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Committee advances Senate Bill 67 to change veterans board structure while keeping commissioner as cabinet member
Summary
The Military and Veterans Affairs committee voted by voice to give favorable passage to Senate Bill 67 after members and veterans' organizations discussed revisions to how the state oversees veterans services and the Veterans Assistance Fund.
The Military and Veterans Affairs committee voted by voice to give favorable passage to Senate Bill 67 after members and veterans' organizations discussed revisions to how the state oversees veterans services and the Veterans Assistance Fund.
The bill preserves the policy that the commissioner of Military and Veterans Affairs remain a cabinet-level official, but alters the statutory construction of the department's board. Committee members said the revised language shifts some board responsibilities from decision-making to oversight and clarifies the board's advisory and enforcement roles. The discussion cited input collected over the past three weeks from…
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