Bill Text: TX SB664 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Relating to the allocation of certain grants from the fund for veterans' assistance.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2013-05-21 - Placed on General State Calendar [SB664 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SB664-Engrossed.html
By: Davis, Campbell, Van de Putte | S.B. No. 664 |
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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) Not later than May 1 of each even-numbered year, 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 high-priority needs identified under Subdivision (1); and | ||
(3) identify any gaps between the needs identified | ||
under Subdivision (1) and the services available to address those | ||
needs. | ||
(c-2) The commission shall incorporate the results of the | ||
needs assessment and other determinations under Subsection (c-1) in | ||
its process for awarding grants from the fund for veterans' | ||
assistance. | ||
SECTION 2. Not later than May 1, 2014, the Texas Veterans | ||
Commission shall conduct a needs assessment and make other | ||
determinations required by Subsection (c-1), Section 434.017, | ||
Government Code, as added by this Act. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |