Title 41 — State Government

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' organizatio…

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 vete…

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…

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…

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. 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 inure…

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.

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 …

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 mon…

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 reimburse…

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' cemeter…

(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 milita…

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 military operations inv…

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 …

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 las…

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 sect…

(Rpld. 1/1/28) A. The veteran suicide prevention training pilot program is established in the department to offer claims examiners and county and municipal veteran service offices specialized training and certification in preventing veteran suicides. B. The department shall contr…

A. On registration at a state supported community college, college or university, any person who is eligible for and has applied for benefits for education available to veterans of the United States armed forces under federal law may apply for a deferment of payment of tuition, f…

A. The post-9/11 veteran education relief 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 to the department solely for the purposes prescribed in…

Annually by November 15, the Arizona drug and gang prevention resource center shall submit a report to the governor, the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives. At a minimum, this report shall include information regarding the current and future a…

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Agency" means the supreme court, the department of economic security, the department of child safety, the department of education, the department of health services, the department of juvenile corrections, the department…

A. The board of fingerprinting is established consisting of the following members: 1. A representative of the supreme court who is appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court. 2. A representative of the department of economic security who is appointed by the director of t…

A. The board of fingerprinting shall: 1. Determine good cause exceptions pursuant to section 41-619.55 and central registry exceptions pursuant to section 41-619.57. The board may appoint a hearing officer to recommend that an applicant be granted or denied a good cause exception…

A. All criminal history record information and central registry information that is maintained by the board is confidential, except that criminal history record information and central registry information may be disclosed pursuant to a determination for a good cause exception pu…

A. The board shall determine good cause exceptions. The board shall determine a good cause exception after an expedited review or after a good cause exception hearing. The board shall conduct an expedited review within twenty days after receiving an application for a good cause e…

A. The board of fingerprinting fund is established consisting of monies appropriated by the legislature and fees established by the board pursuant to section 41-619.53. The board shall administer the fund subject to legislative appropriation. Monies in the fund are continuously a…

A. The board shall determine central registry exceptions pursuant to section 8-804. The board shall determine a central registry exception after an expedited review or after a central registry exception hearing. The board shall conduct an expedited review within twenty days after…