***Adopted***
AMENDMENT No. 1 PROPOSED TO
Senate Bill NO. 2608
By Representative(s) Committee
Amend by striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
SECTION 1. Section 35-1-3, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
35-1-3. The State Veterans Affairs Board shall appoint, to serve at the will and pleasure of the board, and who will be subject to a biennial personnel performance review every two (2) years, an executive director, (who shall also serve as Executive Secretary of the State Veterans Affairs Board), a deputy director, individuals to manage each of the agency's major functional areas and individuals to manage each of the state veterans homes. The executive director and deputy director shall be honorably discharged or honorably released veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States. The board may establish additional minimum qualifications for agency positions.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2001.
Further, amend by striking the title in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 35-1-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE VETERANS AFFAIRS BOARD SHALL APPOINT INDIVIDUALS TO MANAGE EACH OF THE AGENCY'S MAJOR FUNCTIONAL AREAS AND INDIVIDUALS TO MANAGE EACH OF THE STATE VETERANS HOMES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.