California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 74

Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 261, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1996.
(a)The chief administrative officer of the Department of Veterans Affairs shall be the Secretary of Veterans Affairs who shall be a civil executive officer.
(b)The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall be a veteran as “veteran” is defined in Section 18540.4 of the Government Code.
(c)Whenever the term “Director of Veterans Affairs” or “director” appears in this code, it shall mean the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

Cite this section

Cal. Mil. & Vet. Code § 74 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/mvc/division-1-administration-of-military-and-veterans-affairs/chapter-2-department-of-veterans-affairs/section-74

Other sections in Chapter 2 - Department of Veterans Affairs

§ 60§ 61§ 62§ 63§ 64§ 65§ 66§ 66.5§ 67§ 68…§ 84§ 85§ 86§ 88§ 89§ 89.5§ 90§ 90.1§ 90.2§ 91

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