Baltimore City Council
File #: 06-0440    Version: 0 Name: Baltimore City Veterans Commission
Type: Ordinance Status: Enacted
File created: 5/15/2006 In control: City Council
On agenda: Final action: 12/8/2006
Enactment #: 06-362
Title: Baltimore City Veterans Commission FOR the purpose of establishing the Baltimore City Veterans Commission; providing for the appointment, terms, powers, and duties of the Commission; providing for staff to the Commission; defining certain terms; and generally relating to assisting veterans and their families.
Sponsors: Keiffer Mitchell, Robert Curran, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, President Young, Kenneth Harris, James B. Kraft, Helen L. Holton, President Dixon, Mary Pat Clarke, Agnes Welch, Stephanie Rawlings Blake, Edward Reisinger, Belinda Conaway, Rochelle Spector
Indexes: Baltimore City Veterans Commission, Veterans
Attachments: 1. 06-0440 - 1st Reader.pdf, 2. 06-0440 - 3rd Reader.pdf
EXPLANATION: CAPITALS indicate matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL

Introduced by: Councilmembers Mitchell, Curran

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE concerning
Title
Baltimore City Veterans Commission

FOR the purpose of establishing the Baltimore City Veterans Commission; providing for the appointment, terms, powers, and duties of the Commission; providing for staff to the Commission; defining certain terms; and generally relating to assisting veterans and their families.
Body
BY adding
Article 1 - Mayor, City Council, and Municipal Agencies
Section(s) 49-1 through 49-9, inclusive, to be under the new subtitle,
"Subtitle 49. Baltimore City Veterans Commission"
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

SECTION 1. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That the Laws of Baltimore City read as follows:

Baltimore City Code

Article 1. Mayor, City Council, and Municipal Agencies

SUBTITLE 49. BALTIMORE CITY VETERANS COMMISSION

§ 49-1. "VETERAN" DEFINED".

IN THIS SUBTITLE, "VETERAN" MEANS A PERSON WHO:

(1) SERVED IN THE ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE OF:

(I) THE ARMY, NAVY, MARINE CORPS, OR AIR FORCE;

(II) THE COAST GUARD, PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE COMMISSIONED CORPS, OR MERCHANT MARINES;

(III) THE ARMY, AIR, OR STATE NATIONAL GUARD; OR



(IV) A RESERVE COMPONENT OF ONE OF THESE SERVICES; AND

(2) WAS RELEASED FROM THAT SERVICE OTHER THAN BY DISHONORABLE DISCHARGE.

§ 49-2. COMMISSION ESTABLISHED.

(A) IN GENERAL.

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