Language Page 456, after line 36, insert: "472.05 Veteran Services Foundation$0$115,000 Fund Sources: General $0 $115,000 "
Explanation
(This amendment establishes the Veterans Service Foundation as an entity independent of the Department of Veterans Services and under the Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs, pursuant to House Bill 2148 and Senate Bill 1075 of the 2017 Session of the General Assembly. The amendment provides $115,000 and one position the second year from the general fund for direct support of the foundation. A companion amendment to Item 472 of this act makes corresponding reductions to the appropriation and position level for the Department of Veterans Services.)