California Military and Veterans Code CHAPTER 2 - Department of Veterans Affairs

• Section 60.
  As used in this chapter, “department” means the Department of Veterans Affairs.(Added by Stats. 1946, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 114.)
• Section 61.
  As used in this chapter, “board” means the California Veterans Board.(Added by Stats. 1946, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 114.)
• Section 62.
  As used in this code, “secretary” means the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 261, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1996.)
• Section 63.
  There is in the state government a Department of Veterans Affairs.(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 238, Sec. 2. Effective July 20, 1994.)
• Section 64.
  There shall be a California Veterans Board.(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 183, Sec. 1. (SB 1387) Effective January 1, 2011.)
• Section 65.
  The California Veterans Board shall consist of seven members who shall be appointed by the Governor subject to the confirmation of the Senate.(Amended by Stats....
• Section 66.
  All members of the board shall be veterans as “veteran” is defined in Section 18540.4 of the Government Code. One of these members shall also...
• Section 66.5.
  (a) Every member of the board shall be a member in good standing with a congressionally chartered veteran service organization.(b) One member of the board shall have...
• Section 67.
  (a) Of the members as appointed, except as provided in subdivision (b), one shall be appointed for a term expiring January 15, 1947, two for terms...
• Section 68.
  Each member of the board shall receive, for each day’s attendance at each meeting of the board, a per diem of fifty dollars ($50) and...
• Section 69.
  (a) The board shall hold meetings at times and at places as shall be determined by it.(b) Special meetings may be called at any time by the...
• Section 69.7.
  In the budget submitted by the department pursuant to Section 13320 of the Government Code, the board shall have its budget separately stated. Those funds...
• Section 69.9.
  (a) On or before January 10, 2009, and on or before January 10 of each year thereafter, the department shall provide the fiscal committees of both...
• Section 70.
  (a) The Department of Veterans Affairs succeeds to, and is vested with, the duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction of the Department of Military and Veterans’...
• Section 71.
  (a) The members of the board shall select one of their members to serve as chairperson, who shall hold office as chairperson at the pleasure of...
• Section 72.
  The California Veterans Board shall advise the department and secretary on policies for operations of the department. The department shall respond to all proposed policy...
• Section 73.
  The California Veterans Board may create advisory committees consisting of veterans to advise the board in specific fields under or relating to the jurisdiction of...
• Section 73.4.
  The secretary and the board shall each seek to confer with the California State Commanders Veterans Council at least twice per calendar year on issues...
• Section 73.7.
  (a) Any state officer or employee who intentionally engages in acts of reprisal, retaliation, threats, coercion, or similar acts against an employee of any state department,...
• Section 73.8.
  The board shall have access to all documents and employees of the department.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 218, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2005.)
• Section 74.
  (a) The chief administrative officer of the Department of Veterans Affairs shall be the Secretary of Veterans Affairs who shall be a civil executive officer.(b) The Secretary...
• Section 75.
  The secretary shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Governor.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 465, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
• Section 76.
  The annual salary of the secretary is provided for by Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 11550) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2...
• Section 78.
  The Secretary of Veterans Affairs is head of the department and, as head of the department and subject to the policies adopted by the board,...
• Section 78.5.
  The secretary shall conduct audits as required by Section 13402 of the Government Code, on internal controls of the department, that shall be provided to...
• Section 79.
  There shall be an Undersecretary of Veterans Affairs, who shall be a civil executive officer. He or she shall be appointed and his or her...
• Section 79.1.
  In addition to the Undersecretary of Veterans Affairs, there shall be within the department, and the secretary shall appoint, a Deputy Secretary of Women Veterans...
• Section 79.2.
  (a) In addition to the secretary, the Governor shall appoint a Deputy Secretary of Veterans Homes, to serve at the pleasure of the secretary, who shall...
• Section 79.3.
  (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the department may adopt, amend, or repeal regulations concerning the administration and operation of the Veterans’ Home of California. Except as...
• Section 79.4.
  (a) The department shall do all of the following concerning the operation and administration of the veterans’ homes:(1) Take the necessary steps to ensure that all medical...
• Section 80.
  The director may employ subject to law such expert, technical, legal, clerical, and other employees as may be necessary to carry out his powers and...
• Section 83.
  Except to the extent inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, the provisions of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2...
• Section 84.
  (a) The secretary may whenever he or she deems it advisable and shall when required so to do by the board present reports and recommendations to...
• Section 85.
  Records of the department which are records of contract purchasers, shall not be open to inspection by the public.(Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 371.)
• Section 86.
  (a) Any person deeming himself or herself a veteran and who applies for benefits may appeal any decision made by a division of the department to...
• Section 88.
  (a) Notwithstanding other provisions of law, including, but not limited to, Section 1 of Chapter 648 of the Statutes of 1992, as amended, the Department of...
• Section 89.
  The department may apply to the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee for allocations of the state ceiling on qualified private activity bonds for qualified residential...
• Section 89.5.
  (a) The department shall include in its strategic plan the following:(1) A review of the goals and objectives relating to homeless veterans, to determine whether the methods...
• Section 90.
  (a) By July 1, 2015, the department shall develop a transition assistance program for veterans who have been discharged from the Armed Forces of the United...

Last modified: October 22, 2018