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﻿ Ch. 197 MN Statutes
CHAPTER 197. VETERANS; REWARDS, PRIVILEGES
197.01 [Repealed, 2000 c 390 s 16]
197.02 [Repealed, 2000 c 390 s 16]
197.03 STATE SOLDIERS' ASSISTANCE FUND CREATED.
197.04 COMPOSITION OF FUND.
197.05 FUND, HOW EXPENDED.
197.065 ACCESS TO DATABASE.
197.07 SOLDIERS' ASSISTANCE FUND DEPOSITED IN STATE TREASURY.
197.09 [Repealed, 1983 c 335 s 3]
197.10 [Repealed, 1983 c 335 s 3]
197.11 [Repealed, 1983 c 335 s 3]
197.12 [Obsolete]
197.13 [Repealed, 1985 c 152 s 5]
197.131 BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF BIG ISLAND VETERANS CAMP.
197.132 POWERS AND DUTIES.
197.14 [Repealed, 1976 c 149 s 63]
197.15 [Repealed, 1985 c 152 s 5]
197.16 [Repealed, 1985 c 152 s 5]
197.17 [Repealed, 1985 c 152 s 5]
197.18 [Repealed, 1985 c 152 s 5]
197.19 [Repealed, 1985 c 152 s 5]
197.20 [Repealed, 1969 c 275 s 12]
197.21 [Repealed, 1969 c 275 s 12]
197.211 [Repealed, 1969 c 275 s 12]
197.22 [Repealed, 1969 c 275 s 12]
197.23 PURCHASE OF GRAVE MARKERS.
197.231 HONOR GUARDS.
197.235 [Repealed, 1994 c 632 art 3 s 65]
197.24 [Repealed, 1969 c 275 s 12]
197.30 [Obsolete]
197.31 [Repealed, 1965 c 47 s 1]
197.32 [Repealed, 1965 c 47 s 1]
197.33 [Repealed, 1965 c 47 s 1]
197.34 [Repealed, 1965 c 47 s 1]
197.35 [Repealed, 1965 c 47 s 1]
197.36 [Repealed, 1965 c 47 s 1]
197.37 [Repealed, 1965 c 47 s 1]
197.38 [Repealed, 1965 c 47 s 1]
197.39 [Repealed, 1965 c 45 s 73]
197.40 [Repealed, 1965 c 45 s 73]
197.41 [Repealed, 1965 c 45 s 73]
197.42 [Repealed, 1961 c 561 s 17]
197.43 [Repealed, 1961 c 561 s 17]
197.44 [Repealed, 1961 c 561 s 17]
197.447 VETERAN, DEFINED.
197.45 [Repealed, 1975 c 45 s 7]
197.4551 PERMISSIVE PREFERENCE FOR VETERANS IN PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT.
197.47 [Repealed, 1975 c 45 s 7]
197.48 APPLICATION.
197.481 ENFORCEMENT.
197.49 [Repealed, 2000 c 390 s 16]
197.50 [Repealed, 1965 c 45 s 73]
197.51 [Repealed, 1965 c 45 s 73]
197.52 [Repealed, 1965 c 45 s 73]
197.53 [Repealed, 1969 c 275 s 12]
197.54 [Repealed, 1961 c 561 s 17]
197.55 QUARTERS FOR MEETINGS OF VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS.
197.56 USE OF QUARTERS.
197.57 QUARTERS, HOW MAINTAINED.
197.58 VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS.
197.59 [Repealed, 2004 c 256 art 2 s 5]
197.601 QUALIFICATIONS OF COUNTY VETERANS SERVICE OFFICERS.
197.602 JOINT ACTION BY TWO OR MORE COUNTIES.
197.603 DUTIES.
197.604 UNLAWFUL TO PAY FEE.
197.607 [Expired]
197.64 [Repealed, 1976 c 44 s 70]
197.65 RENEWAL OF PROFESSIONAL LICENSE, MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND DRIVER'S LICENSE.
197.71 [Repealed, 1969 c 275 s 12]
197.72 [Repealed, 1969 c 275 s 12]
197.73 [Repealed, 1969 c 275 s 12]
197.74 [Repealed, 1969 c 275 s 12]
197.751 [Repealed, 1969 c 275 s 12]
197.76 [Repealed, 1969 c 275 s 12]
197.77 [Repealed, 1969 c 275 s 12]
