41-601. Definitions In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. " Commission" means the Arizona veterans’ service advisory commission. 2. " Department" means the department of veterans’ services. 3. " Director" means the director of the department of veterans’ services. 4. " Veteran" means a citizen of the United States who was enlisted, drafted, […]
41-602. Arizona veterans’ service advisory commission; terms; qualifications; compensation A. An Arizona veterans’ service advisory commission is established consisting of nine members appointed by the governor. Each member shall serve a term of three years. B. Members shall be veterans and shall be appointed from a list of names submitted by each veterans’ organization in […]
41-603. Powers and duties A. The department may act as guardian of an incapacitated veteran, the incapacitated spouse of a veteran or minor children of a veteran, or as conservator of the estate of a protected veteran or of the veteran’s incapacitated or surviving spouse or of the minor children of a veteran. The department […]
41-603.01. Veterans’ homes; department procurement exemptions A. The department shall provide long-term care services and skilled nursing care to veterans and their spouses in veterans’ homes and shall operate and maintain the veterans’ homes as self-sustaining facilities. B. The department may employ staff to operate the veterans’ homes as skilled nursing facilities that provide long-term […]
41-604. Director of veterans’ services; compensation A. The governor shall appoint the director pursuant to section 38-211. The director shall be a veteran. B. The director shall inform the commission regarding the policies adopted by the department under this article. C. The director may appoint a deputy director with the approval of the governor. The […]
41-605. Service of department as guardian or conservator The department may institute in a court of competent jurisdiction a proceeding as provided by title 14 for appointment as guardian of an incapacitated veteran, the incapacitated spouse of an incapacitated veteran or the minor child of a veteran or as conservator of the estate of a […]
41-606. Action as executor, administrator, guardian or conservator; bond; method of payment A. The department shall post with the secretary of state a corporate surety bond in an amount of five hundred thousand dollars. The bond shall be conditioned upon the faithful discharge of the department’s duties as executor, administrator, conservator or guardian and shall […]
41-607. Violation; classification A person who knowingly makes a false statement under oath, orally or written, of a material fact relating to any claim under the provisions of this article is guilty of a class 5 felony.
41-608. Veterans’ donations fund; grants A. The veterans’ donations fund is established consisting of monies, gifts and contributions donated to the department and monies deposited pursuant to sections 28-2414, 28-2428, 28-2431, 28-2447, 28-2454, 28-2470.10, 28-2473, 28-2474, 28-2475, 28-2476 and 43-620. The department shall administer the fund. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated. The monies […]
41-608.01. State homes for veterans trust fund; purpose A. The state homes for veterans trust fund is established. The director shall administer the fund for the sole purpose of operating and maintaining state-operated nursing and domiciliary homes for Arizona veterans. B. The fund consists of monies deposited by the director from monies generated by operating […]
41-608.02. State veterans’ cemetery fund A. The state veterans’ cemetery fund is established consisting of monies appropriated by the legislature and federal monies the department receives for reimbursement for up to three state veterans’ cemeteries. Any additional federal monies received by the department for reimbursement for state veterans’ cemeteries revert to the state general fund. […]
41-608.03. Arizona state veterans’ cemetery trust fund; donations; purpose A. The Arizona state veterans’ cemetery trust fund is established consisting of monies, grants, gifts and contributions donated to the fund from any public or private source. The director shall hold the monies in trust to manage and maintain the southern Arizona veterans’ cemetery, the Arizona […]
41-608.04. Military family relief fund; subaccounts; advisory committees; definitions (Rpld. 1/1/27) A. The military family relief fund is established through December 31, 2026. The fund consists of private donations, grants, bequests and any other monies received for that purpose. B. The pre-9/11 veterans subaccount and post-9/11 veterans subaccount of the military family relief fund are […]
41-608.05. Arizona gold star military medal A. The Arizona gold star military medal may be awarded on behalf of the people of this state to an individual who has been killed in action from and after February 13, 1912 while: 1. Engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States. 2. Engaged in […]
41-609. Arizona veteran supportive campuses; department list; reports; definition A. A postsecondary institution may request to be certified by the director as an Arizona veteran supportive campus. The department shall maintain a list of certified Arizona veteran supportive campuses on the department’s website. The list shall include: 1. A link to the website of the […]
41-610. Capital projects; federal monies; annual report On or before November 1 of each year, the department shall submit a report to the directors of the joint legislative budget committee and the governor’s office of strategic planning and budgeting on capital projects for which the department has requested federal monies in the last twelve months. […]
41-610.01. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for military veterans fund; exemption; advisory committee; annual report A. The hyperbaric oxygen therapy for military veterans fund is established consisting of private donations, grants, bequests and any other monies. The department shall administer the fund. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated and are exempt from the provisions of section […]
