House Study Bill 724 - Introduced HOUSE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS BILL BY CHAIRPERSON ZIRKELBACH) A BILL FOR An Act requiring the department of veterans affairs to 1 provide copies of certain discharge documents to the county 2 commissions of veteran affairs. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 6235HC (4) 83 md/sc
H.F. _____ Section 1. Section 35A.5, Code Supplement 2009, is amended 1 by adding the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 14A. Provide a copy of the certificate of 3 release or discharge from active duty to the county commission 4 of veteran affairs for the county where the released or 5 discharged individual resides within thirty days of receiving 6 the certificate of release or discharge from active duty from 7 the applicable branch of service. 8 EXPLANATION 9 This bill requires the department of veterans affairs to 10 provide a copy of the certificate of release or discharge 11 from active duty to the county commission of veteran affairs 12 for the county where the released or discharged individual 13 resides within 30 days of receiving the certificate of release 14 or discharge from active duty from the applicable branch of 15 service. 16 -1- LSB 6235HC (4) 83 md/sc 1/ 1