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Task Force on Military and Veterans Affairs

Mission

This task force was created to examine issues affecting military-community relations and the health and well-being of veterans. Among the issues to be covered: development near military installations; military-community partnerships to respond to mission change; veteran hiring and procurement preferences; mental health, substance abuse and family relationships facing returning veterans; and benefits for military personnel, veterans and their dependents.
 

Co-Chairs

Senator Leticia Van de Putte, Texas

Representative Dan Flynn, Texas

Members

Senator Robert Adley, Louisiana
Senator Pamela Althoff, Illinois
Assemblymember Elliot Anderson, Nevada
Representative Henry Aquino, Hawaii
Senator Elsie M. Arntzen, Montana
Senator Barbara Bailey, Washington
Representative Gary Banz, Oklahoma
Assemblymember Irene Bustamante Adams, Nevada
Senator Bill Cadman, Colorado
Representative Credell Calhoun, Mississippi
Assemblyman Upendra J. Chivukula, New Jersey
Senator Charles Colgan, Virginia
Representative Tim Cosgrove, Utah
Representative Ty Cullen, Hawaii
Representative Charles Davis, Missouri
Representative Linda Dean Campbell, Massachusetts
Representative Dean Dohrman, Missouri
Senator Kenneth Donnelly, Massachusetts
Representative John Bel Edwards, Louisiana
Representative Kenneth Fredette, Maine
Senator Ed Harbison, Georgia
Senator Rollie Heath, Colorado
Senator Steve Hobbs, Washington
Senator Bill Holtzclaw, Alabama
Representative Greg H. Hughes, Utah
Representative Ken Ito, Hawaii

Delegate Sally Young Jameson, Maryland
Senator Verna Jones-Rodwell, Maryland
Senator Peter C. Knudson, Utah
Representative Nick Lorusso, Louisiana
Senator Mark Manendo, Nevada
Senator Josh McKoon, Georgia
Senator Wesley Meredith, North Carolina
Representative Tim Moore, Kentucky
Representative Larry O'Neal, Georgia
Representative Tina Orwall, Washington
Assemblymember Richard Pan, California
Representative Jerald Parisella, Massachusetts
Senator David Parks, Nevada
Senator Jonathan Perry, Louisiana
Representative Val Peterson, Utah
Representative Michael Pitts, South Carolina
Representative Tanya Pullin, Kentucky
Senator Bryce Reeves, Virginia
Senator Michael Rush, Massachusetts
Representative Dan Saddler, Alaska
Delegate Beverly Sherwood, Virginia
Representative Tom J. Sloan, Kansas
Representative Richard Smith, Georgia
Representative K. Mark Takai, Hawaii
Representative Mark Waller, Colorado
Mr. Bill Wilson, Texas

Meetings and Site Visits

Task Force Meetings

Denver, Colorado
May 4, 2013
Agenda and Presentations

Washington, D.C.
December 4, 2012
Agenda and Presentations

Chicago, Illinois
August 6, 2012
Agenda and Presentations 

Denver, Colorado
May 17-18, 2012
Meeting Summary
Agenda and Presentations

Tampa, Florida
November 29, 2011
Agenda

Topeka, Kansas
October 17-19, 2011
Agenda and Presentations

San Antonio, Texas
August 8-11, 2011
Agenda and Presentations

Louisville, Kentucky
July 25-28, 2010
Agenda and Presentations

Denver, Colorado
May 21, 2010
Agenda and Meeting Summary

Washington, DC
April 7-10, 2010
Agenda, Presentations and Meeting Summary

San Diego, California
December 10-12, 2009
Agenda for 2009 Fall Forum

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Thursday, July 23, 2009

Washington, D.C.
April 23-25, 2009
Agenda and Meeting Summary

Tucson, Arizona
January 29-31, 2009

Site Visits

Fort Riley, Forbes Field & McConnell Air Force Base
Topeka, KS
October 17-19, 2011

Luke Air Force Base
Glendale, AZ
December 9, 2010

Buckley Air Force Base
Aurora, CO
May 20, 2010

San Diego Naval Facility
San Diego, CA
December 9, 2009

Camp Pendleton
San Diego, CA
December 8, 2009

Fort A.P. Hill
Fredericksburg, Virginia
June 8-9, 2009

Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Bethesda, Maryland
April 24, 2009

Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Tucson, AZ
January 30, 2009

 

Suggested Readings

Military Installation Sustainability

Mental Health and Reintegration Issues
Education

Employment

State Legislation

Transportation

Web Resources

Benefits

Education

Health/ Mental Health

Family Readiness

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