Sec. 302.00335. TEXAS VETERANS LEADERSHIP PROGRAM. (a) The commission, in consultation with the Texas Veterans Commission, shall establish a Texas Veterans Leadership Program.

(b) The mission of the program is to serve as a resource and referral network connecting veterans with the resources and tools they need to lead productive lives and enjoy the full benefits of the society they have willingly served.

(c) The program shall collaborate with local workforce development boards to provide services to veterans under this section. The program may collaborate with other federal, state, county, municipal, and private agencies to provide services to veterans under this section.

(d) The program shall employ veterans to serve as veteran resource and referral specialists. A veteran resource and referral specialist shall:

(1) seek out veterans in need of services;

(2) serve as a resource and referral agent, directing veterans to resources tailored to veterans' needs;

(3) make referrals and coordinate with other programs of the commission, the Texas Veterans Commission, and other federal, state, county, municipal, and private agencies that provide services for veterans relating to:

(A) employment;

(B) education and training;

(C) medical care;

(D) mental health and counseling; and

(E) veterans benefits; and

(4) coordinate the services of volunteer veterans familiar with the obstacles faced by veterans to assist in mentoring and serving veterans.

Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 741 (H.B. 696), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.