Chapter 064
2023 -- S 0942 SUBSTITUTE A
Enacted 06/14/2023

A N   A C T
RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- RHODE ISLAND VETERANS' HOME

Introduced By: Senator Walter S. Felag

Date Introduced: April 25, 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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