| 1 | 1 | | 89R11868 JCG-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Bell of Montgomery H.B. No. 5176 |
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| 7 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 8 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 9 | 9 | | relating to the retired members of the Texas State Guard. |
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| 10 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 11 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 437, Government Code, is |
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| 12 | 12 | | amended by adding Section 437.3095 to read as follows: |
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| 13 | 13 | | Sec. 437.3095. TEXAS STATE GUARD RETIRED STATUS. (a) The |
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| 14 | 14 | | governor, or adjutant general under the governor's authority and |
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| 15 | 15 | | direction, shall place on retired status an officer or enlisted |
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| 16 | 16 | | service member of the Texas State Guard who: |
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| 17 | 17 | | (1) is physically disabled as a result of service; or |
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| 18 | 18 | | (2) has served the federal or state military |
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| 19 | 19 | | satisfactorily for at least 20 years. |
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| 20 | 20 | | (b) The governor, or adjutant general under the governor's |
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| 21 | 21 | | authority and direction, may advance the service member one grade |
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| 22 | 22 | | or rank at the time of the transfer into retired status. |
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| 23 | 23 | | SECTION 2. Section 437.308(a), Government Code, is amended |
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| 24 | 24 | | to read as follows: |
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| 25 | 25 | | (a) The commander of the Texas State Guard shall maintain |
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| 26 | 26 | | and preserve the individual and unit records of the Texas State |
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| 27 | 27 | | Guard and the officers and service members placed on retired status |
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| 28 | 28 | | [the Texas State Guard Honorary Reserve]. |
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| 29 | 29 | | SECTION 3. Section 437.309, Government Code, is repealed. |
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| 30 | 30 | | SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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