Bill Text: TX SB1879 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the allocation of certain grants from the fund for veterans' assistance.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-05-28 - Effective on 9/1/15 [SB1879 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SB1879-Enrolled.html
| S.B. No. 1879 | ||
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| relating to the allocation of certain grants from the fund for | ||
| veterans' assistance. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 434.017, Government Code, is amended by | ||
| adding Subsections (c-1) and (c-2) to read as follows: | ||
| (c-1) Every four years, the commission shall: | ||
| (1) conduct a needs assessment to identify the | ||
| specific high-priority needs of veterans and the services available | ||
| to address those needs; | ||
| (2) determine the grant categories that correspond to | ||
| the needs identified under Subdivision (1); and | ||
| (3) identify any discrepancy between the needs | ||
| identified under Subdivision (1) and the services available to | ||
| address those needs. | ||
| (c-2) On completion of the needs assessment and other | ||
| determinations under Subsection (c-1), the commission shall | ||
| incorporate the results of the assessment and determinations into | ||
| the commission's process for awarding grants from the fund for | ||
| veterans' assistance. | ||
| SECTION 2. Not later than June 1, 2016, the Texas Veterans | ||
| Commission shall conduct the initial needs assessment, make | ||
| determinations, and incorporate the results of the assessment and | ||
| determinations as required by Sections 434.017(c-1) and (c-2), | ||
| Government Code, as added by this Act. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1879 passed the Senate on | ||
| April 20, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1879 passed the House on | ||
| May 15, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 0, two | ||
| present not voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| Approved: | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
