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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2021

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RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- RHODE ISLAND VETERANS'

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     Introduced By: Senator Walter S. Felag

     Date Introduced: April 30, 2021

     Referred To: Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 30-24-3 of the General Laws in Chapter 30-24 entitled "Rhode Island

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Veterans' Home" is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     30-24-3. Administrator -- Advisory council.

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     (a) The director of veterans services shall appoint an administrator for the Rhode Island

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veterans' home who shall be an honorably discharged war veteran of the United States Armed

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Forces.

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     (b) There shall be an advisory council for veterans' affairs, consisting of not more than

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fifteen (15) qualified electors of this state, ten (10) of whom shall be honorably discharged veterans

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of the armed forces of the United States; twelve (12) of the members shall be appointed by the

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governor, consisting of a member designated by each of the various state departments of the active

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federally chartered veteran organizations, and the remaining member or members at large;

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provided, however, that each of those departments of veteran organizations shall have, and continue

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to have, at least one member on the advisory council for veterans' affairs; and, provided further,

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that one member shall be a female veteran, one member shall be a minority veteran; one member

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of the house of representatives, to be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, and

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one member from the senate, to be appointed by the president of the senate. The members of the

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general assembly who shall serve on the advisory council for veterans' affairs shall serve so long

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as they are members of the general assembly. The final remaining member shall be an active

 

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National Guard person to be appointed by the state adjutant general.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- RHODE ISLAND VETERANS'

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     This act would remove the word "war" from the sentence "honorably discharged war

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veteran", which would allow the director of veterans' services to appoint an administrator who is

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an honorably discharged veteran of the Unites States Armed Forces.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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