Benefit claims assistance; requires Commissioner Dept. of Veterans Services to ensure assistance. (HB2279)
Introduced By
Del. Danny Bowling (D-Oakwood) with support from 47 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
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Description
Department of Veterans Services; Commissioner; benefit claims assistance. Requires the Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Services to ensure that benefit claims assistance is provided on a regular basis at locations other than established service offices. Current law specifies that the personnel assigned by the Commissioner to process benefit claims at locations other than the service office at least one day per week. Amends § 2.2-2002 (“Department offices.”), § 2.2-2002.1 (“Department personnel.”), of the Code of Virginia. View Full Text »
Outcome
In the News
Keams Sees Success in Legislative Session
March 13, 2011
First-term Delegate Mark Keam, D-Vienna, said he is pleased with the results of the General Assembly’s recently concluded 2011 session. Of the 17 bills for which Keam was the chief patron or co-chief patron, six passed (and a seventh was folded into another bill that also passed).
