Title 38 — Title 38
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O.C.G.A. § 38-4-10 Payment of compensation, §38-4-7
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Political activity, §38-4-6. Preference to veterans, surviving spouses, etc. Employment of personnel, §38-4-9. Reporting requirements, §38-4-11. Women veterans’ office, §38-4-13. Counties. Nationally recognized veterans’ organizations. Authority to furnish quarters, utilities and…
O.C.G.A. § 38-4-12 Reporting requirements, §38-4-11
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Duty to work consistently and diligently, §38-4-3. Educational programs to familiarize veterans, dependents, etc., with rights, §38-4-3. Employment of personnel, §38-4-9. Full utilization of department, §38-4-10. Payment of compensation, §38-4-7.
O.C.G.A. § 38-4-13 Women veterans’ office
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The commissioner of veterans service shall, in addition to the other duties provided in this chapter, maintain a women veterans’ office. Such office shall conduct outreach to women veterans for the purpose of improving awareness of eligibility for federal and state veterans’ bene…
O.C.G.A. § 38-4-14 NONRESIDENTS
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Mentally ill patients. Hospitalized patient not resident. Transfer procedures, §37-3-104. Substance abusers. Treatment in state hospitals. Transfer procedures, §37-3-104. NOTICE. Adoption. Interstate compact on placement of children. Requirements where child brought into state, §…
O.C.G.A. § 38-4-3 Creation, §38-4-1
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Duty to work consistently and diligently, §38-4-3. Educational programs to familiarize veterans, dependents, etc., with rights, §38-4-3. Executive directors of veterans’ homes. Appointment of, §38-4-2. Executive officer, §38-4-1. Powers. Generally, §38-4-2. Returning veterans tas…
O.C.G.A. § 38-4-30 Short title
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This part shall be known and may be cited as ‘‘The Veterans Education Reorganization Act of 1949.’’ History. — Ga. L. 1947, p. 1143, § 1; Ga. L. 1949, p. 539, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 38.
O.C.G.A. § 38-4-31 Purpose of part
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It is declared to be the public policy of this state and the purpose of this part to assist veterans in securing the educational benefits to which they are entitled under any act of Congress, whenever enacted. History. — Ga. L. 1947, p. 1143, § 2; Ga. L. 1949, p. 539, § 10.
O.C.G.A. § 38-4-32 Intergovernmental cooperation
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Private educational bodies, §38-4-34. State agencies, etc., to provide facilities, personnel, etc., §38-4-36. State educational bodies, §38-4-33.
O.C.G.A. § 38-4-35 Governor authorized to create private educational advisory bodies
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Nothing in this part shall be construed to limit the power of the Governor to create or authorize the formation of such advisory bodies or voluntary groups of citizens, primarily interested in the education of veterans, as may be deemed desirable in developing the recommendation …
O.C.G.A. § 38-4-36 State educational bodies, §38-4-33
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Private educational advisory bodies. Creation, §38-4-35. Veterans service board. Administration of home’s facilities, §38-4-52. Appearances before veterans’ organizations, clubs, etc., §38-4-3. Appointment of administrator and director, §38-4-2. Appointment of members by governor…
O.C.G.A. § 38-4-37 Short title
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Purpose of part. Department of Veterans Service — Agency to deal with federal government; authority to enter into contracts; administer grants. Department of Veterans Service — Various state educational bodies to cooperate with; full realization of federal benefits. Department of …
O.C.G.A. § 38-4-4 Veterans Service Board — Vacancies
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Subject to confirmation by the Senate at the next session of the General Assembly, all vacancies on the board occasioned by death, resignation, or other cause shall be filled by appointment of the Governor for the unexpired term. History. — Ga. L. 1945, p. 319, § 3.
O.C.G.A. § 38-4-52 Veterans Service Board — Administer home’s facilities
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The facilities of the Georgia State War Veterans’ Home shall be under the control and administration of the Veterans Service Board. History. — Ga. L. 1955, Ex. Sess., p. 18, § 2; Ga. L. 1960, p. 1150, § 1.
O.C.G.A. § 38-4-53 Locations, §38-4-51
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Receipt of federal aid, private gifts, etc., §38-4-53. Funds received from federal sources, §38-4-54. No limitation on additional state aid, §38-4-54. Residency fees authorized, §38-4-56. Rulemaking authority, §38-4-55. War veterans defined, §38-4-50. Women veterans’ office. Maint…
O.C.G.A. § 38-4-55 Admissions and discharges; rules and regulations concerning
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(a) Admissions to and discharges from any facility of the Georgia State War Veterans’ Home shall be under the control of the governing authority of the facility concerned under the laws and department rules and regulations in force at the time application for admission or for dis…
O.C.G.A. § 38-4-56 Funerals for veterans
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Use of national guard as honor guards, §38-2-12. Georgia Veterans Service Foundation, Inc, §38-4-14. Honor guards for veterans’ funerals. Use of national guard, §38-2-12. Municipal corporations. Nationally recognized veterans’ organizations. Authority to furnish quarters, utiliti…
O.C.G.A. § 38-4-7 Commissioner of veterans service — Compensation; payment; duties
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(a) Beginning July 1, 1999, the salary of the commissioner shall be set by the Governor and shall be paid in semimonthly installments. Such salary shall include any compensation received from the United States government and the amount of state funds paid shall be reduced by the …
O.C.G.A. § 38-4-70 Cemeteries established; eligibility for interment
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(a) The Department of Veterans Service is authorized to establish, operate, and maintain Georgia veterans cemeteries in this state; provided, however, that the Georgia veterans cemetery in existence on July 1, 2002, shall be known as the ‘‘Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery.’’ (b…
O.C.G.A. § 38-4-71 Control of cemeteries; applications for interment
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(a) Each Georgia veterans cemetery shall be under the control and administration of the Department of Veterans Service. (b) Applications for interment in a Georgia veterans cemetery shall be processed in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the Department of Veter…
O.C.G.A. § 38-4-72 CENSORSHIP
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Developmentally disabled client’s correspondence, §37-4-102. Mentally ill patient’s correspondence, §37-3-142. Substance abuse patient’s correspondence, §37-7-142. CEREBRAL PALSY. Mental health, developmental disabilities, addictive disease and other disability services. Declarat…
O.C.G.A. § 38-4-8 Commissioner of veterans service — Additional duties
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The commissioner of veterans service shall, in addition to the duties provided in this chapter: (1) Acquaint himself, his assistants, and employees with the laws, federal, state, and local, enacted for the benefit of members of the armed forces, veterans, their families and depend…
O.C.G.A. § 38-4-90 Creation
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There is created within the Department of Veterans Service the Returning Veterans Task Force. History. — Code 1981, § 38-4-90, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 563, § 1/SB 76.
O.C.G.A. § 38-4-91 Membership
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The Returning Veterans Task Force shall consist of one representative each from the Department of Veterans Service appointed by the commissioner of veterans service, the Department of Community Health appointed by the commissioner of community health, the Department of Behavioral…
O.C.G.A. § 38-4-92 Duties; recommendations
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The task force shall meet at least quarterly and shall investigate how state services can be provided to veterans returning from military service from which the veteran was discharged under conditions other than dishonorable within the most recent three years in order to assist t…