Georgia Code, Title 38, Chapter 4, Article 1 - Department of Veterans Service

• § 38-4-1 - Department of Veterans Service and Veterans Service Board -- Created; Commissioner; Officers; Appointment; Senate Confirmation; Term; Duties
  (a) There is created within the state government a Department of Veterans Service. The Department of Veterans Service shall be administered by a commissioner...
• § 38-4-2 - Powers; Appointment of Executive Directors of Veterans' Homes
  (a) The Department of Veterans Service and the Veterans Service Board are authorized: (1) To apply for and to accept gifts, grants, and other...
• § 38-4-3 - Department of Veterans Service and Veterans Service Board -- Duty to Work Consistently and Diligently; Educational Programs; Personal Appearances; Assistance in Preparation of Claims
  (a) The Department of Veterans Service and all officers and employees thereof shall work consistently and diligently in all matters and particularly shall undertake...
• § 38-4-4 - Veterans Service Board -- Vacancies
  Subject to confirmation by the Senate at the next session of the General Assembly, all vacancies on the board occasioned by death, resignation, or...
• § 38-4-5 - Veterans Service Board -- Meetings; Place; Purpose; Called
  The Veterans Service Board shall meet once each month and at the meetings shall give attention to all things and matters properly coming under...
• § 38-4-6 - Veterans Service Board -- Policy Recommendations; Appoint Commissioner; Discharge of Commissioner; Commissioner's Political Activity
  (a) The Veterans Service Board shall recommend to the commissioner matters of policy, procedure, and work projects.(b) The board shall select a commissioner of...
• § 38-4-7 - Commissioner of Veterans Service -- Compensation; Payment; Duties
  (a) Beginning July 1, 1999, the salary of the commissioner shall be set by the Governor and shall be paid in semimonthly installments. Such...
• § 38-4-8 - Commissioner of Veterans Service -- Additional Duties
  The commissioner of veterans service shall, in addition to the duties provided in this chapter: (1) Acquaint himself, his assistants, and employees with the...
• § 38-4-9 - Commissioner of Veterans Service -- Employment of Personnel; Preference to Veterans, Surviving Spouses, and Dependents; Advise Governor, Board, and General Assembly
  The commissioner of veterans service is authorized and directed to employ competent personnel to assist in the administration of the Department of Veterans Service....
• § 38-4-10 - Commissioner of Veterans Service -- Broad Discretion in Extending Aid; Utilize Department to Fullest
  The commissioner of veterans service shall exercise broad discretion in extending to veterans the aid and assistance provided by law and shall extend the...
• § 38-4-11 - Commissioner of Veterans Service -- Annual Reports; Content; Recipients
  The commissioner of veterans service shall furnish to the Governor, the members of the General Assembly, the Veterans Service Board, veterans' organizations, and the...
• § 38-4-12 - Commissioner of Veterans Service -- Duty to Maintain Records
  Subject to other laws, the commissioner shall maintain full, adequate, and complete copies of all records pertaining to claims of veterans who file claims...

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