197.78 STATE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS UNAVAILABLE THROUGH FEDERAL PROGRAMS.
197.781 VETERANS TRAINING PROGRAM.
197.80 [Repealed, 1965 c 45 s 73]
197.81 [Repealed, 1965 c 45 s 73]
197.82 [Repealed, 1965 c 45 s 73]
197.83 [Repealed, 1965 c 45 s 73]
197.84 [Repealed, 1965 c 45 s 73]
197.85 [Repealed, 1965 c 45 s 73]
197.851 [Repealed, 1965 c 45 s 73]
197.852 [Repealed, 1965 c 45 s 73]
197.86 [Repealed, 1965 c 45 s 73]
197.87 [Repealed, 1965 c 45 s 73]
197.88 [Repealed, 1965 c 45 s 73]
197.89 [Repealed, 1965 c 45 s 73]
197.90 [Repealed, 1965 c 45 s 73]
197.91 [Repealed, 1965 c 45 s 73]
197.92 [Repealed, 1965 c 45 s 73]
197.93 [Repealed, 1965 c 45 s 73]
197.94 [Repealed, 1965 c 45 s 73]
197.95 [Repealed, 1965 c 45 s 73]
197.96 [Repealed, 1965 c 45 s 73]
197.97 [Repealed, 1965 c 45 s 73]
197.971 [Repealed, 1996 c 310 s 1]
197.972 [Repealed, 1996 c 310 s 1]
197.973 [Repealed, 1996 c 310 s 1]
197.974 [Repealed, 1996 c 310 s 1]
197.975 [Repealed, 1996 c 310 s 1]
197.976 [Repealed, 1996 c 310 s 1]
197.977 [Repealed, 1996 c 310 s 1]
197.978 [Repealed, 1996 c 310 s 1]
197.979 [Repealed, 1996 c 310 s 1]
197.98 [Repealed, 1996 c 310 s 1]
197.981 [Repealed, 1996 c 310 s 1]
197.982 [Repealed, 1996 c 310 s 1]
197.983 [Repealed, 1996 c 310 s 1]
197.984 [Repealed, 1996 c 310 s 1]
197.985 [Repealed, 1996 c 310 s 1]
197.986 [Repealed, 1996 c 310 s 1]
197.991 KOREAN WAR ARMISTICE DAY.
197.995 VIETNAM VETERANS DAY.
197.996 AMERICAN LEGION DAY.
197.9961 VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS.
There is created a state soldiers' assistance fund to aid and assist any citizen of Minnesota or resident alien residing in Minnesota who served in the military or naval forces of the United States, in securing compensation, insurance or other relief or benefits to which the server may be entitled from the United States or any other government or state and for the emergency relief, hospitalization, treatment and maintenance of all such persons who were bona fide residents of the state at the time their need arose and their dependents as provided by sections 196.05 and 197.04 to 197.07.
(4601) 1923 c 436 s 3; 1929 c 327; 1984 c 609 s 14; 1986 c 444; 1991 c 123 s 2; 2004 c 256 art 2 s 1
The state soldiers' assistance fund shall consist of all sums paid to or received by the commissioner of veterans affairs under the provisions of sections 197.03 to 197.07 and of any and all moneys and properties that may be appropriated, donated, given, bequeathed, or devised to the state soldiers' assistance fund or to the commissioner of veterans affairs for the benefit of the fund.
(4602) 1923 c 436 s 4; 1929 c 327; 1991 c 123 s 5; 2000 c 390 s 12
(a) The state soldiers' assistance fund shall be administered by the commissioner of veterans affairs and shall be used to locate and investigate the facts as to any Minnesota resident or resident alien residing in Minnesota who served in the military or naval forces of the United States and who is indigent or suffering from any disability whether acquired in the service or not; to assist the person and the person's dependents as hereinafter provided in establishing and proving any just claim the person may have against the United States government, or any other government or state for compensation, insurance, relief, or other benefits; to provide maintenance and relief for any person suffering from disability who was a bona fide resident of the state at the time the need arose and the person's dependents, as hereinafter provided; and to cooperate with other state, municipal, and county officials and civic or civilian agencies or organizations in carrying out the provisions of sections 197.03 to 197.07. The commissioner shall limit financial assistance to veterans and dependents to six months, unless recipients have been certified as ineligible for other benefit programs.
