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Georgia Statutes, Title 38

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Title 38

4 chapters · 373 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 38373 Ch 2, MILITARY AFFAIRS244 Ch 3, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT92 Ch 4, VETERANS AFFAIRS35 Ch 1, GENERAL PROVISIONS2

35 sections·Filtered byTitle 38✕Ch 4✕

O.C.G.A. § 38-4-1 Department of Veterans Service and Veterans Service Board — Created; commissioner; officers; appointment; Senate conﬁrmation; term; duties
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(a) There is created within the state government a Department of Veterans Service. The Department of Veterans Service shall be administered by a commissioner of veterans service and a Veterans Service Board comprised of seven members appointed by the Governor. The commissioner of…
O.C.G.A. § 38-4-10 Commissioner of veterans service — Broad discretion in extending aid; utilize department to fullest
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The commissioner of veterans service shall exercise broad discretion in extending to veterans the aid and assistance provided by law and shall extend the services of the Department of Veterans Service so as to make available to all veterans the aid and services contemplated by la…
O.C.G.A. § 38-4-11 Commissioner of veterans service — Annual reports; content; recipients
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The commissioner of veterans service shall furnish to the Governor, the members of the General Assembly, the Veterans Service Board, veterans’ organizations, and the public generally an annual report with reference to claims presented on behalf of veterans of this state, concerni…
Women veterans’ office

O.C.G.A. § 38-4-13

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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. § 38-4-2 Powers; appointment of executive directors of veterans’ homes

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(a) The Department of Veterans Service and the Veterans Service Board are authorized: (1) To apply for and to accept gifts, grants, and other contributions from the federal government or from any other governmental unit; (2) To use the funds received from the federal government o…

O.C.G.A. § 38-4-3 Department of Veterans Service and Veterans Service Board — Duty to work consistently and diligently; educational programs; personal appearances; assistance in preparation of claims

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(a) The Department of Veterans Service and all officers and employees thereof shall work consistently and diligently in all matters and particularly shall undertake to conduct an educational program for the information of veterans, their surviving spouses, and dependents, as to a…

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. § 38-4-5 Veterans Service Board — Meetings; place; purpose; called

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The Veterans Service Board shall meet once each month and at the meetings shall give attention to all things and matters properly coming under the jurisdiction of the board. The board may meet in the offices of the Department of Veterans Service or at any other location within th…

O.C.G.A. § 38-4-6 Veterans Service Board — Policy recommendations; appoint commissioner; discharge of commissioner; commissioner’s political activity

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(a) The Veterans Service Board shall recommend to the commissioner matters of policy, procedure, and work projects. (b) The board shall select a commissioner of veterans service, who shall serve for a term of four years and who shall be chief executive and administrative official…

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. § 38-4-8 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. § 38-4-9 Commissioner of veterans service — Employment of personnel; preference to veterans, surviving spouses, and dependents; advise Governor, board, and General Assembly

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The commissioner of veterans service is authorized and directed to employ competent personnel to assist in the administration of the Department of Veterans Service. The commissioner shall give reasonable preference to veterans, their surviving spouses, and dependents in the matte…

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 Department of Veterans Service — Agency to deal with federal government; authority to enter into contracts; administer grants

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The Department of Veterans Service is designated as the agency of this state: (1) To cooperate with the proper officials of the United States government in the administration of all laws of the United States conferring educational beneﬁts upon veterans, including manual or other …

O.C.G.A. § 38-4-33 Department of Veterans Service — Various state educational bodies to cooperate with; full realization of federal beneﬁts

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In order to promote the full realization of all the educational advantages offered to war veterans of this state by reason of any act of Congress, regulation, directive, declaration of policy, or grant of power from the federal government, the State Board of Education, the Depart…

O.C.G.A. § 38-4-34 Department of Veterans Service — Cooperation and coordination with private educational bodies

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In the execution of all programs for the education and training of veterans as provided in this part, the Department of Veterans Service shall cooperate with the proper officials of private schools, colleges, and universities of the state which are not under the official jurisdic…

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 Governor may direct provision of facilities to Department of Veterans Service

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In executing this part, the Governor may direct any department, division, board, bureau, commission, or other administrative agency of the state to provide such facilities, including personnel, materials, assistance, information, and data as will enable the Department of Veterans…

O.C.G.A. § 38-4-50 ‘‘War veterans’’ deﬁned

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As used in Code Sections 38-4-51 and 38-4-52, the term ‘‘war veterans’’ means any veterans who were discharged under other than dishonorable conditions and who served on active duty in the armed forces of the United States or on active duty in a reserve component of the armed for…

O.C.G.A. § 38-4-51 Established; locations; adjacent facilities integral part thereof

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There is established the Georgia State War Veterans’ Home, which shall be available for the use and care of disabled war veterans discharged under other than dishonorable conditions. For the purpose of securing treatment or hospitalization, the adjacent facilities of Central Stat…

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 Veterans Service Board — Authorized revenue sources, expenditures, and hiring; other state bodies to cooperate

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The Veterans Service Board is designated as the agency of this state to receive federal aid under Title 38, U.S.C., Sections 641 and 642, as amended, and is authorized and directed to receive from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or any other agency of the United …

O.C.G.A. § 38-4-54 Veterans Service Board — Funds received from federal sources expended to aid war veterans; no limitation on additional state aid

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All federal funds received by the Veterans Service Board and paid into the state treasury are continually appropriated to the Veterans Service Board in the exact amounts, for the care and support of disabled war veterans, as received from the federal government. This is not inten…

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 Fee for residency in State War Veterans’ Home

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(a) The Veterans Service Board is authorized to provide by rule and regulation for a reasonable fee for residency in and services provided by a facility of the Georgia State War Veterans’ Home. The board is authorized to provide by rule and regulation for a full or partial waiver…

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 Receipt of federal aid and gifts, contributions, bequests, and reimbursements; expenditure; departmental personnel

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The Department of Veterans Service is designated as the agency of this state to receive federal aid under Title 38 U.S.C., as amended, and is authorized and directed to receive funds from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or any other agency of the United States au…

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…

O.C.G.A. § 38-4-12 Department of Veterans Service and Veterans Service Board — Created; commissioner; officers; appointment; Senate conﬁrmation; term; duties

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Powers; appointment of executive directors of veterans’ homes. Department of Veterans Service and Veterans Service Board — Duty to work consistently and diligently; educational programs; personal appearances; assistance in preparation of claims. Veterans Service Board — Vacancies…

O.C.G.A. § 38-4-14 REENLISTMENT

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Organized militia. Qualiﬁcations, §38-2-230. REGISTRATION. Emergency volunteer health practitioners. Applicability of provisions to registered volunteers, §38-3-162. Qualifying as voluntary health practitioner registration system,

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 …