Tennessee § 4-3-2503 - Powers and duties.
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§ 4-3-2503. Powers and duties.
The department of veterans services and the commissioner of veterans services are vested with all the authority, powers and duties formerly imposed upon the staff division of veterans' affairs and the director of the department of veterans' affairs and as prescribed in title 58, chapter 3. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 6; 1975, ch. 249, § 3; T.C.A., § 4-331; 2015, ch. 24, §§ 2, 7. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2015, ch. 24, § 7 provided that the Tennessee Code Commission is requested to change references in Tennessee Code Annotated, as volumes are replaced and supplements are issued, from “veterans’ affairs” and “veterans affairs” to “veterans services” wherever the language appears in reference to the name or commissioner of the Tennessee department of veterans services. Acts 2015, ch. 24, § 8 provides that the department of veterans services may exhaust the existing stock of office products having the designation of the department or commissioner of veterans’ affairs prior to ordering new office products having the designation authorized by this act. Amendments. The 2015 amendment substituted “veterans services” for “veterans affairs” twice in the section. Effective Dates. Acts 2015, ch. 24, § 9. July 1, 2015. Cross-References. Commission on aging and disability, commissioner as member, § 71-2-104 . Veterans' cemeteries, title 46, ch. 6.
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