(b) For purposes of this section, "resident" means a person living in Minnesota for at least 30 days with the intention of residing in the state and not for any temporary purpose. An applicant may verify a residence address by presenting a valid state driver's license, a state identification card, a voter registration card, a rent receipt, a statement by the landlord, apartment manager, or homeowner verifying that the individual is residing at the address, or other form of verification approved by the commissioner.
(c) The fund is appropriated to be used in the manner determined by the commissioner of veterans affairs for these purposes.
(4603) 1923 c 436 s 5; 1929 c 327; 1984 c 609 s 15; 1986 c 444; 1991 c 123 s 5; 1995 c 254 art 1 s 72; 2000 c 390 s 13; 2003 c 18 s 1; 2004 c 256 art 2 s 2
Notwithstanding section 13.46, subdivision 2, the commissioner of veterans affairs may electronically access the MAXIS database maintained by the Department of Human Services for the purpose of verifying eligibility status of applicants for benefits under the state soldiers assistance program.
2003 c 25 s 2
The soldiers' assistance fund shall be deposited in the state treasury and paid out only in such vouchers as may be authorized and approved by the commissioner of veterans affairs in the same manner and under the same restrictions as are now provided by law for the disbursement of funds by the commissioner.
(4605) 1923 c 436 s 7; 1986 c 444; 1991 c 123 s 5
Subdivision 1.Creation and membership.
The board of governors of the Big Island Veterans Camp - Lake Minnetonka supervises and manages the camp. The board consists of eight members. Two members each are appointed by the state level organization of the American Legion, the Disabled American Veterans, the Military Order of the Purple Heart, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars provided that at least two appointees are Vietnam veterans. The commissioner of veterans affairs or the commissioner's designee may attend and participate in an advisory capacity at any of the board meetings. The term of each member of the board is two years or until the appointment and qualification of a successor. The board selects a chair and secretary from its membership who serve terms of one year.
Subd. 2.Vacancies and removal.
A member of the board may be removed at any time by the organization appointing that member. Also, by written notice to the appointing organization, the board may remove the member if the member has been absent for three consecutive meetings of the board. To remove a member, the board must notify in writing the appointing organization and the member after the second consecutive missed meeting that the member may be removed if the next meeting is missed. Any vacancy on the board is filled for the remainder of the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment.
1985 c 152 s 1; 1Sp1985 c 16 art 2 s 4; 1986 c 444
The board of governors of the Big Island Veterans Camp - Lake Minnetonka establishes policies for the proper management of the camp. The board may contract for services needed to operate the camp including the services of a manager, may hire employees, and may make other expenditures for the procurement of materials, services, or equipment necessary for the operation of the camp. Expenditures are made upon the approval of the chair. The board must prepare an annual report detailing a complete report of financial transactions, usage levels, and other activities regarding the management and operation of the camp. Copies of the annual reports must be submitted to each appointing organization and to the commissioner of veterans affairs. The board may accept donations, contributions, gifts, and bequests of real or personal property that may be made for the maintenance or operation of the camp.
The board shall make the camp available to veterans using the following priorities:
(1) qualified disabled veterans and their dependents;
(2) qualified veterans, their dependents, and surviving spouses of qualified veterans who were campers prior to the deed transfer; and
(3) qualified veterans, their dependents, and surviving spouses of qualified veterans.
The camp must be operated as a family camp for the rest and relaxation of veterans and their dependents rather than as a program-oriented camp.
The board must publicize the camp to the greatest extent possible to make the camp's facilities known to Minnesota veterans.
The board is not a state agency. The board shall purchase liability and related insurance sufficient to indemnify the state against all claims arising from the conduct or management of the activities conducted by the board, its agents, or contractors.
1985 c 152 s 2; 1986 c 444
If a majority of the board determines that the disposal of the camp or a portion of the camp is in the best interests of Minnesota veterans, or if the camp is not used solely as a camp for and by disabled and other veterans and their families and operated and maintained in compliance with all state, federal, and local laws, the board may dispose of the property at market value as provided in this section. Before disposing of the property, the board shall give notice by certified mail to the commissioner of veterans affairs of its decision to dispose of the property. The commissioner shall publish the notice in the State Register. Interested governmental agencies have until the end of the next legislative session after the notice to appropriate money to purchase the property.
