By: West S.B. No. 651
(In the Senate - Filed December 18, 2024; February 3, 2025,
read first time and referred to Committee on Veteran Affairs;
April 2, 2025, reported adversely, with favorable Committee
Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; April 2, 2025,
sent to printer.)
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 651 By: Hall
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the requirement that a veterans county service office
report to the commissioners court or a designated county executive
official.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 434.032(a), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) In a county with a population of 200,000 or more, the
commissioners court shall maintain a veterans county service
office. The office must:
(1) be separate and distinct from other county
offices;
(2) be staffed by at least one full-time employee; and
(3) report directly to the commissioners court or a
designated county executive official.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
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