§9A-5-3. Grant-Making Authority
(a) In addition to all other funding allocated to the department, the secretary is directed to seek funds, grants, and other sources of assistance from other agencies of government, as well as the private sector to accomplish the purposes of this article. (b) The secretary, in his or her discretion, may make grants or otherwise […]
§9A-6-1. West Virginia Military Hall of Fame
(a)(1) The secretary shall create a West Virginia Military Hall of Fame with the mission to honor veterans of West Virginia who have distinguished themselves on the field of battle and who have also made significant contributions to the state or their communities following their military service. The honorees must: (A) Have been honorably discharged […]
§9A-5-1. Legislative Finding and Purpose
(a) The Legislature hereby finds that there exists a health care crisis among our states veterans and their families, with veterans in this state dying by suicide at a rate of nearly 60 percent higher than nonveterans. (b) The Legislature finds there are significant resources available to help combat this crisis, but that these resources […]
§9A-5-2. Assistance to At-Risk Veterans; Partnerships
(a) As used in this article, “at-risk veteran” means a person who is currently serving in the armed forces on active duty, reserve status, or in the National Guard, or a person who served on active duty, reserve status, or in the National Guard, or who was discharged, and who may be at risk of […]
§9A-4-4. Application for Priority of Services
A veteran shall make application for a priority of services designation with the training provider by completing required documentation and identifying to the satisfaction of the training provider his or her eligibility in accordance with subsection (b), section two of this article.
§9A-4-5. Priority of Services
An eligible veteran who has applied for and received a priority of services designation and who has otherwise met the eligibility criteria for employment training through a federal or state funded program shall be placed in a pool of eligible applicants, ordered on the date of eligibility. If both veterans and nonveterans are certified eligible […]
§9A-4-6. Federal Law
Provisions of this article shall be superseded by federal laws and regulations which are more stringent or which provide specific veterans preference or priority of service relative to administering employment and training programs.
§9A-3-1. Department Empowered to Establish and Maintain Cemetery
The department of Veterans Affairs is hereby empowered to establish and maintain a state veterans' cemetery which shall be centrally located within the state and easily accessible. Interment in the state veterans' cemetery shall be available to all persons who are residents and citizens of the state and who have served in the Armed Forces […]
§9A-3-2. Department to Promulgate Rules and Regulations and Make Facilities Available
The department shall promulgate rules and regulations not inconsistent herewith for the administration of the veterans' cemetery and shall make available to all persons eligible for the benefit thereof the facilities at such cemetery upon request.
§9A-4-1. Purpose
(a) The Legislature finds that West Virginia veterans represent a strong and productive part of the workforce of this state. They are frequently disadvantaged in their pursuit of civilian employment as a result of military service and delayed entry into the civilian labor market. It is, therefore, in the public interest and welfare that veterans […]