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| The Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs and Military Installations will |
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| meet on Thursday, June 17, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. at the Fort Worth City |
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| Council Chamber, 1000 Throckmorton Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76102. The |
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| Committee will take up and consider the following interim charges: |
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| Study veteran employment and veteran-owned small business issues, including |
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| the usefulness of creating a veteran-specific employment database to target |
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| job openings tailored to the skill sets of Texas' returning veterans. |
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| Include an assessment and recommendations to best implement the veteran |
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| Examine the use of the new GI Bill by veterans and their families in |
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| conjunction with the changes made to the Hazlewood Act during the 81st |
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| Legislature, Regular Session, as the number of service members returning |
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| Iraq and Afghanistan continues to rise. Include an assessment and |
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| recommendations on how the programs can be maximized to better serve |
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| veterans and their families. |
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| Inventory and assess veteran workforce programs offered by state agencies |
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| (i.e., TVC, TWC, TAG), and include the usefulness of creating a |
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| veteran-specific employment database, which would target job openings |
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| tailored to the skill set of Texas' returning veterans as well as job |
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| training for spouses. Make recommendations to allow agencies to work more |
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| effectively and for efficient implementation of a veteran employment |
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| Consider the mission of the State Guard and the numbers of volunteers |
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| within the State Guard. Make recommendations to incentivize recruitment and |
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| retention of volunteers to the State Guard. |
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| Invited and public testimony will be considered. Public testimony will be |
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| limited to three minutes per person. |
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