These offices are certified by the State Approving Agency , Division of Veterans Programs, and will assist in processing the paperwork required to receive educational entitlements.
Personnel are employees of each institution.
Following honorable separation or discharge from the service, veterans are encouraged to bring their discharge papers to the clerk or registrar of deeds of their county of residence who will record the document without cost and provide a certified copy for a nominal fee or free of charge if the document is needed to apply for VA entitlements. Every county is required to hire a Supervisor of Veterans Interment to assist families of deceased veterans with information and arrangements concerning burial entitlements and services. Some counties have gone one step further and have established a veterans affairs office which provides veterans with information on services and entitlements or can refer them to the proper agency equipped to handle the specific problem or question. The commission is also involved in compiling an Agent Orange Birth Defect Registry in cooperation with the Association of Birth Defect Children. The seven member committee works to identify the needs and concerns of the veterans of N.J., explores various avenues of addressing those needs and concerns, and reviews and recommends legislation affecting veterans and their dependents to other assembly committees and the General Assembly.