AN ACT to amend and reenact section 37-15-10.1 and subsection 1 od section 37-18.1-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the priorities for admission to the veterans' home and the makeup of the subcommittees of the administrative committee on veterans' affairs.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA:
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 37-15-10.1 of the 1985 Supplement to the North Dakota Century Code is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
37-15-10.1 Priorities for admission to veterans' home. If the veterans' home is full and a waiting list for admission is necessary, further admission to the veterans' home must be according to the following listing of priorities, so long as the individual meets the admission requirements of sections 37-15-02 and 37-15-10:
- Veterans with service-connected disability.
- American ex-prisoners of war.
- Wartime veterans with nonservice-connected disability.
- Wartime veterans.
- Discharged North Dakota national guard members who became disabled in the line and discharge of duty.
- Veterans with nonservice-connected disability.
- Veterans.
- Spouses.
- Surviving spouses.
An individual whose priority is higher than another individual's must be admitted before that other individual.
SECTION 2. AMENDMENT. subsection 1 of section 37-18.1-03 of the 1985 supplement to the North Dakota Century Code is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
- The chairman and secretary of the committee, acting jointly, shall appoint from the voting membership of the committee, two subcommittees: a subcommittee to be responsible for supervision and government of the veterans' home, and a subcommittee to be responsible for supervision and government of the department of veterans' affairs. Once appointed, a subcommittee member shall continue to serve as long as he remains a voting member of the committee, unless removed from the subcommittee by the committee chairman and secretary, acting jointly. In no case shall any one voting member serve on both subcommittees at the same time, and each nominating organization listed in section 37-18.1-01 shall have at least one voting member nominated by it serving on each subcommittee. From the membership of each subcommittee, a chairman will be selected by majority vote to preside over it for the term of one year. No person shall be permitted to serve as chairman of the committee and as chairman of a subcommittee simultaneously. A majority of the members of the subcommittee shall be required for a quorum, and a majority of the members present voting in favor thereof shall be required for any action.