Section 31-5-9 - Veteran service officers and district managers - Qualifications and appointment(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the commissioner, with the approval of the board, shall appoint a veteran service officer for each county in the state. Each veteran service officer shall be an employee of the department and subject to the rules of the board. The veteran service officer shall be a resident of this state, a qualified elector therein, and shall be a veteran who served on active duty for a period of 60 days or more in the Armed Forces of the United States and shall have been honorably discharged . In making appointments, consideration shall be given to whether the applicants are residents of the county. The commissioner and board shall economize as far as possible in the administration of this section .(b)(1) The commissioner, with the approval of the board, shall determine whether there is a need for a veteran service officer in any particular county. In making this determination, the commissioner and the board shall consider the total population of the county, the number of men and women inducted into the armed services from the county, the number of veterans present in the county, and special circumstances and facts involving the concentration of industries or other problems that may increase or decrease the number of veterans in certain localities. (2) Where the circumstances do not justify establishing a separate office in each county, the commissioner, with the approval of the board, shall establish service areas in the state containing one or more counties and shall establish a service office for each service area in a location most advantageous to the veterans within each area.(c) The commissioner, with the approval of the board, shall establish districts within the state, containing one or more counties or service areas, and shall appoint district managers to manage or assist veteran service officers. District managers appointed under this section shall be selected in the same manner and possess the same qualifications as veteran service officers.Ala. Code § 31-5-9 (1975)
Amended by Act 2024-442,§ 1, eff. 10/1/2024.Amended by Act 2021-239,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2021.Acts 1945, No. 173, p. 304, §6.