Bill Text: TX HB2571 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Relating to the establishment of a trauma affected veterans clinical care and research center at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2017-05-01 - Received from the House [HB2571 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-HB2571-Engrossed.html

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85R15190 MM-F
By: Gutierrez, Flynn, Lozano, Blanco, Clardy, H.B. No. 2571
et al.

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the establishment of a trauma affected veterans
clinical care and research center at The University of Texas Health
Science Center at San Antonio.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 74, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 74.155 to read as follows:
Sec. 74.155. NATIONAL CENTER FOR WARRIOR RESILIENCY. (a)
In this section:
(1) "Board" means the board of regents of The
University of Texas System.
(2) "Center" means the National Center for Warrior
Resiliency.
(b) The board shall establish the National Center for
Warrior Resiliency at The University of Texas Health Science Center
at San Antonio for purposes of:
(1) researching issues relating to the detection,
prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of combat-related
post-traumatic stress disorder and comorbid conditions; and
(2) providing clinical care to enhance the
psychological resiliency of military personnel and veterans.
(c) The organization, control, and management of the center
are vested in the board.
(d) The board shall:
(1) provide for the employment of staff and an
operating budget for the center; and
(2) select a site for the center at The University of
Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
(e) The board may solicit, accept, and administer gifts and
grants from any public or private source for the use and benefit of
the center.
(f) The center may enter into agreements or otherwise
collaborate with public or private entities, including other public
institutions of higher education, private or independent
institutions of higher education, the United States Department of
Veterans Affairs, the United States Department of Defense, and the
National Institutes of Health, to perform the research functions of
the center.
(g) An employee of the center is an employee of The
University of Texas System.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2017.