Title 31 — Title 31
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Ala. Code § 31-5-1 Definitions
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As used under this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) BOARD. The State Board of Veterans Affairs. (2) COMMISSIONER. The chief executive officer of the State Department of Veterans Affairs. (3) DEPARTMENT. The State Department of Veterans Affairs. (4) VE…
Ala. Code § 31-5-10 Veteran Service Officers and District Managers - Duties
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(a) Each veteran service officer and district manager shall perform the duties prescribed by policies, rules, and instructions adopted by the department and shall be administratively responsible to the commissioner. (b) Each veteran service officer and district manager shall do a…
Ala. Code § 31-5-11 Seal of the Commissioner; Oaths of Officers; Notaries Public
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(a) The commissioner shall have a seal of office and, along with each assistant commissioner, district manager, and veteran service officer, shall subscribe and execute an oath before entering into the duties of his or her office. (b) The commissioner shall designate employees to…
Ala. Code § 31-5-12 Repealed 2024-442 Seal of Office of State Service Commissioner;
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Appointment and Powers of Service Commissioners as Notaries Public. REPEALED BY ACT 2024-442, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2024. History: (Acts 1945, No. 173, p. 304, §12.)
Ala. Code § 31-5-13 Offices of Department, Commissioner, Etc
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The department and the commissioner shall maintain offices in the capital city of the state. The commissioner, in addition to any service office, if deemed necessary, may set up and maintain a service office staffed by an assistant commissioner, veteran service officer, or distri…
Ala. Code § 31-5-14 Payment of Salaries and Expenses; Counties to Furnish Offices for
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Veteran Service Officers and District Managers. (a) Salaries of officials and employees of the department, as provided in this chapter, and office, travel, and other expenses incidental to the proper establishment, operation, and maintenance of the department, or other offices es…
Ala. Code § 31-5-2 State Board of Veterans Affairs -- Establishment
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The State Board of Veterans Affairs is established to oversee the State Department of Veterans Affairs. The department shall be composed of a commissioner and other officers and employees authorized to be appointed under this chapter who meet the qualifications prescribed by the …
Ala. Code § 31-5-3 State Board of Veterans Affairs -- Composition
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(a)(1) The board shall be composed of the Governor, as chair, and representatives, to serve for a term of four years from the date of their respective appointments, who shall be selected from the memberships of the Alabama Department of the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreig…
Ala. Code § 31-5-4 State Department of Veterans Affairs -- Assistance to Veterans in
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Presenting Claims, Establishing Rights, Etc. (a) The department shall assist veterans of the United States in presenting and pursuing any credible claim the veteran may have against the United States arising out of his or her military service and in establishing the veteran’s rig…
Ala. Code § 31-5-5 State Department of Veterans Affairs -- Rulemaking Authority;
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Establishment and Operation of State Veterans Cemeteries; Contracts with Veterans’ Organizations for Assistance to Veterans in Processing Claims, Etc. (a)(1) The department shall adopt rules governing the manner of performance of all functions and duties of the department and the…
Ala. Code § 31-5-6 Commissioner - Qualifications; Appointment; Term of Office and
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Removal; Powers and Duties. (a) The Governor shall appoint a commissioner to serve at the Governor’s pleasure. The commissioner shall be appointed on the basis of education, ability, and experience in handling veterans’ affairs, and without regard to political affiliations. The c…
Ala. Code § 31-5-7 Commissioner - Additional Duties
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(a) The commissioner shall submit an annual budget to the board of all funds appropriated by the Legislature to the department for the specific purposes for which they are appropriated and also a budget of any federal funds that may be allotted to the state by the federal governm…
Ala. Code § 31-5-8 Assistant Commissioners
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The commissioner may appoint additional assistant commissioners to serve as employees in the department, subject to the rules of the department. Assistant commissioners shall be appointed on the basis of education, ability, and experience in handling veterans’ affairs, and withou…
Ala. Code § 31-5-9 Veteran Service Officers and District Managers -- Appointment; Service
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Areas; Districts. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the commissioner shall appoint a veteran service officer for each county in the state. Each veteran service officer shall be an employee of the department and subject to the rules of the department. The veteran service o…