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SB-382 Veterans’ benefits: Department of Veterans Affairs.(2013-2014)



As Amends the Law Today


SECTION 1.

 Article 8 (commencing with Section 999.60) is added to Chapter 6 of Division 4 of the Military and Veterans Code, to read:

Article  8. Veterans’ Services
999.60.
 (a) The Department of Veterans Affairs shall create a California Veterans Leadership Program that is a resource and referral network operated by the Department of Veterans Affairs to connect returning veterans of military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan with the employment, housing, and mental health resources and tools needed to lead productive lives and enjoy the full benefits of the society that they have served.
(b) The Department of Veterans Affairs shall establish centers throughout California that would provide employment, housing, and mental health resources and tools to veterans in one physical location.
(c) The Department of Veterans Affairs shall assist a veteran until he or she has both a job and a place to live.
(d) The Department of Veterans Affairs may adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.