§ 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 […]
§ 38-4-92. 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 […]
§ 38-4-56. Fee for Residency in State War Veterans’ Home
The Veterans Service Board is authorized to provide by rule and regulation for a reasonable fee for residency in and services provided by a facility of the Georgia State War Veterans’ Home. The board is authorized to provide by rule and regulation for a full or partial waiver of such fees based on economic need. […]
§ 38-4-70. Cemeteries Established; Eligibility for Interment
The Department of Veterans Service is authorized to establish, operate, and maintain Georgia veterans cemeteries in this state; provided, however, that the Georgia veterans cemetery in existence on July 1, 2002, shall be known as the “Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery.” The Department of Veterans Service has the primary responsibility for verifying eligibility for interment in […]
§ 38-4-30. Short Title
This part shall be known and may be cited as “The Veterans Education Reorganization Act of 1949.” History. Ga. L. 1947, p. 1143, § 1; Ga. L. 1949, p. 539, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 38. Cross references. Requirements and procedures for issuing and awarding high school diplomas to honorably discharged World […]
§ 38-4-31. Purpose of Part
It is declared to be the public policy of this state and the purpose of this part to assist veterans in securing the educational benefits to which they are entitled under any act of Congress, whenever enacted. History. Ga. L. 1947, p. 1143, § 2; Ga. L. 1949, p. 539, § 10.
§ 38-4-32. Department of Veterans Service — Agency to Deal With Federal Government; Authority to Enter Into Contracts; Administer Grants
The Department of Veterans Service is designated as the agency of this state: To cooperate with the proper officials of the United States government in the administration of all laws of the United States conferring educational benefits upon veterans, including manual or other training, and to perform on behalf of this state such acts as […]