Sec. 501.025. VETERANS SERVICES COORDINATOR. (a) The department shall establish a veterans services coordinator to coordinate responses to the needs of veterans under the supervision of the department, including veterans who are released on parole or mandatory supervision. The veterans services coordinator, with the cooperation of the community justice assistance division, shall provide information to community supervision and corrections departments to help those departments coordinate responses to the needs of veterans placed on community supervision. The veterans services coordinator shall coordinate veterans' services for all of the department's divisions.
(b) The veterans services coordinator, in collaboration with the attorney general's office, shall provide each incarcerated veteran a child support modification application.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 987 (H.B. 865), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subchapter A. General Welfare Provisions
Section 501.001. Discrimination Against Inmates Prohibited
Section 501.002. Assault by Employee on Inmate
Section 501.005. Literacy Programs
Section 501.0051. Receipt of Books by Mail
Section 501.006. Emergency Absence
Section 501.007. Inmate Claims for Lost or Damaged Property
Section 501.008. Inmate Grievance System
Section 501.0081. Dispute Resolution: Time-Served Credits
Section 501.009. Volunteer and Faith-Based Organizations; Report
Section 501.011. Zero-Tolerance Policy
Section 501.012. Family Liaison Officer
Section 501.013. Materials Used for Arts and Crafts
Section 501.015. Providing Discharged or Released Inmate With Clothing and Money; Burial Expenses
Section 501.0155. Providing Discharged or Released Inmate With Documentation for Employment
Section 501.016. Discharge or Release Papers; Release Date
Section 501.0165. State-Issued Identification; Necessary Documentation
Section 501.017. Cost of Confinement as Claim
Section 501.019. Cost of Confinement as Claim; Setoff
Section 501.021. Use of Inmates in Training Prohibited
Section 501.0215. Educational Programming for Pregnant Inmates
Section 501.022. Infant Care and Parenting
Section 501.023. Information Concerning Foster Care History
Section 501.024. Verification of Inmate Veteran Status
Section 501.025. Veterans Services Coordinator