Georgia Code
Article 1 - Department of Veterans Service
§ 38-4-10. Commissioner of Veterans Service — Broad Discretion in Extending Aid; Utilize Department to Fullest

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

Georgia Code

Title 38 - Military, Emergency Management, and Veterans Affairs

Chapter 4 - Veterans Affairs

Article 1 - Department of Veterans Service

§ 38-4-1. Department of Veterans Service and Veterans Service Board — Created; Commissioner; Officers; Appointment; Senate Confirmation; Term; Duties

§ 38-4-2. Powers; Appointment of Executive Directors of Veterans’ Homes

§ 38-4-3. Department of Veterans Service and Veterans Service Board — Duty to Work Consistently and Diligently; Educational Programs; Personal Appearances; Assistance in Preparation of Claims

§ 38-4-4. Veterans Service Board — Vacancies

§ 38-4-5. Veterans Service Board — Meetings; Place; Purpose; Called

§ 38-4-6. Veterans Service Board — Policy Recommendations; Appoint Commissioner; Discharge of Commissioner; Commissioner’s Political Activity

§ 38-4-7. Commissioner of Veterans Service — Compensation; Payment; Duties

§ 38-4-8. Commissioner of Veterans Service — Additional Duties

§ 38-4-9. Commissioner of Veterans Service — Employment of Personnel; Preference to Veterans, Surviving Spouses, and Dependents; Advise Governor, Board, and General Assembly

§ 38-4-10. Commissioner of Veterans Service — Broad Discretion in Extending Aid; Utilize Department to Fullest

§ 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