Section 434.039 - Coordination With County Service Officers and Commissioners Courts The commission shall develop and adopt procedures to coordinate with county service officers and county commissioners courts to:
(1) identify the shared objectives of the commission, county service officers, and counties with a county service office in serving veterans;(2) develop a plan for encouraging service officers to become accredited by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs;(3) develop a procedure for consulting with counties to evaluate the state's overall approach to service delivery by county service officers and commission claims staff as part of the state's veterans assistance network;(4) define the commission's responsibilities in overseeing claims and appeals prepared by county service officers for instances when the commission has been designated as a veteran's agent under a power of attorney;(5) develop a process for collecting information regarding claims filed by county service officers for instances when the commission has been designated as a veteran's agent under a power of attorney, for providing technical assistance to county service officers, and for providing evaluative information, on request, to county judges or other local officials who supervise county service officers;(6) incorporate county service officers into United States Department of Veterans Affairs appeals hearings either to represent veterans or to appear as witnesses, as needed;(7) explore opportunities for funding county service officer travel to participate in United States Department of Veterans Affairs appeals hearings; and(8) develop procedures to regularly update county service officers on changes in United States Department of Veterans Affairs policies and procedures, and other information.Tex. Gov't. Code § 434.039
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1269, Sec. 13, eff. 9/1/2007.