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California orders performance framework for county veterans service offices
Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 2219 on September 28, 2026 (Chapter 728, Statutes of 2026). From January 1, 2027, counties must fill a county veterans service officer vacancy within 12 months, and appointees must obtain department accreditation within nine months. The Department of Veterans Affairs must set minimum training requirements, develop a service-capacity and performance framework for county offices, build a statewide work queue by January 1, 2029, and report to the Legislature every three years.
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- Amends Military and Veterans Code Sections 970, 971, 972.1 and adds Section 972.15.California Legislative Information
- Veterans Affairs must develop a service-capacity and performance framework for county veterans offices.California Legislative Information
- Office data must be reported by January 1, 2029, and every three years thereafter.California Legislative Information
- Approved September 28, 2026; Chapter 728, Statutes of 2026.California Legislative InformationOffice of the Governor
- Counties must fill a veterans service officer vacancy within 12 months; appointees must obtain department accreditation within nine months.California Legislative Information
- The department must build a statewide work queue by January 1, 2029; no urgency clause, so the act takes effect January 1, 2027.California Legislative Information
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