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Panel reviews HB 1541 to add Native American and National Guard representation to Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee
Summary
Representative Hunter Abell introduced House Bill 1541, which modifies the composition of the Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee to add appointment flexibility for tribal and National Guard representation.
Representative Hunter Abell introduced House Bill 1541, which modifies the composition of the Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee (VAC). The VAC is a 17-member advisory body to the governor and the Washington Department of Veterans Affairs on veterans’ matters; the department operates four veterans homes in Orting, Retsil, Spokane and Walla Walla.
The bill would keep the committee at 17 members but reallocate two positions that had been reserved for residents of veterans homes (Orting and Retsil) into four at-large veteran member positions. It also provides the governor the option to appoint a member of a state-recognized Native…
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