417.150 - Creation; number of members; appointment, removal and terms of members; vacancies.
417.150 Creation; number of members; appointment, removal and terms of members; vacancies.
1. The Nevada Veterans’ Services Commission, consisting of nine members, is hereby created.
2. The Governor shall appoint:
(a) Three members who are representatives of nationally recognized veterans’ organizations and who possess honorable discharges from some branch of the military and naval service of the United States.
(b) Two members who are representatives of the general public.
3. The Chair of the Advisory Committee for a Veterans’ Cemetery in Northern Nevada and the Chair of the Advisory Committee for a Veterans’ Cemetery in Southern Nevada shall each appoint one member from their respective committees to serve as a member of the Commission. Each member so appointed must be a representative of a nationally recognized veterans’ organization and possess an honorable discharge from some branch of the military and naval service of the United States.
4. The Majority Leader of the Senate shall appoint one member of the Senate to serve as a member of the Commission.
5. The Speaker of the Assembly shall appoint one member of the Assembly to serve as a member of the Commission.
6. The Governor may remove a member of the Commission at any time for failure to perform his or her duties, malfeasance or other good cause.
7. The term of office of each member is 2 years.
8. If a vacancy occurs in the membership of those members appointed pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 2, the Governor shall fill the vacancy from among the names of qualified nominees provided to the Governor in writing by the Executive Director.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1461; A 1977, 1216; 1983, 741; 1995, 432; 1997, 2588; 2005, 27)