An Act relative to a Veterans' Hall of Fame Commission, the official text

	SECTION 1       Notwithstanding any general or special law, rule or regulation to the contrary, there shall be a veteran's hall of fame commission to study the feasibility of establishing a veterans' hall of fame in the Commonwealth. The commission shall consist of 11 members, who shall be speaker of the house or their designee and the president of the senate or their designee, who shall serve as co-chairs of the commission; the minority leaders of the house and senate or their designees; the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on veterans and federal affairs or their designees; the adjutant general of the national guard or their designee; the secretary of veterans' services or their designee; a designee of the secretary of state who is employed in the state archives who is knowledgeable about military records; and two persons to be appointed by the governor who shall be honorably-discharged veterans. Members shall serve without compensation but may receive such funding from the department of veterans' services to fulfill their study and review of establishing a veteran's hall of fame. 
	SECTION 2       The commission shall review and analyze the feasibility of, and costs associated with, the establishment of a veterans' hall of fame in the commonwealth and shall study reasonable methods and criteria that may be utilized for nominating and inducting veterans who are residents of the commonwealth into said hall of fame. 
	SECTION 3      The commission shall submit its findings and recommendations with the clerks of the house of representatives and senate.by December 31, 2026.