| 1 | 1 | | By: Lopez of Bexar H.B. No. 440 |
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| 4 | 4 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 5 | 5 | | AN ACT |
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| 6 | 6 | | relating to the use of the fund for veterans' assistance to provide |
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| 7 | 7 | | pro bono legal services to veterans and active duty service |
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| 8 | 8 | | members. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Section 434.017(c), Government Code, is amended |
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| 11 | 11 | | to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | (c) Money in the fund may only be appropriated to the Texas |
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| 13 | 13 | | Veterans Commission. Money appropriated under this subsection |
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| 14 | 14 | | shall be used to: |
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| 15 | 15 | | (1) make grants to address veterans' needs; |
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| 16 | 16 | | (2) make grants to provide pro bono legal services to |
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| 17 | 17 | | veterans, active duty members of the United States armed forces, |
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| 18 | 18 | | and members of the state military forces; |
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| 19 | 19 | | (3) administer the fund; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | (4) [(3)] analyze and investigate data received from |
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| 21 | 21 | | the federal Public Assistance Reporting Information System (PARIS) |
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| 22 | 22 | | that is administered by the Administration for Children and |
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| 23 | 23 | | Families of the United States Department of Health and Human |
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| 24 | 24 | | Services. |
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| 25 | 25 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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