HB 1429 - LAW/POLICY - County Veterans Service Officers (CVSO) Accreditation. Remove deadline (Housekeeping) - 2011 - **FAILED SENATE**

County Veterans Service Officers (CVSO)

Origination: House Government & Veterans Affairs Committee

A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 37-14-18 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to county veterans' service officers. 

This bill would...

• Remove the August 1, 2011 deadline for CVSO accreditation with the National Association of County Veteran Service Officers (NACVSO)
• Require new CVSO's to attend the NACVSO accreditation training at county expense
• Change CVSO "Duty" to "Shall" cooperate with and coordinate state and federal VA programs

HOUSE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS

• Commissioner of Veterans Affairs to recommend standards and qualifications, training, certification and accreditations set by NDDVA Commisisoner for qualification as a CVSO
• Change from "accreditation" with NACVSO to "training" with NACVSO 
• Committee recommended DO PASS as amended 12-0-1 HJ 705
• PASSED HOUSE 92-1 HJ 798

SENATE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS

• Committee recommended DO NOT PASS 7-0-0 SJ 1079
• FAILED SENATE 1-46 SJ 1087

FISCAL NOTE: NONE