Bill Text: CA AB1196 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Veterans' benefits: Department of Veterans Affairs.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-03 - Died at Desk. [AB1196 Detail]
Download: California-2013-AB1196-Introduced.html
BILL NUMBER: AB 1196 INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Melendez FEBRUARY 22, 2013 An act to amend Section 981.5 of the Military and Veterans Code, relating to veterans. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1196, as introduced, Melendez. Veterans' benefits: Department of Veterans Affairs. Existing law authorizes the California Veterans' Educational Institute, which is under the management and control of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to provide opportunities for veterans to continue their education. Existing law authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to work with authorized agencies of the United States in providing those opportunities. This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to this provision. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 981.5 of the Military and Veterans Code is amended to read: 981.5. The department mayco-operatecooperate and confer with authorized agencies of the United States in carrying out the provisions of this article.