§ 453.1. Veterans Service Office Fund Distribution.
12 CA ADC § 453.1Barclays Official California Code of Regulations
12 CCR § 453.1
§ 453.1. Veterans Service Office Fund Distribution.
(1) State Operations: The amount appropriated in the annual budget act for state operations each year, shall be allocated to Program 6995, “Veterans Claims and Rights” in the California Department of Veterans Affairs. These funds shall be used to cover staffing and related costs for the following purposes:
(C) The development, implementation and operation of a Veterans Service Officer/Veterans Claims Representative Training Program. This program shall provide a professional development curriculum concentrating on skills necessary to function as a journeyperson Veterans Representative and achieve and maintain Accreditation under the provisions of Code of Federal Regulations Title 38 Sections 14.629 through 14.634.
(A) Any amount specifically allocated to support the county veterans service office mentor program shall be reserved for reimbursement of participating counties' mentor program related travel expenses. These funds shall be distributed semi-annually and upon request, only to those counties that have been pre-approved for travel in support of the mentor program as described in Section 453.1(e). Any unused funds from the annual mentor program allocation shall revert back to the Veterans Service Office Fund.
(B) The amount of $1,500 for each county that has appointed a veteran to perform the duties of a county veteran services officer (CVSO) in accordance with Section 451. This $1,500 is allocated to partially offset the cost of the appointed CVSO's (or designee's) attendance at Department sanctioned administrative training sessions. A proportional reduction of this allocation shall be taken for each training session that is not attended. The funds saved through this reduction shall be distributed as described in Sections 453.1(a)(2)(C) and (D).
(C) The remaining amount of the annual local assistance appropriation shall be distributed in “pro rata” shares to each eligible county as described below. The “pro rata” shares shall be determined by comparing the total net expenditures of eligible counties, to the total amount of VSOF funds remaining under this Section.
(D) Eligible counties include each county that has appointed a CVSO in accordance with Section 451, but only if that county is in receipt of funds appropriated under Military and Veterans Code Section 972 and has submitted semi-annual reports of net expenditures signed by the auditor/controller or other appropriate authority. These reports must be filed with the Department not later than January 31st for the July 1-December 31 semi-annual report, and July 31st for the January 1 -- June 30 semi-annual report, to request allocation funds from the Veterans Service Office Fund. Any county failing to submit their reports by these deadlines shall not be included in the Veterans Service Office Fund distribution for the applicable period.
(c) For the purpose of this section only, “net expenditures” means monies expended each year for the salary and expenses of the described entities (counties and district operations), less funds provided through Military and Veterans Code Sections 972, 972.1 and 972.5, and all other revenue and reimbursements. Any reduction in Military and Veterans Code Sections 972, 972.1 or 972.5 funding due to audit findings shall not be made up through the distribution of funds under this section.
(7) For the purposes of this section “lead county” means the county selected by the California Association of County Veterans Service Officers to act as the single point of contact between the department and counties participating in the mentor program. The lead county shall assist in identifying mentor counties and subject matter experts to provide training, contact low performing counties and counties with new CVSOs to brief county leadership on the mentor program and to facilitate the start-up of a training program tailored to those counties, approve all mentor related travel, track use of allocated funds, review reimbursement claims to ensure travel was pre-approved, ensure that the county requests for reimbursement include required supporting documentation, track program metrics, and prepare a state fiscal year-end report on program use, program successes, and program issues to be submitted the department by July 31st of each year. The Executive Director of the California Association of County Veterans Service Officers may act as the lead county.
Credits
Note: Authority cited: Section 700, Military and Veterans Code. Reference: Sections 970, 972, 972.1, 972.2 and 972.5, Military and Veterans Code.
History
1. New section filed 6-16-94; operative 7-18-94 (Register 94, No. 24).
2. Amendment filed 4-10-2006; operative 5-10-2006 (Register 2006, No. 15).
3. Amendment of subsections (a)-(a)(1), new subsection (a)(2)(A), subsection relettering, amendment of newly designated subsections (a)(2)(B) and (a)(2)(D) and subsection (b) and new subsections (e)-(e)(7) filed 7-5-2018; operative 10-1-2018 (Register 2018, No. 27).
This database is current through 4/26/24 Register 2024, No. 17.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 12, § 453.1, 12 CA ADC § 453.1
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