1. (a) All persons requesting burial in the State Cemetery should complete a State Cemetery Burial Application (SCBA), available from the Texas Historical Commission, at P.O. Box 12276, Austin, Texas 78711; General Services Commission, at P.O. Box 13047, Austin, Texas 78711; the Texas governor's Office, at P.O. Box 12428, Austin, TX 78711.
2. (b) All persons seeking verification and approval of eligibility under §13.1(a), (b), or (c) of this title (relating to Persons Eligible for Burial in the State Cemetery) should submit their SCBA to the General Services Commission.
3. (c) When the Texas Legislature is in regular or special session, all persons requesting burial in the State Cemetery who are not eligible under §13.1(a), (b), or (c) should send a completed State Cemetery Burial Application to either their state senator or state representative along with a request for a concurrent resolution be sponsored by their state senator or state representative in support of their SCBA or to the Texas Governor's Office along with a request for a proclamation to be issued by the governor in support of their SCBA. For SCBAs received by a state senator or state representative the SCBA application along with a draft concurrent resolution should then be submitted to the Texas Historical Commission for review and approval or rejection prior to the concurrent resolution being acted upon by the legislature. For SCBAs received by the Texas Governor's Office, the SCBA along with a draft governor's proclamation should then be submitted to the Texas Historical Commission for review and approval or rejection prior to the governor officially issuing the proclamation.
4. (d) When the Texas Legislature is not in regular or special session, all persons requesting burial in the State Cemetery who are not eligible under §13.1(a), (b), or (c) should send a completed SCBA to either the Texas Governor's Office along with a request for a proclamation to be issued by the governor in support of their SCBA or to the Texas Historical Commission along with a request that an order be issued in support of their application. For SCBAs received by the Texas Governor's Office, the SCBA along with a draft governor's proclamation should then be submitted to the Texas Historical Commission for review and approval or rejection prior to the governor officially issuing the proclamation. For SCBAs received directly from the applicant by the Texas Historical Commission, the THC will review and approve or reject the SCBA prior to the issuing of the order.
5. (e) Upon receipt of SCBAs and draft resolutions or draft proclamations as required, the Texas Historical Commission has authorized the Executive Committee of the THC to respond within 15 days. The Executive Committee of the THC will determine if the person specified made a significant contribution to Texas history and is therefore eligible for burial in the State Cemetery.
6. (f) Applicants who are rejected by the Executive Committee of the THC may appeal to the full Texas Historical Commission board for a final decision at the board's next regularly scheduled business meeting.
7. (g) All approved SCBAs should be forwarded, along with the signed governor's proclamation, a copy of the adopted concurrent resolution or signed Texas Historical Commission order, if applicable, to the General Services Commission for burial space assignment.
8. (h) Under special or extreme circumstances as determined by the THC, in consultation with the Texas Governor, Texas Senate, Texas House of Representatives or General Services Commission, as applicable, SCBAs may be reviewed posthumously.
9. (i) The General Services Commission shall allocate burial plots for the applicant and spouse and eligible children as defined in §4.10c of Article 4.10 State Purchasing and General Services Act.

Source Note:The provisions of this §13.2 adopted to be effective July 9, 1996, 21 TexReg 5972.