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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the duties of the Texas Women Veterans Program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 434.203, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 434.203. COORDINATOR. (a) The executive director |
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shall designate a women veterans coordinator for this state. |
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(b) The coordinator or the coordinator's designee shall |
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serve as a liaison between state and federal agencies and |
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organizations that provide benefits and services to women veterans. |
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SECTION 2. Section 434.204, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 434.204. GENERAL PROGRAM DUTIES. The program shall: |
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(1) provide assistance to the women veterans of this |
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state as provided by this subchapter; |
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(2) perform outreach functions to improve the |
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awareness of women veterans of their eligibility for federal and |
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state veterans' benefits and services; |
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(3) assess the needs of women veterans with respect to |
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benefits and services; |
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(4) review programs, research projects, and other |
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initiatives designed to address the needs of the women veterans of |
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this state; |
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(5) make recommendations to the executive director |
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regarding the improvement of benefits and services to women |
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veterans; [and] |
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(6) incorporate issues concerning women veterans in |
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commission planning regarding veterans' benefits and services; and |
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(7) establish a clearinghouse of information relating |
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to services and resources for women veterans. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |