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     § 1702.  State Veterans' Commission.
        (a)  Establishment.--There is hereby established within the
     department an advisory commission to be known as the State
     Veterans' Commission.
        (b)  Composition.--The commission shall be composed of:
            (1)  The Adjutant General, ex officio, or his designee.
            (2)  The State commander, commandant or head, or his
        designee, of each of the following named veterans'
        organizations:
                (i)  The American Legion.
                (ii)  AMVETS.
                (iii)  Blinded Veterans Association.
                (iv)  Catholic War Veterans of the United States of
            America.
                (v)  Disabled American Veterans.
                (vi)  Jewish War Veterans of the United States.
                (vii)  Marine Corps League.
                (viii)  Military Order of the Purple Heart.
                (ix)  State Association of County Directors of
            Veterans' Affairs.
                (x)  Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States.
                (xi)  Veterans of World War I of the United States of
            America, Inc.
                (xii)  Italian-American War Veterans of the United
            States, Inc.
                (xiii)  The Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.
                (xiv)  American Ex-Prisoners of War.
                (xv)  Keystone Paralyzed Veterans Association.
            (3)  Four members at large appointed by the Governor from
        a list provided by the Adjutant General, each of whom shall
        be a veteran and a member in good and regular standing of a
        Pennsylvania branch, post, lodge or club of a recognized
        national veterans' organization active in this Commonwealth.
        At least one member shall be a female veteran, and at least
        one member shall be a veteran of the Vietnam era. Members at
        large shall serve a term of four years and until a successor
        has been appointed.
            (4)  The State Adjutants of the American Legion, the
        Disabled American Veterans (DAV) and the Veterans of Foreign
        Wars (VFW) and the Executive Director of AMVETS as nonvoting
        members.
        (c)  Officers.--The commission shall annually elect a
     chairman and vice chairman at the first meeting of the
     commission after October 1. The Deputy Adjutant General for
     Veterans' Affairs shall serve as the executive secretary to the
     commission.
        (d)  Compensation and expenses.--Members of the commission
     shall receive no compensation for their services but shall
     receive reimbursement for their necessary and proper expenses
     for attendance at meetings.
        (e)  Meetings and quorum.--The commission shall meet upon the
     call of the chairman or the Adjutant General. Nine members of
     the commission shall constitute a quorum.
        (f)  Declared vacancies.--The Governor, upon recommendation
     of the Adjutant General, shall declare a vacancy to exist
     whenever any member at large fails to attend three consecutive
     meetings without good cause. Any declared vacancy shall be
     filled for the unexpired term.
     (June 28, 1993, P.L.177, No.36, eff. 60 days; June 25, 1999,
     P.L.233, No.33, eff. imd.; Nov. 22, 2000, P.L.670, No.90, eff.
     imd.)

        2000 Amendment.  Act 90 amended subsec. (b).
        Cross References.  Section 1702 is referred to in sections
     1711, 8501, 8701, 8901 of this title.

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