Texas 2021 - 87th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1060 Compare Versions

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1	1	87R1618 JCG-F
2	2	By: King of Parker H.B. No. 1060
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to a ribbon for certain service members of the military who
8	8	served in support of operations to secure this state's
9	9	international border.
10	10	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
11	11	SECTION 1. Section 437.355(a), Government Code, is amended
12	12	to read as follows:
13	13	(a) The governor or adjutant general, if delegated the
14	14	authority, may adopt policies and regulations relating to awarding:
15	15	(1) the Texas Purple Heart Medal, which shall be
16	16	awarded to a service member who:
17	17	(A) after September 11, 2001:
18	18	(i) was inducted into federal service from
19	19	the Texas National Guard; and
20	20	(ii) meets the criteria for an award of the
21	21	federal Purple Heart Medal; or
22	22	(B) was wounded or killed at Fort Hood on
23	23	November 5, 2009;
24	24	(2) the Texas Superior Service Medal, which shall be
25	25	awarded to:
26	26	(A) a service member of the Texas military forces
27	27	who has:
28	28	(i) completed 30 or more years of honorable
29	29	state service or a combination of state and federal service; and
30	30	(ii) continually demonstrated superior
31	31	performance and service while assigned to key leadership positions
32	32	demanding responsibility; or
33	33	(B) a civilian who has contributed significant
34	34	service to the Texas military forces;
35	35	(3) the Lone Star Distinguished Service Medal, which
36	36	shall be awarded to a member of the military forces of this state,
37	37	another state, or the United States for exceptionally outstanding
38	38	achievement or service to this state in performance of a duty of
39	39	great responsibility while serving with the Texas military forces
40	40	for whom the department receives a letter of recommendation for
41	41	award of the Lone Star Distinguished Service Medal that:
42	42	(A) gives an account of the exceptional
43	43	achievement or service; and
44	44	(B) includes facts and photographs, and extracts
45	45	from official documents to support and amplify the facts;
46	46	(4) the Texas Outstanding Service Medal, which shall
47	47	be awarded to a service member of the military forces of this state,
48	48	another state, or the United States who has performed service,
49	49	either individually or as a member of a crew, in a superior and
50	50	clearly outstanding manner;
51	51	(5) the Texas Humanitarian Service Medal, which shall
52	52	be awarded to a service member who:
53	53	(A) does not meet the criteria for an award of the
54	54	federal Humanitarian Service Medal;
55	55	(B) is a member of the Texas military forces; and
56	56	(C) while serving on state active duty or active
57	57	duty under state authority in accordance with Title 32, United
58	58	States Code, participates satisfactorily in defense support to a
59	59	mission under civilian authority to protect life or property during
60	60	or soon after a natural disaster or civil unrest in the state;
61	61	(6) the Texas Homeland Defense Service Medal, which
62	62	shall be awarded to a service member of the Texas military forces
63	63	who served:
64	64	(A) on or after September 11, 2001;
65	65	(B) on state active duty or active duty under
66	66	state authority in accordance with Title 32, United States Code;
67	67	and
68	68	(C) satisfactorily in defense support to a
69	69	mission in the state under civilian authority;
70	70	(7) the Federal Service Medal, which shall be awarded
71	71	to a service member who was inducted into federal service from the
72	72	Texas military forces between June 15, 1940, and January 1, 1946, or
73	73	after June 1, 1950, if the service was for more than 90 days;
74	74	(8) the Texas Combat Service Ribbon, which shall be
75	75	awarded to a service member of the Texas National Guard who served,
76	76	after September 11, 2001, in a hostile fire zone as designated by
77	77	the United States secretary of defense;
78	78	(9) the Texas Faithful Service Medal, which shall be
79	79	awarded to a member of the Texas military forces who has completed
80	80	five years of honorable service during which the service member has
81	81	shown fidelity to duty, efficient service, and great loyalty to
82	82	this state;
83	83	(10) the Texas Medal of Merit, which shall be awarded
84	84	to a member of the military forces of this state, another state, or
85	85	the United States who performs outstanding service or attains
86	86	extraordinary achievement, either individually or as a member of a
87	87	crew, in behalf of the state or United States;
88	88	(11) the Texas State Guard Service Medal, which shall
89	89	be awarded to a service member who completes three consecutive
90	90	years of honorable service in the Texas State Guard during which the
91	91	service member has shown fidelity to duty, efficient service, and
92	92	great loyalty to this state;
93	93	(12) the Texas Desert Shield/Desert Storm Campaign
94	94	Medal, which shall be awarded to a service member who was inducted
95	95	into federal service from the Texas National Guard after August 1,
96	96	1990, in support of Operation Desert Shield or Operation Desert
97	97	Storm, without regard to the place that the service member was
98	98	deployed while serving on active federal military duty;
99	99	(13) the Texas Iraqi Campaign Medal, which shall be
100	100	awarded to a service member who was inducted into federal service
101	101	from the Texas National Guard, without regard to the place that the
102	102	service member was deployed while serving on active federal
103	103	military duty, after:
104	104	(A) March 19, 2003, in support of Operation Iraqi
105	105	Freedom; or
106	106	(B) August 31, 2010, in support of Operation New
107	107	Dawn;
108	108	(14) the Texas Afghanistan Campaign Medal, which shall
109	109	be awarded to a service member who was inducted into federal service
110	110	from the Texas National Guard after October 6, 2001, in support of
111	111	Operation Enduring Freedom, without regard to the place that the
112	112	service member was deployed while serving on active federal
113	113	military duty; [and]
114	114	(15) the Cold War Medal, which, subject to Subsection
115	115	(c), shall be awarded to a member of the military forces of this
116	116	state or the United States who:
117	117	(A) served between September 2, 1945, and
118	118	December 26, 1991; and
119	119	(B) was a resident of this state at the time the
120	120	service member entered military service; and
121	121	(16) the Texas Border Security and Support Service
122	122	Ribbon, which shall be awarded to a service member of the military
123	123	forces of this state, another state, or the United States who
124	124	served:
125	125	(A) on or after July 28, 2014;
126	126	(B) on state active duty or active duty under
127	127	state authority in accordance with Title 32, United States Code,
128	128	for at least 90 consecutive days, or in response to an emergency
129	129	activation; and
130	130	(C) honorably in support of operations under
131	131	civilian authority to secure this state's international border.
132	132	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.