H-1779 _______________________________________________
HOUSE BILL NO. 1120
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State of Washington 50th Legislature 1987 Regular Session
By Representatives Vekich, Schoon, Walk, Meyers, Cantwell, Baugher, Day, Heavey, B. Williams, Zellinsky, Cooper, Spanel, Prince, K. Wilson, Bristow, Jesernig, Basich, Holm, Winsley and Sanders
Read first time 2/27/87 and referred to Committee on State Government.
AN ACT Relating to veterans affairs; amending RCW 43.60A.080; and making an appropriation.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. Section 14, chapter 115, Laws of 1975-'76 2nd ex. sess. as last amended by section 1, chapter 63, Laws of 1985 and RCW 43.60A.080 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) There
is hereby created a state veterans affairs advisory committee which shall serve
in an advisory capacity to the governor and the director of the department of
veterans affairs. The committee shall be composed of ((fourteen)) fifteen
members to be appointed by the governor, and shall consist of two veterans at
large, one of whom shall be a Viet Nam era veteran; one representative of the
Washington soldiers' home and colony at Orting; one representative of the
Washington veterans' home at Retsil; and one representative of each of the
following congressionally chartered veterans organizations: American Legion,
Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Veterans of World War II, Korea and Vietnam,
Disabled American Veterans, Military Order of the Purple Heart, Marine Corps
League, Paralyzed Veterans of America, Incorporated, American Ex-prisoners of
War, Veterans of World War I, ((and)) Gold Star Mothers, and the
Vietnam Veterans of America, Incorporated. The ((ten)) eleven
members representing each of the foregoing organizations shall each be chosen
from three names submitted to the governor by each of the named organizations.
The first members of the committee shall hold office as follows: Three members
to serve two years; three members to serve three years; and three members to
serve four years. The first members appointed to represent the soldiers' home
and colony at Orting and the veterans' home at Retsil shall hold office for
four years. Upon expiration of said original terms, subsequent appointments
shall be for four years except in the case of a vacancy, in which event
appointment shall be only for the remainder of the unexpired term for which the
vacancy occurs. No member shall serve more than two consecutive terms.
(2) The state advisory committee shall have the following powers and duties:
(a) To serve in an advisory capacity to the governor and the director on all matters pertaining to the department of veterans affairs;
(b) To acquaint themselves fully with the operations of the department and recommend such changes to the governor and the director as they deem advisable.
(3) Members of the state advisory committee shall receive no compensation for the performance of their duties but shall receive a per diem allowance and mileage expense according to the provisions of chapter 43.03 RCW.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. There is appropriated from the general fund to the department of veterans affairs for the biennium ending June 30, 1989, the sum of fifty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the purposes of contracting with the Vietnam Veterans of America, Incorporated, to provide services to veterans pursuant to RCW 43.61.030.