2003 Minnesota Code
Chapters 196 - 198 Veterans
Chapter 196 Department of Veterans Affairs
Section 196.021 Deputy commissioners to be appointed; duties.

196.021 Deputy commissioners to be appointed; duties.

Subdivision 1. Appointment. The commissioner shall appoint a deputy commissioner for veteran services as provided in subdivision 2, and the board of directors of the Minnesota Veterans Homes may appoint a deputy commissioner for veteran health care as provided in section 198.004. Both deputy commissioners serve in the unclassified service, the deputy for veteran services at the pleasure of the commissioner and the deputy for veteran health care at the pleasure of the board. Both deputies shall be residents of Minnesota, citizens of the United States, and veterans as defined in section 197.447.

Subd. 2. Deputy for veteran services; powers and duties. The deputy commissioner for veteran services has those powers delegated by the commissioner that have not otherwise been delegated to the deputy commissioner for veteran health care by the commissioner or assigned to that deputy commissioner by law. A delegation must be in writing, signed by the commissioner, and filed with the secretary of state.

HIST: 1988 c 699 s 1

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