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THIRD READING
Bill No: ACR 36
Author: Gray (D), et al.
Amended: 9/2/15 in Assembly
Vote: 21
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: Read and adopted, 9/2/15
SUBJECT: California Association of County Veterans Service
Officers
SOURCE: Author
DIGEST: This resolution recognizes the California Association
of County Veterans Service Officers for helping veterans secure
their federal and state benefits over the past 70 years.
ANALYSIS: This resolution makes the following legislative
findings:
1)Some California counties established County Veterans Service
Officers (CVSO) after World War I to assist California's
veterans to obtain the federal veterans benefits they earned
by virtue of their service to our country.
2)In 1945, with the end of World War II and the return of
thousands of veterans to California, the California
Association of County Veterans Service Officers (CACVSO) was
formed to assist returning veterans in accessing their earned
entitlements as authorized by Congress, such as the GI Bill
for education and the veteran home loan program, as well as
compensation and pension benefits for wounded veterans and
their families.
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3)The CACVSO provides a medium for the exchange of ideas,
information, training, and support to facilitate delivery of
services to nearly two million California veterans.
4)The CVSOs and the California Department of Veterans Affairs
work closely together to assist California's veterans in
obtaining federal and state veterans benefits, with CVSOs
serving as the "boots on the ground" for the Department.
5)CVSOs are primarily funded by the counties and receive some
state funding.
6)The CACVSO promotes the welfare and rights of veterans
statewide through legislative advocacy, provides training and
education to CVSOs and their employees, promotes the mission
of CVSOs throughout the state, and provides members of the
CACVSO with a collaborative network of resources, information,
and ideas.
This resolution commends the California Association of County
Veterans Service Officers for 70 years of service to
California's veterans and their families through the advancement
of professionalism within its ranks and the pursuit of advocacy
across all levels of government so that veterans may receive the
benefits to which they are entitled by virtue of their military
service to our country, and that the CACVSO has maintained and
nurtured the high professional standards of California's CVSOs
so that these veterans advocates can fulfill the CACVSO's slogan
of "Serving Those Who Served."
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal
Com.:NoLocal: No
SUPPORT: (Verified9/4/15)
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American Legion - Department of California
AMVETS- Department of California
California Association of County Veterans Service Officers
California Council of Chapters
California State Commanders Veterans Council
Military Officers Association of America
National Association for Uniformed Services
VFW - Department of California
Vietnam Veterans of America-California State Council
OPPOSITION: (Verified9/4/15)
None received
Prepared by: Karen Chow / SFA / (916) 651-1520
9/4/15 18:08:54
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