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BY
COMMITTEE
ON
VETERANS
AFFAIRS
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
1048)
(COMPANION
TO
HF
250
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
VETERANS
AFFAIRS)
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,
paragraph
c,
Code
1
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
c.
The
number
of
hours
of
veterans’
services
provided
by
3
each
county
commission
of
veteran
affairs
executive
director
or
4
administrator
during
the
previous
calendar
fiscal
year.
5
Sec.
2.
Section
35B.6,
subsection
1,
paragraph
c,
6
subparagraphs
(1)
and
(2),
Code
2025,
are
amended
by
striking
7
the
subparagraphs
and
inserting
in
lieu
thereof
the
following:
8
(1)
(a)
Upon
the
employment
of
an
executive
director
or
9
administrator,
the
executive
director
or
administrator
shall
10
comply
with
all
directives
of
the
commandant
of
the
Iowa
11
department
of
veterans
affairs
regarding
the
completion
of
any
12
training
or
certification
required
for
the
person’s
position
13
under
applicable
state
and
federal
law.
The
executive
director
14
or
administrator
shall
also
obtain
a
personal
identification
15
verification
card
necessary
to
access
the
veterans
benefits
16
management
system.
An
executive
director
or
administrator
17
shall
be
removed
from
office
if,
after
one
year
of
employment,
18
the
executive
director
or
administrator
has
not
done
all
of
the
19
following:
20
(i)
Obtained
certification.
21
(ii)
Obtained
a
personal
identification
verification
card.
22
(iii)
Completed
training
directed
by
the
commandant
of
the
23
Iowa
department
of
veterans
affairs.
24
(b)
Upon
a
request
from
a
county
commission
of
veteran
25
affairs
and
based
on
extenuating
circumstances,
the
commandant
26
of
the
Iowa
department
of
veterans
affairs
may
extend
the
time
27
frame
for
an
executive
director
or
administrator
to
obtain
a
28
personal
identification
verification
card.
29
(2)
To
complete
continuing
education
federally
required
for
30
the
person’s
position,
an
executive
director
or
administrator
31
shall
receive
training
only
from
entities
approved
by
the
32
commandant
of
the
Iowa
department
of
veterans
affairs.
33
Failure
of
an
executive
director
or
administrator
to
maintain
34
certification
shall
be
cause
for
removal
from
office.
The
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expenses
of
training
the
executive
director
or
administrator
1
shall
be
paid
from
the
appropriation
authorized
in
section
2
35B.14.
3
EXPLANATION
4
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
5
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
6
Under
current
law,
the
Iowa
department
of
veterans
affairs
7
is
required
to
submit
an
annual
report
to
the
governor
and
the
8
general
assembly
including
the
county
commissions
of
veteran
9
affairs’
training
compliance
and
hours
of
veterans’
services
10
provided
during
the
previous
calendar
year.
This
bill
requires
11
the
hours
of
veterans’
services
in
the
report
to
be
from
the
12
previous
fiscal
year.
13
The
bill
also
requires
an
executive
director
or
14
administrator
of
a
county
commission
of
veteran
affairs
to
meet
15
continuing
education
requirements
established
by
the
commandant
16
of
the
Iowa
department
of
veterans
affairs
and
removes
the
17
requirement
that
an
executive
director
or
administrator
18
meet
the
continuing
education
requirements
of
the
national
19
association
of
county
veterans
service
officers.
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