Pennsylvania § 15524 - Director of veterans' affairs.
Full text of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes § 15524 — Director of veterans' affairs., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 15524. Director of veterans' affairs.
(a) Appointment.--The county commissioners shall appoint an eligible individual under 51 Pa.C.S. § 1731(a) (relating to accreditation) to serve as the county's director of veterans' affairs, who shall receive compensation as fixed by the salary board.
(b) Responsibility of director.--A county's director of veterans' affairs shall:
(1) Assist all veterans and their families in securing rights relating to their person, property and care of family under any Federal or State laws.
(2) Assist the county commissioners in administering the provisions of this subchapter which relate to the interment of deceased servicepersons and their surviving spouses and furnishing flagholders and placing headstones on graves.
(3) Compile and maintain war records and records of interment sites of deceased servicepersons in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter.
(4) Perform other duties provided by statute, including the duties required under 51 Pa.C.S. § 1731(c).
(c) Compensation.--For services performed under subsection (b), the director of veterans' affairs of a county shall be entitled to expenses incurred and additional compensation. Both expenses and compensation shall be subject to the approval of the salary board.
Source: official Pennsylvania text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 15524 ("Director of veterans' affairs.") is part of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, the codified statutory law of Pennsylvania. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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