Bill Text: TX SB1679 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the use of the fund for veterans' assistance to provide grants to support veterans county service offices.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-06-12 - Effective on 9/1/17 [SB1679 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SB1679-Enrolled.html
S.B. No. 1679 |
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relating to the use of the fund for veterans' assistance to provide | ||
grants to support veterans county service offices. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 434.017, Government Code, is amended by | ||
adding Subsection (c-3) and amending Subsection (d) to read as | ||
follows: | ||
(c-3) In making the grants required under Subsection (c), | ||
the Texas Veterans Commission shall use at least five percent of the | ||
money appropriated to the commission under that subsection in each | ||
state fiscal year to provide grants to veterans county service | ||
offices created as provided by Section 434.032. A veterans county | ||
service office that receives a grant under Subsection (c) shall use | ||
the money to provide direct assistance and services to veterans | ||
residing in the county served by that office. On July 1 of each | ||
state fiscal year, if the commission has not received sufficient | ||
grant requests from veterans county service offices to make grants | ||
to the offices in the amount of five percent of the money | ||
appropriated to the commission under Subsection (c) in that state | ||
fiscal year, the commission may use any amount of the five percent | ||
remaining on that date for any purpose authorized under that | ||
subsection. This subsection may not be construed to prevent the | ||
commission from using more than five percent of the money | ||
appropriated to the commission under Subsection (c) to provide | ||
grants to veterans county service offices. | ||
(d) The Texas Veterans Commission may adopt rules governing | ||
the award of grants by the commission under this section. The | ||
commission shall adopt rules governing the award of grants to | ||
veterans county service offices under Subsection (c-3). | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. | ||
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President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1679 passed the Senate on | ||
May 9, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 27, Nays 4. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1679 passed the House on | ||
May 23, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 132, Nays 12, two | ||
present not voting. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||
Approved: | ||
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Date | ||
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Governor |