Section 103 – Veterans Assistance Registry.

• (1) There is created within the department a Veterans Assistance Registry.

• (2) The intent of the registry is to provide contact information to qualified donors of material goods, services, and labor for qualified recipients in need of specific goods, services, or labor.

• (3) The department shall, in consultation with the council:
  • (a) create a database of donors and recipients;
  • (b) develop an electronic link on the department’s website to the database of donors and recipients;
  • (c) insure that information provided by donors and recipients is only used for the intended purpose as specified in Subsection (2) and not made public;
  • (d) provide instructions online for donors and recipients to use in registering for the registry;
  • (e) publicize through both local and nationwide veterans service organizations and the United States Department of Veterans Affairs the availability of the registry; and
  • (f) track usage of and report annually on the registry program in accordance with Section 71-8-3.

Amended by Chapter 39, 2018 General Session