Bill
SB 1679
85(R) - 2017
Senate Veteran Affairs & Border Security
House Defense & Veterans' Affairs
Senate Veteran Affairs & Border Security
House Defense & Veterans' Affairs
State Agencies
Veterans
Vote Recommendation
Neutral
-
Neutral
-
Neutral
-
Neutral
-
Neutral
-
Neutral
Author(s)
Eddie Lucio Jr.
Sponsor(s)
Roland Gutierrez
Bill Caption
Relating to the use of the fund for veterans' assistance to support veterans county service offices.
Fiscal Notes
From the LBB: no significant fiscal implication to the state is anticipated.
Bill Analysis
Under current law, the Fund for Veterans’ Assistance is appropriated to the Texas Veterans Commission. SB 1679 would require the commission to use at least 5% of the money for grants to counties that operate a veterans county service office. The grants would be used to provide direct assistance and services to veterans
residing in the county served by that office.
Vote Recommendation Notes
This bill neither creates a new veterans preference program nor expands an existing one. It prioritizes how a portion of funds in the existing program are to be used. For these reasons we remain neutral. Nonetheless it is worth noting that this legislation does not take into account the veteran population of each county for the purposes of funding levels. This is likely to benefit counties with fewer veterans at the expense of counties with a greater number of veterans.
Organizations Supporting
Texas Coalition of Veterans Organizations