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2010 SESSION

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HB 1337 Veterans Bill of Rights; Commissioner and Board of Veterans Services to develop and implement.

Introduced by: L. Scott Lingamfelter | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Department of Veterans Services; duties of the Commissioner; compact with veterans; report.  Requires the Commissioner, in conjunction with the Board of Veterans Services, to establish and implement a compact with Virginia's veterans, which shall have a goal of making Virginia America's most veteran-friendly state.  The bill specifies the provisions to be contained in the compact, and requires the Commissioner to include the status and progress of the compact in his annual report.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Department of Veterans Services; duties of the Commissioner; Veterans Bill of Rights.  Requires the Commissioner, in conjunction with the Board of Veterans Services, to develop and implement the Commonwealth Veterans' Bill of Rights. The bill specifies the contents of the Commonwealth Veterans' Bill of Rights and requires the Commissioner to report the state of veterans' services covered by the Commonwealth Veterans' Bill of Rights to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before October 1 of each year.