Proceeds realized from the disposal of the property and any assets on hand at the time of the disposal of the property, must be placed in an irrevocable trust to be used for the initiation or maintenance of veterans programs in the state of Minnesota. Trustees must be appointed in the same manner as provided for under section 197.131. The trustees shall consult with the commissioner of veterans affairs to determine the needs of Minnesota veterans and provide the commissioner with an annual written report on the trust. The commissioner must approve all expenditures from the trust. A certified audit of all assets, expenditures, and property must be conducted prior to any disposition of any assets under the control of the board. Any board member who would benefit directly or indirectly financially from the sale of this property must be removed by the board and a successor appointed as provided by section 197.131. Upon final disposition of all assets to the trust, the board must disband. Should the assets of the trust be exhausted, the trust must be terminated.
1985 c 152 s 3; 1997 c 7 art 2 s 26
The commissioner of veterans affairs may provide, within available funds and upon request of a county veterans service officer or any congressionally chartered veterans organization, an appropriate marker for the grave of any veteran as defined under section 197.447. Any marker provided must be used for memorial purposes to permanently mark the grave of a veteran buried within the limits of the state.
(4373) 1909 c 299 s 1; 1931 c 363 s 4; 1969 c 275 s 6; 3Sp1981 c 2 art 1 s 28; 1983 c 147 s 2
The commissioner of veterans affairs shall pay, within available funds and upon request by a local unit of a congressionally chartered veterans organization or its auxiliary, up to $50 to the local unit for each time that local unit provides an honor guard detail at the funeral of a deceased veteran. If the local unit provides a student to play "Taps," the local unit may pay some or all of the $50 to the student.
2007 c 45 art 2 s 2; 2012 c 149 s 1
197.25-197.30 [Obsolete]
The word "veteran" as used in Minnesota Statutes, except in sections 136F.28, 196.21, and 243.251, means a citizen of the United States or a resident alien who has been separated under honorable conditions from any branch of the armed forces of the United States after having served on active duty for 181 consecutive days or by reason of disability incurred while serving on active duty, or who has met the minimum active duty requirement as defined by Code of Federal Regulations, title 38, section 3.12a, or who has active military service certified under section 401, Public Law 95-202. The active military service must be certified by the United States secretary of defense as active military service and a discharge under honorable conditions must be issued by the secretary.
1955 c 4 s 1; 1967 c 222 s 1; 1969 c 275 s 7; 1971 c 24 s 15; 1977 c 40 s 2; 1982 c 511 s 33; 1984 c 468 s 2; 1984 c 609 s 16; 1990 c 444 s 1; 1992 c 410 s 1; 1996 c 305 art 1 s 53; 1997 c 7 art 1 s 89
1975 c 45 s 4; 1981 c 210 s 54; 2004 c 207 s 29; 2009 c 94 art 3 s 14; 2010 c 333 art 2 s 9; 2012 c 192 s 5,6
Subdivision 1.Preference permitted.
A private, nonpublic employer may grant preference to a veteran in hiring and promotion.
Subd. 2.Preference for spouse of disabled or deceased veteran; definition.
A private, nonpublic employer may grant preference in hiring and promotion to a spouse of a disabled veteran who has a service-connected permanent and total disability and to a surviving spouse of a deceased veteran. "Disabled veteran" in this subdivision means a person who has had a compensable service-connected disability as adjudicated by the United States Veterans Administration, or by the retirement board of one of the several branches of the armed forces.
Subd. 3.Equal employment opportunity law.
Granting preference under subdivision 1 or 2 does not violate any local or state equal employment opportunity law, including, but not limited to, chapter 363A.
2012 c 186 s 1
(4369) 1907 c 263 s 2; 1917 c 499 s 1; 1919 c 14 s 1; 1919 c 192 s 2; 1937 c 121; Ex1937 c 6 s 2; 1943 c 230 s 2; 1945 c 502 s 2; 1961 c 566 s 1; 1974 c 549 s 1; 1975 c 45 s 5; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82; 2009 c 94 art 3 s 15; 2010 c 333 art 2 s 10; 2012 c 230 s 1
No provision of any subsequent act relating to any such appointment, employment, promotion, or removal shall be construed as inconsistent herewith or with any provision of sections 197.455 and 197.46 unless and except only so far as expressly provided in such subsequent act that the provisions of these sections shall not be applicable or shall be superseded, modified, amended, or repealed. Every city charter provision hereafter adopted which is inconsistent herewith or with any provision of these sections shall be void to the extent of such inconsistency.
