AB 210 — Revises provisions related to veterans. (BDR 34-125)

(d) Coordinate activities of veterans’ organizations.

(e) Serve as a clearinghouse and disseminate information relating to veterans’ benefits.

(f) Conduct any studies which will assist veterans to obtain compensation, hospitalization, insurance, pension, disability compensation, vocational training, education, rehabilitation or any other benefit to which veterans may be entitled under the laws of the United States or of any state.

(g) Aid, assist and cooperate with the office of coordinator of services for veterans created in a county pursuant to NRS 244.401.

(h) Pay to each county that creates the office of coordinator of portion of the cost of operating the office in an amount determined by the Director.

(i) Take possession of any abandoned or unclaimed artifacts or other property that has military or historical value for safekeeping.

The Director may:

(1) Transfer such an artifact or other property to:

(I) The Nevada State Museum or the Nevada Historical Society, upon its written request, if the artifact or other property has, in the opinion of the requesting institution, historical value and is worthy of preservation;

or (II) Any other governmental agency or nonprofit entity, including, without limitation, a veterans’ organization and the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, upon its written request, if the artifact or other property was not requested by the Nevada State Museum or the Nevada Historical Society;

or (2) Destroy or otherwise dispose of the artifact or other property.

- *AB210* – 4 –  An action may not be maintained by any person against the holder or former holder of an artifact or other property because of the transfer, destruction or other disposal of the artifact or other property pursuant to this paragraph.

(j) Develop plans and programs to assist veterans who have suffered sexual trauma while on active duty or during military training.

(k) Create and maintain a statewide database of information relating to veterans to assist the Department in identifying and communicating with veterans and connecting veterans with benefits and opportunities for which they are eligible.

(l) Create and maintain a registry of governmental agencies and private entities that provide services and resources to veterans, service members and their families and publish a digital copy of the registry on the Internet website maintained by the Department.

(m) Ensure that each generation of veterans is recognized annually through a ceremony, information campaign or other form of public acknowledgment.

(n) Ensure that each person who participates as an advocate for veterans in this State in a volunteer program sponsored by the Department is assigned to a veterans service officer employed by the Department that will offer assistance to the volunteer.

(o) Provide semiannual training to each veterans service officer employed by the Department regarding the benefits, services, programs and assistance available to veterans.

2.

The Director shall:

Department regarding the transfer, destruction or other disposal ofe artifacts and other property pursuant to paragraph (i) of subsection 1;

and (b) Post the policy on the Internet website maintained by the Department.

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6.5.

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(a)Any Name,balance address,of phonethe numbersums appropriated by subsection 1 remaining at the end of the respective fiscal years must not be committed for expenditure after June 30 of the respective fiscal years by the entity to which the appropriation is made or any entity to which money from the appropriation is granted or otherwise transferred in any manner, and electronicany mailportion address.of the appropriated money remaining must not be spent for any purpose after September 18, 2020, and September 17, 2021, respectively, by either the entity to which the money was appropriated or the entity to which the money was subsequently granted or transferred, and must be reverted to the State General Fund on or before September 18, 2020, and September 17, 2021, respectively.

(b) Dates of service in the military or military reserves.

(c) The branch of the Armed Forces to which the veteran was a member.

(d) The highest rank that the veteran reached in military service.

(e) Whether the veteran incurred a service-connected disability and, if so, the percentage of such disability.

- *AB210* – 5 – (f) Whether the veteran requested additional information regarding information or services provided by the Department and, if so, a summary of such requested information.

2.

The Director or his or her designee shall provide to every veteran during the census information about:

(a) Benefits, entitlements or services that the veteran may qualify to apply for or receive;

and (b) Any event for veterans that may be of interest to the veteran.

3.

Every state agency or local government shall cooperate with veterans.tor with respect to requests for information related to 4.

The Director may contract with a qualified vendor or provider of technical assistance to assist the Director in carrying out the provisions of this section.

5.

As used in this section, “veteran” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 417.005.

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