| Chapter 063 |
| 2023 -- H 5466 SUBSTITUTE A Enacted 06/14/2023 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- RHODE ISLAND VETERANS' HOME |
Introduced By: Representatives Azzinaro, Fellela, Solomon, Abney, Donovan, Serpa, J. Lombardi, Costantino, Shallcross Smith, and Hull |
| Date Introduced: February 08, 2023 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Section 30-24-3 of the General Laws in Chapter 30-24 entitled "Rhode Island |
| Veterans’ Home" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
| 30-24-3. Administrator — Advisory council. |
| (a) The director of veterans services shall appoint an administrator for the Rhode Island |
| veterans’ home who shall be an honorably discharged veteran of the United States Armed Forces |
| the most qualified applicant who has been issued a nursing home administrator license pursuant to |
| chapter 45 of title 5. In reviewing the applicants, the director shall consider an applicant's military |
| service as a factor in the process of determining the most qualified applicant. |
| (b) There shall be an advisory council for veterans’ affairs, consisting of not more than |
| fifteen (15) qualified electors of this state, ten (10) of whom shall be honorably discharged veterans |
| of the armed forces of the United States; twelve (12) of the members shall be appointed by the |
| governor, consisting of a member designated by each of the various state departments of the active |
| federally chartered veteran organizations, and the remaining member or members at large; |
| provided, however, that each of those departments of veteran organizations shall have, and continue |
| to have, at least one member on the advisory council for veterans’ affairs; and, provided further, |
| that one member shall be a female veteran, one member shall be a minority veteran; one member |
| of the house of representatives, to be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, and |
| one member from the senate, to be appointed by the president of the senate. The members of the |
| general assembly who shall serve on the advisory council for veterans’ affairs shall serve so long |
| as they are members of the general assembly. The final remaining member shall be an active |
| National Guard person to be appointed by the state adjutant general. |
| SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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