North Carolina § 143B-1235 - Governor's Jobs for Veterans Committee - creation; appointment, organization, etc.; duties.

§ 143B-1235. Governor's Jobs for Veterans Committee - creation; appointment, organization, etc.; duties.

There is hereby created and established in the North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, a committee to be known as the Governor's Jobs for Veterans Committee, with one member from each Congressional district, appointed by the Governor. Members of the Committee shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The Secretary of Military and Veterans Affairs with the concurrence of the Governor, shall appoint a chairman to administer this Committee who shall be subject to the direction and supervision of the Secretary. The chairman shall serve at the pleasure of the Secretary. The chairman shall devote full time to his duties of office. The duties of the chairman shall include but not be limited to the following, as delegated by the Secretary of Military and Veterans Affairs: Serving as a liaison between the Office of the Governor and all State agencies to insure that veterans receive the employment preference to which they are legally entitled and that such State agencies list available jobs with appropriate public employment services; Evaluating existing programs designed to benefit veterans and submitting reports and recommendations to the Governor and Secretary; Developing and furthering favorable employer attitudes toward the employment of veterans by appropriate promulgation of information concerning veterans and the functions of the Committee; Serving as a liaison between the Committee and communities throughout the State to the end that civic committees and volunteer groups are formed and utilized to promote the objectives of the Committee; Assisting employers in properly designing affirmative action plans as they relate to handicapped and Vietnam-era veterans; Serving as a liaison between veterans and State agencies on questions regarding the employment practices of such State agencies. History (1977, c. 1032; 1985, c. 479, s. 166; 2015-241, s. 24.1(d), (dd); 2015-268, s. 7.3(a).) Editor's Note. - This Part is former Part 19 of Article 9 of Chapter 143B (G.S. 143B-420, 143B-421) as recodified by Session Laws 2015-241, s. 24.1(d). Where appropriate, the historical citations to the sections in the former part have been added to the corresponding sections in this part as recodified. Former G.S. 143B-420 was recodified by Session Laws 2015-241, s. 24.1(d), as G.S. 143B-1235. Session Laws 2015-241, s. 24.1(ww), as amended by Session Laws 2015-268, s. 7.3(a), made the recodification of this section by Session Laws 2015-241, s. 24.1(d), and amendment by Session Laws 2015-241, s. 24.1(dd), effective July 1, 2015. Session Laws 2015-241, s. 1.1, provides: "This act shall be known as 'The Current Operations and Capital Improvements Appropriations Act of 2015.'" Session Laws 2015-241, s. 33.6, is a severability clause. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2015-241, s. 24.1(dd), effective July 1, 2015, in subsection (a), substituted "Department of Military and Veterans Affairs" for "Department of Administration, Division of Veterans Affairs" in the first sentence and substituted "Secretary of Military and Veterans Affairs" for "Secretary of Administration" in the third sentence; and rewrote the introductory language of subsection (b). For effective date, see editor's note. Legal Periodicals. - For survey of 1977 law on employment regulation, see 56 N.C.L. Rev. 854 (1978).