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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 attorney general. The advocate shall be an honorably
1 7 discharged member of the armed forces of the United States.
1 8 The advocate's term of office is for four years. The term
1 9 begins and ends in the same manner as set forth in section
1 10 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. REMOVAL. The attorney general may remove the veterans
1 16 advocate for malfeasance or nonfeasance in office, or for any
1 17 cause which renders the advocate ineligible for appointment,
1 18 or incapable or unfit to discharge the duties of the
1 19 advocate's office; and the advocate's removal, when so made,
1 20 is final.
1 21 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 13.33 DUTIES OF VETERANS ADVOCATE.
1 22 The veterans advocate shall do all of the following:
1 23 1. Assist the commission of veterans affairs created in
1 24 section 35A.2 in the carrying out of its duties.
1 25 2. Assist the veterans of the state in obtaining the
1 26 benefits to which they are entitled.
1 27 3. Assist the veterans of the state in gaining admission
1 28 to the Iowa veterans home in a timely manner.
1 29 4. Provide assistance to the county commissions of
1 30 veterans affairs created in chapter 35B in the carrying out of
1 31 their duties.
1 32 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION. 13.34 FUNDING.
1 33 There is appropriated annually from the general fund of the
1 34 state an amount sufficient to fund the cost of the position of
1 35 veterans advocate and the office of veterans advocate.
2 1 EXPLANATION
2 2 This bill establishes a position of veterans advocate under
2 3 the authority of the attorney general's office. The advocate
2 4 is to be appointed by the attorney general with confirmation
2 5 by the senate. The person selected for the post is to be an
2 6 attorney who has been honorably discharged from the military
2 7 service of the United States and will be housed in the office
2 8 of the attorney general. A standing unlimited appropriation
2 9 from the state general fund is provided to fund the position
2 10 and the advocate's office.
2 11 LSB 4279SC 76
2 12 kah/cf/24
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