§ 1 Definitions
§ 2 Office of the veteran advocate
§ 3 Veteran advocate; nomination and appointment; term; removal
§ 4 Annual report

Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws > Chapter 115B - Office of the Veteran Advocate

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.