Veteran benefit determination; definitions; documentation to determine eligibility

73-1244. Veteran benefit determination; definitions; documentation to determine eligibility. (a) As used in this section: (1) "Service-connected disability" means, regarding disability or death, that such disability was incurred or aggravated, or that such death resulted from a disability incurred or aggravated, in the line of duty in the active military, naval, air or space service; and (2) "veteran" means a person who served in the active military, naval, air or space service, including those groups and individuals listed under 38 C.F.R. § 3.7, and was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable. (b) No state agency or municipality, as defined in K.S.A. 12-105a, and amendments thereto, shall request or demand any other document or improvise an authentication procedure to determine eligibility for any benefit derived from a service-connected disability suffered by a Kansas veteran, except the following: (1) A United States passport as defined in 22 C.F.R. 53.1; (2) an unexpired real I.D. state driver's license as defined in 6 C.F.R. 37; (3) a veterans health identity card issued by the United States department of veterans affairs; (4) a veterans identification card issued under the authority of 38 U.S.C. § 5706; (5) a common access card issued by the United States department of defense; or (6) any department of defense identity cards listed in 32 C.F.R. 161(b). History: L. 2024, ch. 84, § 4; L. 2025, ch. 97, § 12; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026