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S.B. No. 655
1 SERVICE OFFICERS. (a) The commission may accept donated computers
2 from any person, including a governmental entity, and cooperate
3 with that person to establish a program to provide computers at no
4 cost to interested veterans county service officers.
5 (b) A veterans county service officer who obtains a computer
6 under this program shall:
7 (1) make the computer available to veterans at the
8 veterans county service office; or
9 (2) lend the computer to veterans in a manner
10 determined by the officer and approved by the county commissioners
11 court.
12 SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 656, Government Code, is
13 amended by adding Section 656.027 to read as follows:
14 Sec. 656.027. PREFERENCE FOR VETERANS ON STATE EMPLOYMENT
15 FORMS. The commission shall include on all forms relating to state
16 agency employment that are prescribed by the commission under this
17 subchapter or other law a statement regarding the requirement
18 prescribed by Chapter 657 that each state agency give a veterans
19 employment preference until the agency workforce is composed of at
20 least 40 percent veterans.
21 SECTION 3. Subchapter C, Chapter 161, Natural Resources
22 Code, is amended by adding Section 161.075 to read as follows:
23 Sec. 161.075. INFORMATION FOR LENDING INSTITUTIONS.
24 (a) In this section, "lending institution" has the meaning
25 assigned by Section 161.502.
26 (b) On request, the board shall provide to a lending
27 institution information regarding state land and housing benefits3
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Texas. Legislature. Senate. 78th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 655, Chapter 69, legislative document, May 16, 2003; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth159505/m1/3/: accessed June 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.