California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 258


Introduced by Assembly Member Chávez

February 7, 2013


An act to add Section 11019.11 to the Government Code, relating to state agencies.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 258, as introduced, Chávez. State agencies: veterans.

Existing law provides for the governance and regulation of state agencies, as defined. Existing law provides certain benefits and protections for members of the Armed Forces of the United States.

This bill would require every state agency that requests on any written form or written publication, or through its Internet Web site, whether a person is a veteran, to request that information in a specified manner.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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SECTION 1.  

Section 11019.11 is added to the Government
2Code
, to read:

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11019.11.  

(a) Every state agency that requests on any written
4form or written publication, or through its Internet Web site,
5whether a person is a veteran, shall request that information only
6in the following format: “Have you ever served in the military?”

P2    1(b) This section shall apply only to a written form or written
2publication that is newly printed on or after January 1, 2014.



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