Title V, Military Affairs

(1) The Department of Veterans' Affairs shall establish and maintain state veterans' cemeteries in the Commonwealth for the purpose of providing for the interment of veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States and for their eligible next of kin, as determined by the departm…

Duties. The Kentucky Department of Veterans' Affairs shall employ no more than five (5) veterans' benefits regional administrators and no fewer than twenty (20) veterans' benefits field representatives. (1) The duties of a veterans' benefits regional administrator shall include b…

The General Assembly has determined the establishment of state veterans' nursing homes to be in the best interests of the veterans of the Commonwealth and necessary to the well- being of our elderly and disabled veterans. Therefore, it is the purpose of KRS 40.325 to authorize th…

Veterans' Centers -- Administrative regulations -- Funding -- Contracts to hire licensed nurses and nurse aides to provide long-term care. (1) As used in this section, "nurse aide" means an individual who has successfully completed the nurse aide training and competency evaluatio…

nurses employed by Department of Veterans' Affairs -- KHEAA to administer program -- Funding. (1) The Kentucky Department of Veterans' Affairs shall create a loan repayment program for registered nurses and licensed practical nurses within their employ. (2) The loan repayment pro…

arrangements. For the purpose of financing the costs of the construction or renovation of Kentucky state veterans' nursing homes and all proper costs necessary or incidental thereto, the Department of Veterans' Affairs is hereby authorized to apply to the State Property and Build…

Conditions in authorizing resolution -- Sale of bonds -- Prior consent not required. (1) Revenue bonds issued under the provisions of KRS 40.330 and this section shall state that they are issued pursuant to KRS 40.330 and this section and to the provisions of KRS Chapters 56 and …

Coordinating Committee. (1) The Kentucky Homeless Veterans Program is hereby created in the Kentucky Department of Veterans' Affairs and shall be attached to the office of the commissioner for administrative purposes. The program shall develop a statewide network of: (a) Services…

employment policy -- Registry of employers -- Administrative regulations. (1) The following definitions apply in this section unless context otherwise requires: (a) "Private employer" means a sole proprietor, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other entity wi…

Components of program -- Data-sharing agreements -- Confidentiality of veterans' personal information -- Administrative regulations -- Authority to accept and expend moneys. (1) (a) The Kentucky Wounded or Disabled Veterans Program is hereby created in the Kentucky Department of …

Funds to defray costs. (1) The Kentucky Medal for Freedom is hereby created to be awarded by the Kentucky Department of Veterans' Affairs to an individual who has been killed in action on or after January 1, 1991, while: (a) Engaged in an action against an enemy of the United Sta…

(1) There is hereby established an Indigent Veterans' Burial Program and there is hereby created in the State Treasury a fund entitled the indigent veterans' burial trust fund to provide funds to defray the costs of funeral expenses for indigent veterans in the Commonwealth of Ke…

Program. (1) The Department of Veterans' Affairs shall promulgate administrative regulations to implement the Indigent Veterans' Burial Program. These regulations shall be in accordance with the provisions of KRS Chapter 13A. (2) The Department of Veterans' Affairs shall coordina…

(1) The Commonwealth of Kentucky recognizes the vast majority of honorable burials for Kentuckians who have served their state and nation in the Armed Forces are conducted by the veterans' service organizations. The active military units in Kentucky, the Kentucky National Guard, …

(1) There is established and created in the State Treasury a fund entitled the "Veterans' Service Organization Burial Honor Guard trust fund" to provide funds to offset the costs of the Veterans' Service Organization Burial Honor Guard Program. The fund may receive state appropri…

(1) The Department of Veterans' Affairs shall promulgate administrative regulations to implement the Veterans' Service Organization Burial Honor Guard Program. (2) The Department of Veterans' Affairs shall coordinate with the veterans' service organizations to determine the eligi…

(1) Recognizing the participation of secondary school students in the Veterans' Service Organization Burial Honor Guard Program, excused absences may be granted by local school boards to students of secondary school JROTC programs or other students who participate in the Veterans…

As used in KRS 40.410 to 40.560: (1) "Department of Military Affairs" means the office of the adjutant general, Commonwealth of Kentucky; (2) "Administrator" means the individual designated by the adjutant general to carry out the responsibilities of KRS 40.410 to 40.560; (3) "Ar…

