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Lawmakers Hear Proposal to Expand Office of Veterans Advocate to Serve Active-Duty Troops
Summary
Legislators and veterans groups discussed bills (S.2466/H.33872) to expand the statutory mission of the Massachusetts Office of the Veterans Advocate to include active-duty service members and improve state coordination with federal transition programs.
Senators and representatives at the Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs heard testimony supporting bills to expand the mission of the Massachusetts Office of the Veterans Advocate to include currently serving military personnel, not only veterans.
Proponents said the change would allow a single state office to coordinate with federal agencies and with state executive offices to help service members and their families during transition, recruitment, and retention efforts.
"Massachusetts is home to approximately 255,000 veterans," said Bob Notch, the state Veterans Advocate. "We believe it is a natural extension of our mission to include... active serving members of the military of our commonwealth." Notch testified that adding…
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