88R749 SGM-D
By: Schwertner, King S.B. No. 723
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to retired members of the Texas State Guard.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 437.309, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 437.309. TEXAS STATE GUARD RETIRED STATUS [HONORARY
RESERVE]. (a) The governor, [or] adjutant general, or commander of
the Texas State Guard, under the governor's authority and
direction, shall place on retired status [may transfer to the Texas
State Guard Honorary Reserve] an officer or enlisted service member
of the Texas State Guard who, on separation from the Texas State
Guard:
(1) is physically disabled as a result of service[;
[(2) is at least 60 years of age]; or
(2) [(3)] has served the federal or state military
satisfactorily for at least 20 years of combined service, with at
least five years of service in the Texas State Guard.
(b) The governor may advance the service member one grade or
rank at the time of placement on retired status [the transfer into
the honorary reserve]. For a service member who is not a general
officer, the adjutant general may advance the service member one
grade or rank at the time of placement on retired status [the
transfer into the honorary reserve].
(c) The commander of the Texas State Guard shall issue an
identification card to an officer or service member who is placed on
retired status.
SECTION 2. Section 437.308(a), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) The commander of the Texas State Guard shall maintain
and preserve the individual and unit records of the Texas State
Guard and the officers or service members placed on retired status
[the Texas State Guard Honorary Reserve].
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.