By: Hopper H.B. No. 1305
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the qualifications for appointment as adjutant general.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 437.052(c), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(c) To be eligible for appointment as adjutant general, a
service member must:
(1) at the time of appointment, be serving as an [a
federally recognized] officer of not less than colonel in the Texas
military forces [National Guard]; and
(2) [have previously served on active duty or active
duty for training with the United States Army or Air Force;
[(3) meet for the year the appointment is made the
submission requirements of the General Officer Federal Recognition
Board or its successor; and
[(4)] have completed at least 15 years of service as a
[federally recognized reserve or active duty] commissioned officer
with an active unit of the United States Army or Air Force[, the
National Guard,] or the Texas military forces [National Guard,
including at least five years with the Texas National Guard].
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.