Senate File 2370 - Introduced SENATE FILE 2370 BY COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS (SUCCESSOR TO SSB 3146) A BILL FOR An Act requiring the department of veterans affairs to provide 1 rosters of discharged members of the military to county 2 commissions of veteran affairs. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 6279SV (2) 88 ec/rn
S.F. 2370 Section 1. Section 35A.5, subsection 15, Code 2020, is 1 amended by striking the subsection and inserting in lieu 2 thereof the following: 3 15. Monthly, create and provide a copy of a roster of every 4 certificate or release or discharge from active duty, DD form 5 214, received by the department in the prior month to the 6 county commission of veteran affairs of each county listed on 7 the roster. The roster shall include, for each certificate 8 of release or discharge from active duty, information that 9 includes the name of the military member, the member’s address 10 of record at the time of entrance and separation from active 11 duty, and the member’s county of residence listed on the 12 certificate. 13 EXPLANATION 14 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 15 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 16 This bill requires the department of veterans affairs 17 to create and provide monthly a copy of a roster of every 18 certificate or release or discharge from active duty, DD form 19 214, received by the department in the prior month to the 20 county commission of veteran affairs of each county listed on 21 the roster. The bill provides that the roster include the 22 name of the military member, the member’s address of record at 23 the time of entrance and separation from active duty, and the 24 member’s county of residence. 25 -1- LSB 6279SV (2) 88 ec/rn 1/ 1