801—1.1 (35,35A,35D) Definitions. The following definitions are unique to the department of veterans affairs:
“Annual school of instruction” means annual classroom certification and recertification training sponsored by the department for county veteran service officers to meet accreditation requirements of the National Association of County Veteran Service Officers (NACVSO).
“Armed forces graves” means graves of any individuals who die during or after discharge from honorable service in the army, navy, air force, marines, merchant marines, coast guard, or as a federally activated reservist or member of the national guard, and are buried within the state of Iowa.
“Cemetery” means the Iowa Veterans Cemetery.
“Certificate of training” means a certificate provided to a county veteran service officer upon satisfactory completion of an annual school of instruction.
“Commandant” means the commandant of the Iowa Veterans Home.
“Commission” means the Iowa commission of veterans affairs.
“Commissioner” means a member of the Iowa commission of veterans affairs.
“County commission” means a county commission of veteran affairs.
“County commissioner” means a member of a county commission of veteran affairs.
“County veteran service officer” means an executive director or administrator of a county commission.
“Department” means the Iowa department of veterans affairs.
“Executive director” means the executive director of the Iowa department of veterans affairs.
[ARC 7825B, IAB 6/3/09, effective 7/8/09]