PRINTER'S NO. 882

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

No. 819 Session of 1993

        INTRODUCED BY E. Z. TAYLOR, COY, FARMER, HALUSKA, DALEY, SAYLOR,
           ROBERTS, DENT, MELIO, PHILLIPS, MILLER, LEH, GEIST, YEWCIC,
           GERLACH, ARMSTRONG, PETTIT, SCHULER, HENNESSEY, TRELLO,
           TIGUE, OLASZ, PESCI, PISTELLA, PERZEL, ALLEN, KING, BAKER AND
           BELFANTI, MARCH 22, 1993

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS,
           MARCH 22, 1993

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania
     2     Consolidated Statutes, further providing for composition of
     3     the State Veterans' Commission.

     4     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     5  hereby enacts as follows:
     6     Section 1.  Section 1702(b) of Title 51 of the Pennsylvania
     7  Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
     8  § 1702.  State Veterans' Commission.
     9     * * *
    10     (b)  Composition.--The commission shall be composed of:
    11         (1)  The Adjutant General, ex officio, or his designee.
    12         (2)  The State commander, commandant or head, or his
    13     designee, of each of the following named veterans'
    14     organizations:
    15             (i)  The American Legion.
    16             (ii)  AMVETS.

     1             (iii)  Blinded Veterans Association.
     2             (iv)  Catholic War Veterans of the United States of
     3         America.
     4             (v)  Disabled American Veterans.
     5             (vi)  Jewish War Veterans of the United States.
     6             (vii)  Marine Corps League.
     7             (viii)  Military Order of the Purple Heart.
     8             (ix)  State Association of County Directors of
     9         Veterans' Affairs.
    10             (x)  Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States.
    11             (xi)  Veterans of World War I of the United States of
    12         America, Inc.
    13             (xii)  Italian-American War Veterans of the United
    14         States, Inc.
    15             (xiii)  American Ex-Prisoners of War.
    16         (3)  Four members at large appointed by the Governor from
    17     a list provided by the Adjutant General, each of whom shall
    18     be a veteran and a member in good and regular standing of a
    19     Pennsylvania branch, post, lodge or club of a recognized
    20     national veterans' organization active in this Commonwealth.
    21     At least one member shall be a female veteran and at least
    22     one member shall be a veteran of the Vietnam era. Members at
    23     large shall serve a term of four years and until a successor
    24     has been appointed.
    25     * * *
    26     Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.



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