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Committee hears bill to expand veteran service officers and outreach to recently separated veterans
Summary
House Bill 1102 would expand and reprioritize funding for county veteran service officers (VSOs), require WDVA outreach to recently discharged veterans and mandate biennial reporting on veteran services; department and veteran groups testified in favor.
The Technology, Economic Development and Veterans Committee held a hearing on House Bill 1102, which would expand access to veteran service officers (VSOs), require the Washington Department of Veterans Affairs to contact recently separated veterans, and require biennial reporting on veteran-service outcomes.
Martha Whaling, committee staff, briefed members that the bill would change the eligibility criteria for counties to receive VSO funding from a fixed population threshold to a priority system based on counties where the percentage of veterans receiving federal disability or pension compensation is below the national…
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