§ 38-4-92. Duties; Recommendations
The task force shall meet at least quarterly and shall investigate how state services can be provided to veterans returning from military service from which the veteran was discharged under conditions other than dishonorable within the most recent three years in order to assist them in integrating into society. The task force shall issue recommendations […]
§ 38-4-71. Control of Cemeteries; Applications for Interment
Each Georgia veterans cemetery shall be under the control and administration of the Department of Veterans Service. Applications for interment in a Georgia veterans cemetery shall be processed in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the Department of Veterans Service. History. Code 1981, § 38-4-71 , enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 877, § […]
§ 38-4-72. Receipt of Federal Aid and Gifts, Contributions, Bequests, and Reimbursements; Expenditure; Departmental Personnel
The Department of Veterans Service is designated as the agency of this state to receive federal aid under Title 38 U.S.C., as amended, and is authorized and directed to receive funds from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or any other agency of the United States authorized to grant or expend funds to assist […]
§ 38-4-90. Creation
There is created within the Department of Veterans Service the Returning Veterans Task Force. History. Code 1981, § 38-4-90 , enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 563, § 1/SB 76. Cross references. Creation of veterans court division, § 15-1-17 .
§ 38-4-91. Membership
The Returning Veterans Task Force shall consist of one representative each from the Department of Veterans Service appointed by the commissioner of veterans service, the Department of Community Health appointed by the commissioner of community health, the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities appointed by the commissioner of behavioral health and developmental disabilities, the […]
§ 38-4-34. Department of Veterans Service — Cooperation and Coordination With Private Educational Bodies
In the execution of all programs for the education and training of veterans as provided in this part, the Department of Veterans Service shall cooperate with the proper officials of private schools, colleges, and universities of the state which are not under the official jurisdiction of the public educational authorities of the state in the […]
§ 38-4-35. Governor Authorized to Create Private Educational Advisory Bodies
Nothing in this part shall be construed to limit the power of the Governor to create or authorize the formation of such advisory bodies or voluntary groups of citizens, primarily interested in the education of veterans, as may be deemed desirable in developing the recommendation and formulation of sound educational policies covering the professional aspects […]
§ 38-4-36. Governor May Direct Provision of Facilities to Department of Veterans Service
In executing this part, the Governor may direct any department, division, board, bureau, commission, or other administrative agency of the state to provide such facilities, including personnel, materials, assistance, information, and data as will enable the Department of Veterans Service or the commissioner properly to utilize the same in performance of the duties prescribed by […]
§ 38-4-37. Veterans Service Board Empowered to Prescribe Rules, Regulations, and Directives to Implement Programs
The Veterans Service Board is vested with the full power and authority to make, prescribe, and enforce such reasonable rules, regulations, and directives as, in its judgment, might be necessary to implement fully, in conjunction with agencies of the federal government, the program for the education, training, and rehabilitation of veterans contemplated by state and […]
§ 38-4-50. “War Veterans” Defined
As used in Code Sections 38-4-51 and 38-4-52, the term “war veterans” means any veterans who were discharged under other than dishonorable conditions and who served on active duty in the armed forces of the United States or on active duty in a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States, including the […]