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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a voluntary contribution to the fund for veterans' |
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assistance when applying for a concealed handgun license. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 434.017(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) The fund for veterans' assistance is a special fund in |
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the state treasury outside the general revenue fund. The fund is |
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composed of: |
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(1) money transferred to the fund at the direction of |
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the legislature; |
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(2) gifts and grants contributed to the fund; |
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(3) the earnings of the fund; |
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(4) money transferred to the fund from proceeds of the |
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lottery game operated under Section 466.027 or transferred to the |
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fund under Section 466.408(b); |
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(5) money deposited to the credit of the fund under |
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Section 502.1746, Transportation Code; and
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(6) money deposited to the credit of the fund under |
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Section 521.008, Transportation Code; and |
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(7) money deposited to the credit of the fund under |
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Section 411.1741, Government Code. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 411.1741 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 411.1741. VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION TO FUND FOR VETERANS' |
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ASSISTANCE. (a) When a person applies for an original or renewal |
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license to carry a concealed handgun this subchapter, the person |
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may make a voluntary contribution in any amount to the fund for |
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veterans' assistance established by Section 434.017, Government |
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Code. |
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(b) The depart |
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ment shall: |
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(1) include space on the first page of each |
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application for an original or renewal license to carry a concealed |
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handgun that allows a person applying for an original or renewal |
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license to carry a concealed handgun to indicate the amount that the |
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person is voluntarily contributing to the fund; and |
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(2) provide an opportunity for the person to |
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contribute to the fund during the application process for an |
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original or renewal license to carry a concealed handgun on the |
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department's Internet website. |
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(c) The department shall send any contribution made under |
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this section to the comptroller for deposit in the state treasury to |
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the credit of the fund for veterans' assistance not later than the |
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14th day of each month. Before sending the money to the fund, the |
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department may deduct money equal to the amount of reasonable |
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expenses for administering this section. |
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SECTION 3. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the Department of Public Safety shall modify the |
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application form for a license to carry a concealed handgun to |
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satisfy the requirement of Section 411.1741, Government Code, as |
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amended by this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |