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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to establishing a pilot program to hire assistant veterans |
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county service officers in certain counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 434, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 434.0331 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 434.0331. ASSISTANT VETERANS COUNTY SERVICE OFFICER |
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PILOT PROGRAM. (a) The commission shall establish and implement a |
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pilot program in a county with a population of less than 2.1 million |
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in which a municipality with a population of more than one million |
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is located to award grants to the veterans county service office in |
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the county to hire additional assistant veterans county service |
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officers to provide services as provided by Section 434.035. |
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(b) The commission shall enter into a written agreement with |
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a grant recipient specifying the terms of the grant and including |
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appropriate provisions for program and fiscal monitoring. |
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(c) Not later than January 1, 2027, the commission shall |
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prepare and submit to the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of |
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the house of representatives, and each member of the legislature a |
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written report on the effectiveness of the pilot program. The |
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report must include: |
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(1) the number of: |
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(A) veterans served under the pilot program; and |
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(B) claims filed by assistant veterans county |
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service officers hired under the pilot program; and |
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(2) the commission's recommendations on whether the |
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pilot program should be continued, expanded, or terminated. |
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(d) This section expires September 1, 2027. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |