Bill Text: CA AB2548 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Chaptered

California Assembly Bill 2548 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: California Veterans Board.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2012-08-27 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 205, Statutes of 2012. [AB2548 Detail]

Download: California-2011-AB2548-Chaptered.html

BILL NUMBER: AB 2548	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	CHAPTER  205
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  AUGUST 27, 2012
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  AUGUST 27, 2012
	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 9, 2012
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  MAY 17, 2012
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 11, 2012

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Mitchell

                        FEBRUARY 24, 2012

   An act to amend Section 66.5 of the Military and Veterans Code,
relating to veterans.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2548, Mitchell. California Veterans Board.
   Existing law provides that the California Veterans Board consists
of 7 members appointed by the Governor subject to Senate
confirmation. All members of the board are required to be veterans,
and certain members are required to have meet specific criteria with
regard to their background, education, training, experience, or
expertise.
   This bill would also require one member of the board to have
substantial training, professional knowledge, or experience in the
issues faced by female veterans, as specified.



THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 66.5 of the Military and Veterans Code is
amended to read:
   66.5.  (a) One member of the board shall have substantial training
or professional expertise in mortgage lending and real estate
finance.
   (b) One other member of the board shall have substantial training
or professional expertise in geriatrics, gerontology, or long-term
care.
   (c) One member of the board shall have an accounting or auditing
background, and preferably shall be a certified public accountant.
   (d) One member of the board shall have a degree in health care
administration or shall have experience in the financial management
of health care facilities.
   (e) One member of the board shall have substantial training,
professional knowledge, or experience in the issues faced by female
veterans which may include, but are not limited to, the following
issues:
   (1) Combat-related disorders.
   (2) Sexual trauma.
   (3) Homelessness.
   (f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit any
member of the board from serving the remainder of his or her term.
   (g) The first vacancy in the membership of the board, that occurs
after the enactment of the act adding this subdivision and does not
require the training or expertise required by subdivision (a) or (b),
shall be filled by the appointment of a member who meets the
criteria required by subdivision (c).