104		(14) the Texas Afghanistan Campaign Medal, which shall
106	105		be awarded to a service member who was inducted into federal service
107	106		from the Texas National Guard after October 6, 2001, in support of
108	107		Operation Enduring Freedom, without regard to the place that the
109	108		service member was deployed while serving on active federal
110	109		military duty; [and]
111	110		(15) the Cold War Medal, which, subject to Subsection
112	111		(c), shall be awarded to a member of the military forces of this
113	112		state or the United States who:
114	113		(A) served between September 2, 1945, and
115	114		December 26, 1991; and
116	115		(B) was a resident of this state at the time the
117	116		service member entered military service; and
118	117		(16) the Texas Border Security and Support Service
119	118		Ribbon, which shall be awarded to a member of the state military
120	119		forces who served:
121	120		(A) on or after July 28, 2014;
122	121		(B) on state active duty for at least 30
123	122		consecutive days; and
124	123		(C) satisfactorily in support of operations to
125	124		secure the Texas border.
126	125		SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.