Bill Text: IA HSB28 | 2025-2026 | 91st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to county commissions of veteran affairs.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-21 - Subcommittee recommends passage. [HSB28 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2025-HSB28-Introduced.html
House
Study
Bill
28
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Introduced
SENATE/HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
DEPARTMENT
OF
VETERANS
AFFAIRS
BILL)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
county
commissions
of
veteran
affairs.
1
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
35A.5,
subsection
14,
paragraphs
a
and
c,
1
Code
2025,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
a.
Information
related
to
compliance
with
the
training
3
requirements
under
section
35B.6
during
the
previous
calendar
4
fiscal
year.
5
c.
The
number
of
hours
of
veterans’
services
provided
by
6
each
county
commission
of
veteran
affairs
executive
director
or
7
administrator
during
the
previous
calendar
fiscal
year.
8
Sec.
2.
Section
35B.6,
subsection
1,
paragraph
c,
9
subparagraphs
(1)
and
(2),
Code
2025,
are
amended
to
read
as
10
follows:
11
(1)
Upon
the
employment
of
an
executive
director
or
12
administrator,
the
executive
director
or
administrator
shall
13
complete
a
course
for
the
purpose
of
obtaining
certification
as
14
directed
by
the
commandant
of
the
Iowa
department
of
veterans
15
affairs,
training
as
federally
required
for
the
person’s
16
position
,
and
a
personal
identification
verification
card
17
necessary
to
access
the
veterans
benefits
management
system.
18
If
an
executive
director
or
administrator
fails
to
obtain
19
certification
or
a
personal
identification
verification
card
20
within
one
year
of
being
employed,
the
executive
director
21
or
administrator
shall
be
removed
from
office.
Upon
a
22
request
from
a
county
commission
of
veteran
affairs
and
based
23
on
extenuating
circumstances,
the
commandant
of
the
Iowa
24
department
of
veterans
affairs
may
extend
the
time
frame
for
25
an
executive
director
or
administrator
to
obtain
a
personal
26
identification
verification
card.
27
(2)
An
executive
director
or
administrator
shall
satisfy
28
the
continuing
education
requirements
established
by
the
29
national
association
of
county
veterans
service
officers
30
commandant
of
the
Iowa
department
of
veterans
affairs
and
the
31
United
States
department
of
veterans
affairs.
Failure
of
an
32
executive
director
or
administrator
to
maintain
certification
33
shall
be
cause
for
removal
from
office.
The
expenses
of
34
training
the
executive
director
or
administrator
shall
be
paid
35
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from
the
appropriation
authorized
in
section
35B.14
.
1
EXPLANATION
2
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
3
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
4
Under
current
law,
the
Iowa
department
of
veterans
affairs
5
is
required
to
submit
an
annual
report
to
the
governor
and
the
6
general
assembly
including
the
county
commissions
of
veteran
7
affairs’
training
compliance
and
hours
of
veterans’
services
8
provided
during
the
previous
calendar
year.
This
bill
requires
9
the
information
in
the
report
to
be
from
the
previous
fiscal
10
year.
11
The
bill
also
requires
an
executive
director
or
12
administrator
of
a
county
commission
of
veteran
affairs
to
meet
13
continuing
education
requirements
established
by
the
commandant
14
of
the
Iowa
department
of
veterans
affairs
and
removes
the
15
requirement
that
an
executive
director
or
administrator
16
meet
the
continuing
education
requirements
of
the
national
17
association
of
county
veterans
service
officers.
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