It is the intent of the General Assembly in enacting KRS 40.400 to 40.560 that such funds sufficient for payment of the Vietnam veterans' bonus authorized by KRS 40.420 shall be appropriated by the 1990 Regular Session of the General Assembly, or at such later times as sufficient…

(1) It is hereby found, determined and declared that the citizens of the Commonwealth who served in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam conflict performed a public service for the United States of America and the Commonwealth and that the payment of the Vietnam veterans' bonus, a…

No bonus shall be paid to any member of the Armed Forces of the United States who did only civilian work at civilian pay or who has received from another state a bonus similar to the bonus provided by KRS 40.410 to 40.560.

(1) Every person determined by the administrator to be a qualified veteran shall be paid the sum of fifteen dollars ($15) for each month and major fraction of a month of qualifying Vietnam era service, not to exceed in all the sum of three hundred dollars ($300), and the sum of t…

veterans' program trust fund by Department of Veterans' Affairs. The Department of Military Affairs, Commonwealth of Kentucky, shall administer the provisions of KRS 40.410 to 40.560 and shall: (1) Prepare and make available forms on which applications for the bonus shall be made…

(1) All applications for the bonus shall be submitted to the adjutant general, Commonwealth of Kentucky, in writing, upon forms made available for that purpose, and shall be accompanied by the documentary evidence prescribed by appropriate administrative regulations. Every applic…

(1) No application shall be filed with or sent to the adjutant general before the first day of March, 1989. (2) No application may be filed with or sent to the administrator after the twenty-eighth day of February, 1990, but if an application is sent by mail, the adjutant general…

No claimant shall be entitled to an oral hearing as a matter of right, but the adjutant general may in his discretion order a hearing in any case presenting unusual circumstances, or where it appears that documentary evidence of any material fact cannot reasonably be obtained, or…

The burden of proving to the satisfaction of the adjutant general that a bonus is payable shall in all cases be upon the claimant.

The adjutant general shall make prompt determination that each application is approved or disapproved for payment of a bonus, and if approved, shall determine the amount to be paid according to the provisions of KRS 40.410 to 40.560.

(1) If a claim is disapproved, the adjutant general shall send a notice of such decision to the claimant by mail at the address shown in the application. The notice shall be in such form as the adjutant general may determine, contain a designation of the reason for disapproval, i…

If the administrator shall disapprove any claim, or if the decision of the board of review be affirmance of the administrator's disapproval of the claim: (1) No payment of a bonus shall be made; and (2) The administrator, upon receiving advice of the decision, shall note the same…

(1) If a claim is approved by the administrator or finally approved upon resort to the board of review, the administrator shall promptly certify to the secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet the names and addresses of persons found entitled to be paid, as shown in th…

(1) Claims for payment of a bonus shall not be assignable before or after approval thereof, and any attempted or purported assignment received by or tendered to any officer of the Commonwealth shall be void, need not be acknowledged or returned, and may be disregarded. (2) Paymen…

Compensation -- Dissolution. (1) There shall be a board of review consisting of nine (9) persons who are residents and qualified voters of the Commonwealth, appointed by the Governor without limitation as to political affiliation, religion, race, sex, or past or present service i…

(1) The Kentucky Women Veterans Program is hereby created in the Kentucky Department of Veterans' Affairs and shall be attached to the office of the commissioner for administrative purposes. The commissioner shall designate a Women Veterans Coordinator for the Commonwealth. The K…

(1) As used in this section: (a) "Department" means the Department of Veterans' Affairs; and (b) "Veteran" means a person who served in the active Armed Forces of the United States, including the Coast Guard of the United States, and was released, separated, discharged, or retire…

(1) Any person who charges or collects or attempts to charge or collect, either directly or indirectly, any fee or other compensation for assisting in any manner a person seeking to obtain payment of a veterans' bonus shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, …

KRS 40.400. (1) Any person who charges or collects or attempts to charge or collect, either directly or indirectly, any fee or other compensation for assisting in any manner a person seeking to obtain payment of a bonus under KRS 40.410 to 40.560 shall be guilty of a Class B misd…