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S TATE OF RHODE IS LAND
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023
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A N A C T
RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- RHODE ISLAND VETERAN S'
HOME
Introduced By: Senator Walter S. Felag
Date Introduced: April 25, 2023
Referred To: Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs
(Veterans)
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 30-24-3 of the General Laws in Chapter 30-24 entitled "Rhode Island 1
Veterans’ Home" is hereby amended to read as follows: 2
30-24-3. Administrator — Advisory council. 3
(a) The director of veterans services shall appoint an administrator for the Rhode Island 4
veterans’ home who shall be an honorably discharged veteran of the United States Armed Forces 5
the most qualified applicant who has been issued a nursing home administrator license pursuant to 6
chapter 45 of title 5. In reviewing the applicants, the director shall consider an applicant's military 7
service as a factor in the process of determining the most qualified applicant. 8
(b) There shall be an advisory council for veterans’ affairs, consisting of not more than 9
fifteen (15) qualified electors of this state, ten (10) of whom shall be honorably discharged veterans 10
of the armed forces of the United States; twelve (12) of the members shall be appointed by the 11
governor, consisting of a member designated by each of the various state departments of the active 12
federally chartered veteran organizations, and the remaining member or members at large; 13
provided, however, that each of those departments of veteran organizations shall have, and continue 14
to have, at least one member on the advisory council for veterans’ affairs; and, provided further, 15
that one member shall be a female veteran, one member shall be a minority veteran; one member 16
of the house of representatives, to be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, and 17
one member from the senate, to be appointed by the president of the senate. The members of the 18
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general assembly who shall serve on the advisory council for veterans’ affairs shall serve so long 1
as they are members of the general assembly. The final remaining member shall be an active 2
National Guard person to be appointed by the state adjutant general. 3
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 4
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EXPLANATION
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
OF
A N A C T
RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- RHODE ISLAND VETERAN S'
HOME
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This act would require that the administrator for the Rhode Island veterans' home be the 1
most qualified applicant possessing a nursing home administrator license pursuant to chapter 45 of 2
title 5. The act would remove the requirements that an applicant be an honorably discharged 3
veteran, but military service would be a factor to be considered in determining the most qualified 4
applicant. 5
This act would take effect upon passage. 6
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