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Cal. Mil. & Vet. Code § 84 — Department of Veterans Affairs

Cal. Mil. & Vet. Code § 84

Type
Statute
Source
California Military and Veterans Code
Jurisdiction
California
Date
2025-01-01
Current through
Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)

(a) The secretary may, whenever they deem it advisable and shall, when required to do so by the board, present reports and recommendations to the board concerning any matter relating to veterans’ welfare whether or not provided by existing law.

Citator

Cal. Mil. & Vet. Code § 84 — Department of Veterans Affairs is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

(a) The secretary may, whenever they deem it advisable and shall, when required to do so by the board, present reports and recommendations to the board concerning any matter relating to veterans’ welfare whether or not provided by existing law.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the secretary shall not effectuate any policy change that would modify any veterans’ program without first fully briefing the board regarding the effects upon veterans of the proposed policy change.

(c) For the purposes of this section and Section 700, “program” means the Veterans’ Home of California, the veterans’ farm and home purchase program, including any associated insurance programs, and any veterans’ education assistance program.

(d) “Policy change” for the purposes of this section means any proposed changes to the programs set forth in subdivision (c) that would directly or indirectly affect the eligibility of veterans to participate in, the affordability for veterans of, or the financial stability of, those programs.