295.16 – Disabled Veterans Exempt From Certain License or Permit Fee.
295.16 Disabled veterans exempt from certain license or permit fee.—A totally and permanently disabled veteran who is a resident of Florida and honorably discharged from the Armed Forces, who has been issued a valid identification card by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs in accordance with s. 295.17 or has been determined by the United States Department […]
296.08 – Priority of admittance.
296.08 Priority of admittance.— (1) In determining the eligibility of applicants to the home, the administrator shall give admittance priority in accordance with the following schedule: (a) Those veterans with wartime service, as defined in s. 1.01(14), who have service-connected disability or disabilities but are not in need of hospitalization or nursing home care. (b) Those veterans with wartime […]
295.17 – Identification Cards.
295.17 Identification cards.— (1)(a) The Department of Veterans’ Affairs may issue an identification card to any veteran who is a permanent resident of the state and who has been adjudged by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or its predecessor to have a 100-percent, service-connected permanent and total disability rating for compensation, or who has been […]
296.09 – Health record and general register to be maintained.
296.09 Health record and general register to be maintained.— (1) A health record for each resident must be maintained and must contain an identification sheet, a medical history, a report of initial physical examination, and subsequent records of treatment and progress, including medications, diets, and consultations. An annual reevaluation of the resident’s health status must be conducted […]
295.186 – Removal of Certain Forms From Official Records.
295.186 Removal of certain forms from official records.—Any veteran of the United States Armed Forces or his or her widow or widower, attorney, personal representative, executor, or court appointed guardian has the right to request that a county recorder remove from the official records any of the following forms recorded before, on, or after the effective […]
295.187 – Florida Veteran Business Enterprise Opportunity Act.
295.187 Florida Veteran Business Enterprise Opportunity Act.— (1) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the “Florida Veteran Business Enterprise Opportunity Act.” (2) INTENT.—It is the intent of the Legislature to rectify the economic disadvantage of service-disabled veterans, who are statistically the least likely to be self-employed when compared to the veteran population as a whole and who […]
295.188 – Preference in Hiring Veterans for Private Employers.
295.188 Preference in hiring veterans for private employers.— (1) The Legislature intends to establish a permissive preference in private employment for certain veterans. (2) A private employer may adopt an employment policy that gives preference in hiring to an honorably discharged veteran, as defined in s. 1.01(14); the spouse of a veteran with a service-connected disability, as described […]
295.21 – Florida Is for Veterans, Inc.
295.21 Florida Is For Veterans, Inc.— (1) CREATION.—There is created within the Department of Veterans’ Affairs a nonprofit corporation, to be known as “Florida Is For Veterans, Inc.,” which shall be registered, incorporated, organized, and operated in compliance with chapter 617, and which is not a unit or entity of state government. As used in this section […]
295.22 – Veterans Employment and Training Services Program.
295.22 Veterans Employment and Training Services Program.— (1) LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT.—The Legislature finds that the state has a compelling interest in ensuring that each veteran who is a resident of the state finds employment that meets his or her professional goals and receives the training or education necessary to meet those goals. The Legislature also finds […]
295.23 – Veterans Research and Marketing Campaign.
295.23 Veterans research and marketing campaign.— (1) The Florida Tourism Industry Marketing Corporation shall: (a) Provide input to Florida Is For Veterans, Inc., on research to identify the target market and the educational and employment needs of those in the target market. (b) Develop and conduct a marketing campaign to encourage retired and recently separated military personnel to remain […]