Chapter

VETERANS AFFAIRS

O.C.G.A. § 38-4-1— Department of Veterans Service and Veterans Service Board — Created; commissioner; officers; appointment; Senate confirmation; term; duties
O.C.G.A. § 38-4-2— Powers; appointment of executive directors of veterans’ homes
O.C.G.A. § 38-4-3— Department of Veterans Service and Veterans Service Board — Duty to work consistently and diligently; educational programs; personal appearances; assistance in preparation of claims
O.C.G.A. § 38-4-4— Veterans Service Board — Vacancies
O.C.G.A. § 38-4-5— Veterans Service Board — Meetings; place; purpose; called
O.C.G.A. § 38-4-6— Veterans Service Board — Policy recommendations; appoint commissioner; discharge of commissioner; commissioner’s political activity
O.C.G.A. § 38-4-7— Commissioner of veterans service — Compensation; payment; duties
O.C.G.A. § 38-4-8— Commissioner of veterans service — Additional duties
O.C.G.A. § 38-4-9— Commissioner of veterans service — Employment of personnel; preference to veterans, surviving spouses, and dependents; advise Governor, board, and General Assembly
O.C.G.A. § 38-4-10— Commissioner of veterans service — Broad discretion in extending aid; utilize department to fullest
O.C.G.A. § 38-4-11— Commissioner of veterans service — Annual reports; content; recipients
O.C.G.A. § 38-4-12— Commissioner of veterans service — Duty to maintain records
O.C.G.A. § 38-4-13— Women veterans’ office
O.C.G.A. § 38-4-14— Creation of Georgia Veterans Service Foundation, Inc.; purpose; operation; reporting
O.C.G.A. § 38-4-30— Short title
O.C.G.A. § 38-4-31— Purpose of part
O.C.G.A. § 38-4-32— Department of Veterans Service — Agency to deal with federal government; authority to enter into contracts; administer grants
O.C.G.A. § 38-4-33— Department of Veterans Service — Various state educational bodies to cooperate with; full realization of federal benefits
O.C.G.A. § 38-4-34— Department of Veterans Service — Cooperation and coordination with private educational bodies
O.C.G.A. § 38-4-35— Governor authorized to create private educational advisory bodies
O.C.G.A. § 38-4-36— Governor may direct provision of facilities to Department of Veterans Service
O.C.G.A. § 38-4-37— Veterans Service Board empowered to prescribe rules, regulations, and directives to implement programs
O.C.G.A. § 38-4-50— “War veterans” defined
O.C.G.A. § 38-4-51— Established; locations; adjacent facilities integral part thereof
O.C.G.A. § 38-4-52— Veterans Service Board — Administer home’s facilities
O.C.G.A. § 38-4-53— Veterans Service Board — Authorized revenue sources, expenditures, and hiring; other state bodies to cooper- ate
O.C.G.A. § 38-4-54— Veterans Service Board — Funds received from federal sources expended to aid war veterans; no limitation on additional state aid
O.C.G.A. § 38-4-55— Admissions and discharges; rules and regulations concerning
O.C.G.A. § 38-4-56— Fee for residency in State War Veterans’ Home
O.C.G.A. § 38-4-70— Cemeteries established; eligibility for interment
O.C.G.A. § 38-4-71— Control of cemeteries; applications for interment
O.C.G.A. § 38-4-72— Receipt of federal aid and gifts, contributions, bequests, and reimbursements; expenditure; departmental personnel
O.C.G.A. § 38-4-90— Creation
O.C.G.A. § 38-4-91— Membership
O.C.G.A. § 38-4-92— Duties; recommendations