California Assembly Bill AB629 Introduced / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 629INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Monning FEBRUARY 16, 2011 An act to amend Section 80 of the Military and Veterans Code, relating to veterans. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 629, as introduced, Monning. Military and veterans. Under existing law the Department of Veterans Affairs has specified powers and duties relating to military veterans, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs is in charge of the department. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes and correct an obsolete reference. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 80 of the Military and Veterans Code is amended to read: 80. The  director   secretary  may employ subject to law such expert, technical, legal, clerical, and other employees as  may be   the secretary deems  necessary to carry out his  or her  powers and duties and except as expressly otherwise provided in Section 71  of this chapter  , the  director   secretary  shall be the sole appointing authority for the department for all positions. Whenever possible preference shall be given to veterans for employment in the department.