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      H.B. No. 1965         AN ACT   relating to a study on mental health services provided to veterans   through the Texas Veterans Commission.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  (a)  In this section, the "commission" means the   Texas Veterans Commission.          (b)  The commission shall conduct a study to evaluate   strategies to improve and expand mental health services provided   through the commission's Military Veteran Peer Network. The study   must include recommendations on expanding the number of certified   peer service coordinators who provide mental health services to   service members, veterans, and family members of service members or   veterans.          (c)  The study required by this section must focus on the   provision of certified peer service coordinators in rural   communities in this state.          (d)  Not later than December 1, 2026, the commission shall   prepare and submit a report to the legislature containing the   findings of the study and any recommendations for legislative or   other action.          SECTION 2.  This Act expires September 1, 2027.          SECTION 3.  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, 2025.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 1965 was passed by the House on April   30, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 128, Nays 8, 1 present, not   voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House                 I certify that H.B. No. 1965 was passed by the Senate on May   21, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate       APPROVED:  _____________________                      Date                           _____________________                    Governor