§ 30-23-1. Purpose of chapter.
By order of the President of the United States on February 24, 1944, there was established
in the Office of War Mobilization a retraining and reemployment administration to
have general supervision and direction of activities relating to the retraining and
reemployment of persons discharged or released from the armed services and to develop
programs for that purpose and for the adequate care of those veterans, including physical
and occupational therapy for the wounded and disabled and the resumption of education
interrupted by the war. By its order issued May 17, 1944, the retraining and reemployment
admin
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§ 30-23-1. Purpose of chapter.
By order of the President of the United States on February 24, 1944, there was established
in the Office of War Mobilization a retraining and reemployment administration to
have general supervision and direction of activities relating to the retraining and
reemployment of persons discharged or released from the armed services and to develop
programs for that purpose and for the adequate care of those veterans, including physical
and occupational therapy for the wounded and disabled and the resumption of education
interrupted by the war. By its order issued May 17, 1944, the retraining and reemployment
administration outlined a plan for the establishment and maintenance of veterans'
information service centers in local communities by which it sought to provide a way
to merge the interest of all organizations, federal, state, local, and civic, in the
rehabilitation and assistance of veterans. To aid in the carrying out of this plan,
the retraining and reemployment administration established in each state a veterans'
service committee consisting of a representative of the Selective Service System,
the War Manpower Commission, and the Veterans Administration with power to enlarge
its membership to include representation from local organizations or to represent
the federal government on state committees of the same nature. The purpose of this
chapter is to authorize the establishment of local veterans' retraining and reemployment
committees and the establishment and maintenance of veterans' information service
centers by the several cities and towns in this state to the end that all veterans
may be furnished in their own communities with full information with respect to their
various rights and privileges under federal and state laws and with adequate advice
and assistance in securing the benefits thereof and in solving the problems of readjusting
their lives from war to peacetime activities.