(4369-2) 1931 c 347 s 2; 1Sp1981 c 4 art 1 s 19
(1) the name, address, telephone number, and notarized original signature of the veteran;
(4) a statement of the relief requested; and
Subd. 3.Subpoenas.
The commissioner shall have free access to relevant records of all parties and may issue subpoenas for and compel the attendance of witnesses and the giving of testimony and the production of books, records, accounts, documents and papers; and may administer oaths to witnesses. If any person shall fail or refuse to appear or testify regarding that upon which the person may be lawfully interrogated, or produce any books, records, accounts, documents or papers relevant in the matter under consideration, after having been lawfully required by subpoena, any judge of the district court in any county of the state where the subpoena was made returnable, on application of the commissioner, shall compel obedience or punish disobedience as for contempt as in the case of disobedience of a similar subpoena issued by such court.
The commissioner shall schedule a hearing on the petition of any party to be held or conducted within 120 days of serving, or being served with the authorized and complete petition. At the hearing, all parties shall have the right to be heard. A hearing hereunder shall be conducted and orders issued in accord with sections 14.57 to 14.60 and 14.62, at the office of the commissioner or at a place the commissioner designates. The commissioner shall notify all parties, by certified mail, of the date, time, and place of the hearing.
Subd. 5.Personnel.
The commissioner may appoint a hearing officer to act in the commissioner's place and to employ such other personnel as are necessary to investigate facts in cases brought under this section. The affected political subdivision must bear all costs incurred by the commissioner under this section.
Appeals of orders issued under this section shall be in accordance with chapter 14.
If a veteran receives a favorable decision hereunder and (a) a party to the proceeding appeals such decision to the district court or (b) if an action attacking the decision is begun, the commissioner shall become a party in such appeal or action and with the aid of the attorney general represent the veteran therein.
When a party fails or refuses to comply with a final decision of the commissioner, the commissioner may commence an action in Ramsey County District Court requesting the court to order the party to comply with the order of the commissioner. If the commissioner has ordered an award of damages and if the court sustains or modifies the award, it shall enter judgment on the order or modified order in the same manner as in the case of an order of the district court, as provided in section 546.27.
1973 c 570 s 1 subds 1-7; 1975 c 45 s 6; 1978 c 674 s 60; 1978 c 682 s 1,2; 1981 c 210 s 54; 1982 c 424 s 130; 1983 c 247 s 82; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 404 s 154; 2010 c 333 art 2 s 11-13
The governor of this state, or any other legal custodian of public buildings within the state, shall, when not inconsistent with the public interests, set aside any portion of the public buildings for the use and occupation as quarters and places for holding their stated or special meetings or assemblies, to any post, commandery, camp or association, local or state, of veterans of any war in which the United States has been engaged, which may be organized in the city, town, or county in which the building or buildings may be situated. Upon 20 days' written notice, duly served upon the proper officer or officers of any said organizations, by the governor or any other legal custodian, that the public buildings, rooms, or quarters are required for public use, the same shall be promptly and quietly vacated.
(4382) 1905 c 37 s 1; 1911 c 107 s 1; 1990 c 426 art 1 s 24
Such organization shall have the equal and free use of all such quarters, under such rules and upon such conditions as may be prescribed by the governor or by such custodian. All reasonable and proper facilities, so far as possible, shall at all times be furnished therein by any local post, commandery, camp, or association, which may occupy the same, for any state or national gathering of war veterans.
(4383) 1905 c 37 s 2; 1985 c 248 s 70
Such quarters shall be furnished and maintained at the expense of such organizations as may occupy them under the provisions of section 197.55; provided, that if the building in which such quarters are assigned is heated and lighted at public expense, these quarters shall be so heated and lighted without cost to the organizations.
