CHAPTER 565
H.P. 1661 - L.D. 2330
An Act to Require the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management to Report to the Legislature on Matters Related to State Veterans Laws
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 37-B MRSA §3, sub-§1, ¶D, as amended by PL 1999, c. 401, Pt. K, §2, is further amended by adding a new sub-¶(14) to read:
(14) The Adjutant General shall report at the beginning of each biennium to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over veterans' affairs on any recommended changes or modifications to the laws governing veterans' affairs, particularly as those changes or modifications relate to changes in federal veterans' laws.
Sec. 2. Veterans' benefits eligibility criteria study. The Commissioner of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management shall study the laws governing eligibility for state veterans' benefits. The study must examine the inconsistencies among eligibility criteria and make recommendations to resolve those inconsistencies. The commissioner shall report findings and recommendations to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over legal and veterans' affairs by December 31, 2000. Following receipt of the study report, the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over legal and veterans' affairs may report out a bill to the First Regular Session of the 120th Legislature.
Effective August 11, 2000, unless otherwise indicated.
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