Report Title:
Office of Veterans' Services; Add Permanent Staff; Appropriation
Description:
Establishes a permanent clerk typist II position in the office of veterans' services on Oahu. Appropriates $33,230 in FY 2007-2008 and FY 2008-2009 for the clerk typist II position. Appropriates $8,000 in FY 2007-2008 and FY 2008-2009 for travel expenses of the traveling counselor. Effective July 1, 2015.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2007 |
H.D. 1 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to the office of veterans' services.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The legislature finds that the office of veterans' services is the principal agency in the State responsible for the development and management of policies and programs for veterans and their families. The office also acts as liaison between the governor and veterans groups and organizations and serves as an intermediary between the Department of Veterans Affairs and veterans and their family members. The continuous return of troops from the Middle East and the eventual discharge of once-active military personnel in Hawaii has caused a huge backlog of unprocessed documents that is expected to continue if not addressed. The legislature finds that an additional clerk is needed to augment the limited support staff to allow the office of veterans' services to handle the growing number of discharge documents requiring immediate action.
The purpose of this Act is to provide additional clerical support for the office of veterans' services by establishing one full-time permanent clerk typist II position within the office of veterans' services.
SECTION 2. Beginning July 1, 2007, there is established one full-time permanent clerk typist II position within the office of veterans' services.
SECTION 3. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $33,230, or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2007-2008, and the same sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2008-2009, to fund the establishment of one permanent full-time clerk typist II position within the office of veterans' services.
The sums appropriated shall be expended by the department of defense for the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 4. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $8,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2007-2008, and the same sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2008-2009, for travel expenses for the traveling counselor of the office of veterans' services.
The sums appropriated shall be expended by the department of defense for the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2015.