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State accreditation law reshapes county veteran-service duties, IDVA district officer tells commissioners
Summary
An Indiana Department of Veterans Affairs district officer told the Adams County commissioners that Senate Bill 433 (now Indiana Code 10-17-1-9) requires county veteran service officers be employed, trained annually, use the state's Vetrospect system and hold PIV cards; failure can lead to remediation or revocation of accreditation.
Gabriel Sparks, the Indiana Department of Veterans Affairs district service officer for the Central East District, briefed the board on changes brought by Senate Bill 433 and the newly codified Indiana Code 10-17-1-9, which set mandatory standards for county veteran service officers.
"Service officers have to be employed by the county now, not appointed," Sparks told the commissioners, summarizing a key change. He said officers must work at least the equivalent of 20 hours per…
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