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OFFICE OF VETERANS’ AFFAIRS, VETERANS’ STATS ADVISORY 9 ~ e
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Senate Bill No» 31
AY ACT to create an office of veterans’ affairs, and to preseribe
the powers and duties thereof; to create a veterans! state advisory
committee, and to preseribe its powers and duties; to provide for
the coordination of the programs and services of governmental

agencies affecting veterans and their dependents and to declare
the effect of this acte

Be it enscted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:

Section 1s Purpose of sets The purpose of this act is to afford veterans
end their dependents information, advice, direction and essistance through coordina=
tion of programs and services in the fields of education, health, vocational guid=
ance and placement, mental care end economic security, except as hereinafter provided.
field representatives, appointments districtas clerks and assistants, There is
hereby established the office of veterans’ affairs, which shall include the Kensas
veterans' advisory committee end a director as herein constituted, The executive
head of said office of veterans' affairs shall be a director. The director shall :
be a veteran and shall be appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the fovernor,
The director shell receive such ermual compensation, not to exceed $5,000 5,000 per annum,
as may be fixed by the governor, end which shall be paid in equal monthly instell-
ments and in addition thereto he shall be entitled to the necessary and actual ox
penses incurred by him in the performance of his official duties. The director, in
accordance with the civil service law, shell appoint such traveling field representa-
tives as he shall deem necessary to carry out the duties of the office of veterans!
affairs, The director shall divide the state into districts and assign at least one

 

traveling field representative to each such district, The field “representative of
each distri ct shall periodically visit each county in his district according to
amiounced schedules, for the purpose of giving advice end rendering assistance to
veterans and their dependents, The director may, in accordance with the civil service