16 Pa. Stat. § 5566

Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-111

Section 5566 - Vacancies

Vacancies occurring among the elective members of the board shall be filled by the organization which chose the members whose place it is desired to fill: Provided, however, That whenever it may appear that it is impossible to fill any vacancy in the board caused by the death or resignation of a member thereof because no organization survives to choose such members or no person survives who can qualify for such membership, vacancies so created and existing shall, upon notice from the secretary, be filled by the county organizations of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Italian American War Veterans of the United States, Incorporated. That is to say, the first vacancy so caused shall be filled by the county organization of the American Legion, and the second by the county organization of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the third by the Italian American War Veterans of the United States, Incorporated, and so on in rotation. If there is a loss of membership on the board or if an additional veterans' group seeks membership on the board, the General Assembly shall consider any veterans' group which applies in writing for membership. The General Assembly may admit a group to membership if all of the following apply:

(1) The group is a chartered non-profit veterans' organization whose goals are relevant to the representation of veterans' organizations and whose membership consists solely of honorably discharged veterans of the armed forces of the United States and all components of the armed forces, including reserve and Pennsylvania National Guard forces.

(2) The group supports and promotes the Constitution of the United States and policies and laws of the United States and this Commonwealth.

16 P.S. § 5566

1953, July 28, P.L. 723, art. XXV, § 2566. Amended 1959, Aug. 12, P.L. 699, § 1; 1961, June 19, P.L. 463, § 1; 1997, May 20, P.L. 149, No. 12, § 2, imd. effective.