(a) (1) There is established the Arkansas Veterans’ Child Welfare Service. (2) The Arkansas Veterans’ Child Welfare Service shall be under the direction of a director to be named by the Governor upon written recommendation by the governing body of the American Legion — Department of Arkansas Foundation, Inc. (3) The Director of the Arkansas […]
(a) The Arkansas Veterans’ Commission is established to: (1) Serve as the advisory body for the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs; (2) Serve as a liaison between the Department of Veterans Affairs and a chartered nonprofit veterans organization in this state, including without limitation the: (A) American Legion; (B) Department of Arkansas, Veterans […]
(a) The Department of Veterans Affairs is authorized to establish and maintain one (1) or more veterans’ homes at locations selected by the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, after seeking advice from the Arkansas Veterans’ Commission. (b) The department is authorized to employ staff to operate the veterans’ homes as it deems appropriate […]
(a) (1) The Department of Veterans Affairs is authorized to establish, implement, and maintain a program for providing financial assistance to the counties to assist the counties in paying the salaries and expenses of county veterans’ service officers. (2) Any program established and maintained by the Department of Veterans Affairs shall provide for financial assistance […]
(a) The Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs is authorized to arrange for and accept through such mutual arrangement as may be made the volunteer services, equipment, gifts, facilities, properties, supplies, and personnel of any state, county, and municipal offices and agencies and of veterans’ fraternal, welfare, civic, and service organizations in the furtherance […]
(a) County quorum courts, city councils, and other municipal governing bodies are authorized to appropriate money for the purpose of maintaining county and municipal offices jointly with the Department of Veterans Affairs, on either a full-time or part-time basis. (b) All offices shall be under the supervision of the Secretary of the Department of Veterans […]
It shall be the duty of all state, county, and municipal offices and agencies legally concerned with and interested in the welfare of veterans and their dependents to cooperate with the Department of Veterans Affairs in carrying out the purposes of this act.
The soldiers, sailors, and Marines who were disabled in military service during the World Wars, Korean War, and Vietnam War and the dependents of the soldiers, sailors, and Marines are entitled to the same privileges as are now enjoyed by all other veterans.
(a) The Department of Veterans Affairs is authorized to establish and maintain a state veterans’ cemetery system to serve the veterans, spouses, and eligible dependents of the veterans of Arkansas. (b) The department may: (1) Employ staff to operate the cemetery system; and (2) Charge a fee for each interment of an eligible spouse or […]
(a) The Department of Veterans Affairs may establish a uniform data collection system to locate veterans and military families to determine need and direct appropriate services to veterans and military families in this state. (b) (1) All instrumentalities of state government shall: (A) Cooperate with the department to implement the system; (B) Supply the information […]
