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SENATE BILL NO. 5403
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C 059 L 87
State of Washington 50th Legislature 1987 Regular Session
By Senator Bender
Read first time 1/28/87 and referred to Committee on Governmental Operations.
AN ACT Relating to the veterans affairs advisory committee; and amending RCW 43.60A.080.
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.