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# Ga. Const. Art. IV, Sec. V, Para. I. Veterans Service Board; commissioner.

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(a) There shall be a State Department of Veterans Service and Veterans Service Board which shall consist of seven members appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate. The members in office on June 30, 1983, shall serve out the remainder of their respective terms. As each term of office expires, the Governor shall appoint a successor as herein provided. All such terms of members shall be for seven years. Members shall serve until their successors are appointed and qualified.

(b) The board shall appoint a commissioner who shall be the executive officer of the department. All members of the board and the commissioner shall be veterans of some war or armed conflict in which the United States has engaged. The board shall have such control, duties, powers, and jurisdiction of the State Department of Veterans Service as shall be provided by law.

## Cross References

Department of Veterans Service and Veterans Service Board, § 38-4-1 et seq.

## 1976 Constitution.

Art. IV, Sec. V, Para. I.

## Board Must Be Determined by Gen-ALR.

Time as of which eligibility or ineligibility to office is to be determined, 143 ALR 1026.