(4384) 1905 c 37 s 3
The commissioner of administration shall set apart space in the state Veterans Service Building, for the use of congressionally chartered veterans organizations and their auxiliaries, incorporated, or when incorporated, under the laws of the state. The commissioner shall honor requests for space from the veterans organizations on a first-come, first-served basis until all available space is occupied. The commissioner of administration shall give priority to utilizing space in the Veterans Service Building for the Department of Veterans Affairs and veterans organizations and their auxiliaries. Such space shall be under the charge of the Minnesota state commander of the department of Minnesota of the veteran organization assigned thereto, and such person as the commander may in writing designate, and shall be used for the purpose of keeping therein records, archives, trophies, supplies, and other veteran property of the organization and as its general headquarters office for the department of Minnesota.
(4384-2) 1929 c 434; 1969 c 275 s 8; 1985 c 78 s 1; 1986 c 444
[Repealed, 1Sp2011 c 10 art 2 s 5]
2006 c 282 art 15 s 3; 2010 c 333 art 2 s 14
No person shall be appointed a county veterans service officer or an assistant county veterans service officer under sections 197.60 to 197.606 unless the person is:
(3) a veteran, as defined in section 197.447.
1945 c 96 s 2; 1953 c 699 s 8; 1955 c 4 s 4; 1977 c 29 s 2; 1986 c 444; 2010 c 333 art 2 s 16
The county boards of two or more contiguous counties may make a written agreement, executed on behalf of the several county boards by the respective chairs and secretaries thereof, whereby the counties may jointly employ a county veterans service officer. The agreement shall specify the compensation to be paid to the county veterans service officer, the amount thereof to be paid by each county, the number of days per month to be worked in each county, the percentage of the total amount of compensation to be paid by each county, the amount of travel and other expenses to be paid by each county, and such other terms and conditions as may be agreed upon by the counties.
1945 c 96 s 3; 1986 c 444; 2011 c 76 art 1 s 78
Subdivision 1.Veterans benefits and assistance.
Subd. 2.Records; data privacy.
Pursuant to chapter 13 the county veterans service officer is the responsible authority with respect to all records in the officer's custody. The data on clients' applications for assistance is private data on individuals, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12.
1945 c 96 s 4; 1973 c 572 s 9; 1978 c 635 s 1; 1981 c 311 s 39; 1Sp1981 c 4 art 1 s 13; 1982 c 545 s 24; 1986 c 444; 2011 c 76 art 1 s 78
Subdivision 1.Payment of fee.
It shall be unlawful for any person to pay any county veterans service officer or any employee under the officer or for any county veterans service officer or employee under the officer to receive any fee directly or indirectly for any service rendered in securing any benefit referred to in section 197.603.
Any person who shall commit an act unlawful under subdivision 1 shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
1945 c 96 s 5; 1986 c 444; 2011 c 76 art 1 s 78
County veterans service officers and assistant county veterans service officers appointed under sections 197.60 to 197.606 are employees of the counties by which they are employed, and are under the exclusive jurisdiction and control of those counties.
1945 c 96 s 7; 2010 c 333 art 2 s 18
A veterans service office grant program is established to be administered by the commissioner of veterans affairs consisting of grants to counties to enable them to enhance the effectiveness of their veterans service offices.
Subd. 2a.Grant cycle.
Counties may become eligible to receive grants on a three-year rotating basis according to a schedule to be developed and announced in advance by the commissioner. The schedule must list no more than one-third of the counties in each year of the three-year cycle. A county may be considered for a grant only in the year of its listing in the schedule.
(a) To be eligible for a grant under this program, a county must employ a county veterans service officer as authorized by sections 197.60 and 197.606, who is certified to serve in this position by the commissioner.
(b) A county that employs a newly hired county veterans service officer who is serving an initial probationary period and who has not been certified by the commissioner is eligible to receive a grant under subdivision 2a.
(c) Except for the situation described in paragraph (b), a county whose county veterans service officer does not receive certification during any year of the three-year cycle is not eligible to receive a grant during the remainder of that cycle or the next three-year cycle.
(b) The commissioner shall provide a list of qualifying uses for grant expenditures as developed in subdivision 5 and shall approve a grant only for a qualifying use and if there are sufficient funds remaining in the grant program to cover the full amount of the grant.
The commissioner shall consult with the Minnesota Association of County Veterans Service Officers in developing a list of qualifying uses for grants awarded under this program. The commissioner is authorized to use any unexpended funding for this program to provide training and education for county veterans service officers.
