The commissioner of veterans service shall exercise broad discretion in extending to veterans the aid and assistance provided by law and shall extend the services of the Department of Veterans Service so as to make available to all veterans the aid and services contemplated by law. In rendering the services required, the commissioner is authorized and empowered to advance consistently the interests of veterans of this state and to extend the Department of Veterans Service to its full limit of appropriations and funds provided by law.
History. Ga. L. 1896, p. 65, § 2; Penal Code 1910, § 1474; Ga. L. 1931, p. 7, § 11; Code 1933, § 78-106; Ga. L. 1945, p. 319, § 10; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 38; Ga. L. 1983, p. 1401, § 9.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 1983, p. 1401, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provided that: “It is the intent of this Act to implement certain changes required by Article IV, Section V, Paragraph I, subparagraph (b) of the Constitution of the State of Georgia.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 38 - Military, Emergency Management, and Veterans Affairs
Article 1 - Department of Veterans Service
§ 38-4-2. Powers; Appointment of Executive Directors of Veterans’ Homes
§ 38-4-4. Veterans Service Board — Vacancies
§ 38-4-5. Veterans Service Board — Meetings; Place; Purpose; Called
§ 38-4-7. Commissioner of Veterans Service — Compensation; Payment; Duties
§ 38-4-8. Commissioner of Veterans Service — Additional Duties
§ 38-4-11. Commissioner of Veterans Service — Annual Reports; Content; Recipients
§ 38-4-12. Commissioner of Veterans Service — Duty to Maintain Records
§ 38-4-13. Women Veterans’ Office
§ 38-4-14. Creation of Georgia Veterans Service Foundation, inc.; Purpose; Operation; Reporting