{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-38-4-9","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 38-4-9","heading":"Commissioner of veterans service — Employment of personnel; preference to veterans, surviving spouses, and dependents; advise Governor, board, and General Assembly.","body":"The commissioner of veterans service is authorized and directed to employ competent personnel to assist in the administration of the Department of Veterans Service. The commissioner shall give reasonable preference to veterans, their surviving spouses, and dependents in the matter of employment in the department; provided, however, that competency and efficiency shall not be sacrificed because of veteran affiliation, relationship, or service. It shall be the duty of the commissioner to advise the Governor, the Veterans Service Board, and the General Assembly as to needed veterans’ legislation. As executive officer, the commissioner shall have exclusive authority to employ personnel necessary to carry out the purposes of this article and shall define the duties of employees, assign their official stations, and fix their compensation subject to the rules of the State Personnel Board.","path":["TITLE 38 Military, Emergency Management, and Veterans Affairs","CHAPTER 4 Veterans Affairs","Article 1 Department of Veterans Service"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.38.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"c52979e043cf1925efea8db67d7386f1dfe76fc30a946e5c03cacbf5a13b4509","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-38-4-8","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-38-4-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}