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AN ACT
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relating to the qualifications to be a veterans county service |
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officer. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 434.033(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) To be appointed as an officer a person must: |
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(1) be qualified by education and training for the |
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duties of the office; |
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(2) be experienced in the law, regulations, and |
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rulings of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs |
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controlling cases that come before the commission; and |
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(3) have the service experience specified by |
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Subsection (c) or be: |
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(A) a widowed Gold Star Mother or unremarried |
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widow of a serviceman or veteran whose death resulted from service; |
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or |
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(B) the spouse of a disabled veteran who has a |
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total disability rating based either on having a service-connected |
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disability with a disability rating of 100 percent or on individual |
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unemployability. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3872 was passed by the House on April |
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30, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting; that the House refused to concur in Senate amendments to |
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H.B. No. 3872 on May 29, 2009, and requested the appointment of a |
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conference committee to consider the differences between the two |
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houses; and that the House adopted the conference committee report |
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on H.B. No. 3872 on May 31, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 147, |
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Nays 0, 1 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3872 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 25, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0; at the request of the House, the Senate appointed a conference |
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committee to consider the differences between the two houses; and |
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that the Senate adopted the conference committee report on H.B. No. |
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3872 on May 31, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |