H97 - 2015 Appropriations Act, Sec. 24.1: Creation of Department (SL 2015-241)

Overview: Sec. 24.1 of S.L. 2015-241, as amended by Sec. 7.3 of S.L. 2015-268, creates a new Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. The Secretary of Military and Veterans Affairs is the head of the new Department and its powers and duties consist of those previously vested in the following entities:

• The Veterans' Affairs Commission of the Department of Administration.
• The Governor's Jobs for Veterans Committee of the Department of Administration.
• The Division of Veterans Affairs of the Department of Administration.
• The North Carolina Military Affairs Commission in the Office of the Governor.

This section became effective July 1, 2015.