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By: Lucio |
S.B. No. 1676 |
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(In the Senate - Filed March 9, 2017; March 22, 2017, read |
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first time and referred to Committee on Veteran Affairs & Border |
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Security; May 1, 2017, reported adversely, with favorable |
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Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; |
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May 1, 2017, sent to printer.) |
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1676 |
By: Huffines |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the veterans county service office. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 434.032(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) In a county with a population of 200,000 or more, the |
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commissioners court shall maintain a veterans county service |
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office. The office must [be]: |
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(1) be separate and distinct from other county |
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offices; [and] |
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(2) be staffed by at least one full-time employee; and |
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(3) report directly to the commissioners court. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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