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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 13.32 VETERANS ADVOCATE.
1 2 1. APPOINTMENT. The attorney general shall appoint a
1 3 competent attorney to the office of veterans advocate, subject
1 4 to confirmation by the senate, in accordance with section
1 5 2.32. The veterans advocate is to be housed in the office of
1 6 the commission of veterans affairs. The advocate shall be an
1 7 honorably discharged member of the armed forces of the United
1 8 States. The advocate's term of office is for four years. The
1 9 term begins and ends in the same manner as set forth in
1 10 section 69.19.
1 11 2. VACANCY. If a vacancy occurs in the office of veterans
1 12 advocate, the vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term
1 13 in the same manner as an original appointment under the
1 14 procedures of section 2.32.
1 15 3. POLITICAL ACTIVITY PROHIBITED. The veterans advocate
1 16 shall devote the advocate's entire time to the duties of the
1 17 office; and during the advocate's term of office the advocate
1 18 shall not be a member of a political committee or contribute
1 19 to a political campaign fund other than through the income tax
1 20 checkoff for contributions to the Iowa election campaign fund
1 21 and the presidential election campaign fund or take part in
1 22 political campaigns or be a candidate for a political office.
1 23 4. REMOVAL. The attorney general may remove the veterans
1 24 advocate for malfeasance or nonfeasance in office, or for any
1 25 cause which renders the advocate ineligible for appointment,
1 26 or incapable or unfit to discharge the duties of the
1 27 advocate's office; and the advocate's removal, when so made,
1 28 is final.
1 29 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 13.33 DUTIES OF VETERANS ADVOCATE.
1 30 The veterans advocate shall do all of the following:
1 31 1. Assist the commission of veterans affairs created in
1 32 section 35A.2 in the carrying out of its duties.
1 33 2. Assist the veterans of the state in obtaining the
1 34 benefits to which they are entitled.
1 35 3. Assist the veterans of the state in gaining admission
2 1 to the Iowa veterans home in a timely manner.
2 2 4. Provide assistance to the county commissions of
2 3 veterans affairs created in chapter 35B in the carrying out of
2 4 their duties.
2 5 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION. 13.34 FUNDING.
2 6 There is appropriated annually from the general fund of the
2 7 state an amount sufficient to fund the cost of the position of
2 8 veterans advocate and the office of veterans advocate.
2 9 EXPLANATION
2 10 This bill establishes a position of veterans advocate under
2 11 the authority of the attorney general's office. The advocate
2 12 is to be appointed by the attorney general with confirmation
2 13 by the senate. The person selected for the post is to be an
2 14 attorney who has been honorably discharged from the military
2 15 service of the United States and will be housed in the office
2 16 of the state commission of veterans affairs. A standing
2 17 unlimited appropriation from the state general fund is
2 18 provided to fund the position and the advocate's office.
2 19 LSB 2444SS 76
2 20 cl/cf/24
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