The amount of each grant must be determined by the commissioner and may not exceed:
(1) $1,400, if the county's veteran population is less than 1,000;
(2) $2,800, if the county's veteran population is 1,000 or more but less than 3,000;
(3) $4,200, if the county's veteran population is 3,000 or more but less then 10,000; or
(4) $5,600, if the county's veteran population is 10,000 or more.
1993 c 192 s 79; 1993 c 366 s 5; 1Sp2003 c 1 art 2 s 65; 2005 c 156 art 4 s 8; 2011 c 76 art 1 s 78
1945 c 19 s 1,2; 1947 c 169 s 1; 1953 c 699 s 9; 1976 c 2 s 73; 1984 c 609 s 17; 1986 c 444
2004 c 279 art 1 s 26; 1Sp2005 c 6 art 3 s 84
The commissioner of veterans affairs shall foster and support educational programs for the benefit of veterans to assure that no Minnesotan shall be deprived of earned veterans benefits by virtue of the unavailability of programs for which the veteran is entitled to enroll and receive subsistence, tuition, and other benefits under federal programs. It shall be the responsibility of the commissioner to measure the demand for veterans service educational programs based on the criteria mandated by federal veterans benefits laws and to authorize, promote, and make grants within appropriated amounts to assure such program availability.
[Repealed, 1979 c 335 s 18]
1973 c 580 s 1; 1977 c 449 s 19; 1986 c 444; 1998 c 398 art 5 s 55; 2003 c 130 s 12; 2004 c 256 art 1 s 4
The commissioner of veterans affairs shall administer the veterans training program. Money in the veterans training revolving fund for the veterans training program is appropriated to the commissioner to pay the necessary expenses of operating the program. The department must act as the state agency for approving educational institutions for purposes of United States Code, title 38, chapter 36, relating to educational benefits for veterans and other persons and it may adopt rules to fulfill its obligations as the state approving agency. All federal money received for purposes of the veterans training program must be deposited in the veterans training revolving fund.
2004 c 256 art 1 s 5
When communist North Korean troops invaded South Korea on June 25, 1950, the United States took immediate action to defend the freedom of a people unjustly attacked. Leading a coalition of 20 other nations, American and South Korean troops fought to advance liberty and opportunity, and to overcome cruelty and repression. More than 1.7 million members of the United States armed forces faced forbidding terrain, harsh weather, and brutal combat while demonstrating extraordinary honor, skill, and courage to beat back the invading enemy forces. More than 34,000 American men and women, including over 700 Minnesotans, sacrificed their lives in battle during that war. Another 92,000 American troops were wounded, and more than 8,000 have been listed as missing in action or taken prisoner.
The Military Armistice Agreement of July 27, 1953, ended the three years of bitter warfare stopping the spread of communism on the Korean Peninsula and signaling to the world America's resolve to stand against tyrannical and totalitarian regimes. Today, South Korea stands as a shining example of the economic and social benefits of democracy.
The purpose of this section is to perpetually honor the brave men and women, living and dead, who comprise America's Korean War veterans.
July 27 of each year is designated as Korean War Armistice Day in Minnesota.
2008 c 265 s 1
1,072 of the people whose names are listed on the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C., were from the state of Minnesota. Many other Minnesotans are surviving Vietnam veterans. This section is enacted as a way for Minnesotans to show their pride and gratitude, recall the veterans' accomplishments, and thank Minnesota's Vietnam veterans for their unselfish devotion to duty.
March 29 is Vietnam Veterans Day in Minnesota.
2008 c 164 s 1
The American Legion was chartered by Congress on September 16, 1919. This section is enacted to recognize the millions of American Legion veterans who have dedicated and continue to dedicate themselves to service of community, state, and nation. This section expresses the appreciation of Minnesotans for that service, on the occasion of the Legion's 90th year of existence and each year thereafter on the anniversary of its charter date.
Subd. 2.Dedication.
September 16 is American Legion Day in Minnesota.
2010 c 185 s 1
The Veterans of Foreign Wars was founded in 1899 and was federally chartered by the Congress of the United States of America on May 28, 1936. This section is a way for Minnesotans to recognize and express their appreciation for the millions of veterans of foreign wars who have dedicated themselves, and continue to dedicate themselves, to serving their community, state, and nation, on the occasion of the 111th year of existence of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and every year hereafter on its anniversary date.
May 28 is Veterans of Foreign Wars Day in Minnesota.
2010 c 244 s 1