Georgia Code
Article 1 - Department of Veterans Service
§ 38-4-5. Veterans Service Board — Meetings; Place; Purpose; Called

The Veterans Service Board shall meet once each month and at the meetings shall give attention to all things and matters properly coming under the jurisdiction of the board. The board may meet in the offices of the Department of Veterans Service or at any other location within the state where such board is conducting business pertaining to veterans. The meetings provided for in this Code section shall be for stated regular periods but shall not exceed more than two days in any one session. Called meetings of the board may be held by the chairman thereof or by the commissioner of veterans service.
History. Ga. L. 1945, p. 319, § 2; Ga. L. 1956, p. 584, § 1; Ga. L. 1983, p. 1401, § 4; Ga. L. 1990, p. 371, § 1.
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