June 30, 2011, Introduced by Senators BRANDENBURG, ROCCA, MOOLENAAR, PAPPAGEORGE, EMMONS, KOWALL, GREGORY, ANDERSON, HUNTER, SMITH, ROBERTSON, CASPERSON, GREEN, COLBECK, JONES, HANSEN, HUNE, BIEDA, PROOS, WARREN, KAHN, SCHUITMAKER, NOFS, BOOHER, HOPGOOD, PAVLOV, CASWELL, MEEKHOF and MARLEAU and referred to the Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs and Homeland Security.
A bill to amend 1953 PA 192, entitled
"An act to create a county department of veterans' affairs in
certain counties, and to prescribe its powers and duties; and to
transfer the powers and duties of the soldiers' relief commission
in such counties,"
by amending section 1 (MCL 35.621), as amended by 2004 PA 11.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1. The county board of commissioners may create a county
department of veterans' affairs. The department shall be under the
administration of a committee of 3 to 5 veterans, appointed by the
county board of commissioners, who shall be residents of the county
and who have served honorably on active duty in the United States
armed forces or who served actively in the United States armed
forces in a war or received an armed forces campaign or service
medal, to be appointed upon the recommendation of the posts of each
chartered veterans' organization within the county. If an opening
on a committee of veterans occurs, the county board of
commissioners shall provide notice of that opening to 1 or more
newspapers within the county and to veteran service organizations
within
the county. Not more than 2 members shall be representative
of
a single war or conflict. Notwithstanding
the provisions of any
law of this state to the contrary, a member of the board of
commissioners of a county shall be eligible for appointment.
Members appointed by the board of commissioners shall be appointed
for a term of 4 years each. However, the terms for members first
appointed shall be staggered so that not more than 2 vacancies are
scheduled to occur in a single year. Vacancies shall be filled in
the same manner as original appointments for the unexpired terms.