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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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GOVERNMENT CODE |
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Title 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH |
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Subtitle C. STATE MILITARY FORCES AND VETERANS |
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Chapter 434. VETERAN ASSISTANCE AGENCIES |
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Subchapter A. TEXAS VETERANS COMMISSION |
Sec. 434.017. FUND FOR VETERANS' ASSISTANCE
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The fund is composed of:
(1) money transferred to the fund at the direction of the legislature;
(2) gifts and grants contributed to the fund;
(3) the earnings of the fund;
(4) money transferred to the fund from proceeds of the lottery game operated under Section 466.027 or transferred to the fund under Section 466.408(b); and
(5) money deposited to the credit of the fund under Section 502.1746, Transportation Code.
(b) Except as provided by Subsections (c) and (e), money in the fund may not be appropriated for any purpose.
(c) Money in the fund may only be appropriated to the Texas Veterans Commission. Money appropriated under this subsection shall be used to:
(1) make grants to address veterans' needs;
(2) administer the fund; and
(3) analyze and investigate data received from the federal Public Assistance Reporting Information System (PARIS) that is administered by the Administration for Children and Families of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
(d) The Texas Veterans Commission may adopt rules governing the award of grants by the commission under this section.
(e) To carry out any purpose of this chapter, the commission may solicit, accept, or refuse a gift, grant, devise, bequest of money, security, service, or property, including money raised or a service provided by a volunteer or volunteer group, to promote the work of the commission for any purpose related to the fund for veterans' assistance. The commission may participate in the establishment and operation of an affiliated nonprofit organization that is established for the purpose of raising money for or providing services or other benefits to the commission. A gift, grant, devise, or bequest to the fund may be appropriated in the same manner as other money in the fund, subject to the purposes provided by Subsection (c) and any limitation or requirement placed on the gift, grant, devise, or bequest by the donor or granting entity.
(f) Sections 403.095 and 404.071 do not apply to the fund.