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2011 SESSION

11104168D
SENATE BILL NO. 1357
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
(Proposed by the Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology
on January 26, 2011)
(Patron Prior to Substitute--Senator Stosch)
A BILL to authorize the Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Services to establish a local Veterans Services Officer pilot program.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  § 1. That the Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Services shall be authorized to establish a Veterans Services Officer pilot program with a Virginia locality, at its discretion, to assist in enhancing efforts of the locality to provide services to veterans and their immediate family members. Financial support for the pilot program shall be provided from such state funds as may be appropriated or otherwise received by the Department of Veterans Services for such purpose. After the participating locality is selected, the Department of Veterans Services shall provide assistance and support as requested.

§ 2. The participating locality shall submit a report on the Veterans Services Officer pilot program to the Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Services on or before November 30, 2012.

2.  That the provisions of this act shall expire on July 1, 2013.