California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 1196

Introduced by Assembly Member Melendez

February 22, 2013

An act to amend Section 981.5 of the Military and Veterans Code, relating to veterans.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 1196, as introduced, Melendez. Veterans’ benefits: Department of Veterans Affairs.

Existing law authorizes the California Veterans’ Educational Institute, which is under the management and control of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to provide opportunities for veterans to continue their education. Existing law authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to work with authorized agencies of the United States in providing those opportunities.

This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to this provision.

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

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

SECTION 1.  

Section 981.5 of the Military and Veterans Code
is amended to read:

981.5.  

The department may begin delete co-operate end delete begin insert cooperate end insert and confer
with authorized agencies of the United States in carrying out the
provisions of this article.