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Bill 479

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      479
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  19990210
Primary Sponsor:                  Holland
All Sponsors:                     Holland
Drafted Document Number:          l:\s-jud\bills\holland\jud0030.dhh.doc
Residing Body:                    Senate
Current Committee:                General Committee 08 SG
Subject:                          Veterans, ex-servicemen; appropriations 
                                  for organizations of; General Assembly, 
                                  Veterans' and Military Affairs


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
Senate  19990210  Introduced, read first time,           08 SG
                  referred to Committee


                             Versions of This Bill

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 25-11-80, SO AS TO REQUIRE THE VETERANS' ORGANIZATIONS OF THIS STATE TO APPOINT SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES TO ASSIST EX-SERVICEMEN AND TO REQUIRE THE APPROPRIATIONS MADE BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY BE EQUALLY DISTRIBUTED TO THE ORGANIZATIONS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FISCAL YEAR 1999-2000.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 25-11-80. (A) For the purpose of representing the veterans of this State, each veteran's organization shall appoint a service representative who is charged with the duty of assisting all veterans in their respective organizations. Service representatives may be full-time or part-time employees. Each veteran's organization may select the organization's service representative in the manner of the organization's choice. To the extent that the General Assembly appropriates funding for the service representatives of each veteran's organization, it shall appropriate funds equally among the veterans' organizations at the beginning of each fiscal year.

(B) The duties of the service representatives shall include, but are not limited to:

(1) assisting the veterans in completing the claims application;

(2) processing applications of claims for veteran's benefits;

(3) requesting medical information and statements pertinent to the claim;

(4) providing information to the veterans regarding eligibility and services available from the State and federal government.

(C) For the purpose of this section, veterans' organizations shall include the American Legion, Department of South Carolina, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, Department of South Carolina, the Disabled American Veterans, and Vietnam Veterans, Department of South Carolina."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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