Senate Bill No. 47
(By Senators Kimble, Plymale, Ross, Sharpe, Deem, Buckalew, Schoonover, Scott and Boley)
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[Introduced January 18, 1995; referred to the Committee
on Military; and then to the Committee on Finance.]
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A BILL to amend article two, chapter nine-a of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated section four, relating to veterans' affairs; state home for veterans; and providing for full funding for the operation of the state homes for veterans to come from the general revenue fund.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That article two, chapter nine-a of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated section four, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 2. STATE HOMES FOR VETERANS.
§9A-2-4. Appropriation of funds by Legislature.
Effective the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred ninety-five, and every year thereafter, the Legislature shall allocate and appropriate sufficient funds from general revenue to be expended or disbursed for the purpose of effectuating veterans' benefits or veterans' programs for the improvement and renovation of physical facilities, personal care costs and medical, nursing and dental services. Funding received from residents living at home known as resident contributions and federal per diem received for those residents shall be deposited in the general revenue account in the state treasury when received.
This section shall not be interpreted in any way as limiting the collection of funds as provided in section two of this article.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to provide for the annual allocation and appropriation of funds from general revenue that are sufficient to operate veterans' homes in this State.

§9A-2-4 is new; therefore, strike-throughs and underscoring have been omitted.