BILL NUMBER: AB 2548INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Mitchell FEBRUARY 24, 2012 An act to amend Section 66 of the Military and Veterans Code, relating to veterans. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2548, as introduced, Mitchell. California Veterans Board. Existing law provides that the California Veterans Board consists of 7 members appointed by the Governor subject to Senate confirmation. All members of the board are required to be veterans. This bill would require one of those members to be a woman veteran who has served overseas in a combat theater. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 66 of the Military and Veterans Code is amended to read: 66. All members of the board shall be veterans as "veteran" is defined in Section 18540.4 of the Government Code. One of these members shall also be retired from the active or reserve forces of the United States military service. One of these members shall also be a resident of a California veterans home. One of these members shall also be a woman veteran who has served overseas in a combat theater. This subdivision shall not be construed to prohibit a member of the board who does not meet this requirement from serving the remainder of his or her term.