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| 1 | 1 | 87R9815 MWC-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Neave H.B. No. 2666 | |
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| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to a veterans suicide prevention public awareness | |
| 8 | 8 | campaign. | |
| 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 434.027 to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | Sec. 434.027. VETERANS SUICIDE PREVENTION PUBLIC AWARENESS | |
| 13 | 13 | CAMPAIGN. (a) The Texas Veterans Commission, in collaboration | |
| 14 | 14 | with the Health and Human Services Commission, shall develop and | |
| 15 | 15 | implement a public awareness campaign to: | |
| 16 | 16 | (1) increase public awareness of suicide risk factors | |
| 17 | 17 | for veterans, including risk factors specific to women veterans; | |
| 18 | 18 | and | |
| 19 | 19 | (2) provide information relating to, and increase | |
| 20 | 20 | awareness of, suicide prevention services and organizations | |
| 21 | 21 | available to veterans, including services and organizations that | |
| 22 | 22 | address the needs of women veterans. | |
| 23 | 23 | (b) In implementing the campaign, the Texas Veterans | |
| 24 | 24 | Commission may engage in online advocacy, issue public service | |
| 25 | 25 | announcements, and distribute materials that cover the topics | |
| 26 | 26 | described by Subsection (a). | |
| 27 | 27 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |