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NJ Rev Stat § 38A:3-49 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law|Section 38A:3-49 - Assistance for travel for certain veterans.

38A:3-49 Assistance for travel for certain veterans.  1. The Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs shall establish a program to provide assistance to qualified veterans in in-patient and out-patient treatment programs to travel to attend medical counseling appointments for service-connected conditions approved and authorized by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs within this State. The department shall: a. develop, in cooperation with the New Jersey Transit Corporation and the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, a program to provide reimbursement, subject to available State or federal funding, to qualified veterans who spend their own funds to travel on public transportation to and from medical counseling appointments for service-connected conditions within the State using any motor bus or rail passenger service conducted by the corporation when the veteran is not otherwise eligible for payment for travel or reimbursement by means of any existing State or federal program; b. develop, in cooperation with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, a program to provide reimbursement to qualified veterans who spend their own funds to travel using private transportation to and from medical counseling appointments for service-connected conditions within the State by reimbursing on a per mile basis their operation of a privately-owned conveyance when that veteran is not otherwise eligible for payment for travel or reimbursement by means of any existing State or federal program, provided that the qualified veteran shall not use a for-hire private entity that charges for transportation unless such transportation is necessary for the qualified veteran due to a service-connected injury or disability for which the veteran has a certified rating provided by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs which prevents or hinders his or her ability to operate a privately-owned conveyance; c. develop, in coordination with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, a system for monitoring veterans who have applied for reimbursement; d. notify the general public and eligible veterans that the program established by this section is available to qualified veterans; and e. adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.2015, c.211, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 38A:3-50 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law|Section 38A:3-50 - Online historic tour identifying locations of war battles, places of historic military significance.

38A:3-50 Online historic tour identifying locations of war battles, places of historic military significance.  1. a. The Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs, in consultation with the Division of Travel and Tourism in the Department of State and the New Jersey Historical Commission, shall develop and maintain a website providing information detailing war battles fought and places of historic significance to the military or war efforts in New Jersey. The website shall: (1) specify the date and location, and describe the importance, of each battle that took place on lands within the State or in State waters; and (2) identify, and describe the importance of, locations within the State or in State waters that are, or have been, significant to the military or war efforts, such as those locations used for military operations or training or which house, berth, or preserve historic military equipment, vehicles, or vessels, including battleships, fighter planes, and tanks. The information on the website shall be available as a list and in an online tour format, and shall include, but need not be limited to, information pertaining to battles fought and places that are of historic significance to military actions or war efforts undertaken during the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War, the Civil War, the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. b. The department shall be entitled to call to its assistance and avail itself of the services of the employees of any State, county, or municipal department, authority, board, bureau, commission, agency, or entity, or of Rutgers, The State University, or any other public institution of higher education in the State, as it may require and as may be available to it for the purpose of carrying out its duties under this act. L.2017, c.78, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 38A:3-51 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law|Section 38A:3-51 - Findings, declarations relative to a Gold Star Family Counseling program.

38A:3-51 Findings, declarations relative to a Gold Star Family Counseling program.  1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Residents of New Jersey have answered the call to fight for our country many times as members of the United States military and as members of the New Jersey National Guard.  b. Throughout history, New Jersey residents have made the ultimate sacrifice for their country and have given their life for our freedom. c. The family members left behind after the untimely deaths of these brave service members, known as Gold Star family members, are often left with emotional wounds who need the caring intervention of a mental health professional to grieve and learn to live with the new reality of their loved one's passing.  d. The United States Department of Veterans Affairs has taken the lead to provide mental health care to veterans and certain family members with the establishment of the Care Enough to Share program which links mental health professionals with an opportunity to volunteer their time and talents to help the nation's veterans and certain family members by providing mental health counseling. e. It is honorable and necessary that the State of New Jersey assist these family Gold Star family members in their grief by establishing programs that can link mental health care professionals with the family members to provide the needed mental health care free of charge to the families. L.2017, c.174, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 38A:3-52 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law|Section 38A:3-52 - Definitions relative to a Gold Star Family Counseling program.

38A:3-52 Definitions relative to a Gold Star Family Counseling program.  2. As used in this act: "Gold Star family member" means an individual who is a New Jersey resident and is the surviving spouse, domestic partner, partner in a civil union, parent, brother, sister, child, legal guardian, or other legal custodian, whether of the whole blood or the half blood, of by adoption, of a member of the Armed Forces of the United States or the National Guard who died while on active duty for the United States.  "Mental health care professional" means a person who provides mental health services and is licensed or otherwise authorized, pursuant to Title 45 of the Revised Statutes, to practice a health care profession that is regulated by one of the following : the State Board of Medical Examiners; the State Board of Psychological Examiners; the State Board of Social Work Examiners; the State Board of Marriage and Family Therapy Examiners; the Alcohol and Drug Counselor Committee; the Professional Counselor Examiners Committee; and the Certified Psychoanalysts Advisory Committee.  L.2017, c.174, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 38A:3-53 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law|Section 38A:3-53 - "Gold Star Family Counseling Program."

38A:3-53 "Gold Star Family Counseling Program."  3. There is established in the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs the "Gold Star Family Counseling Program." The purpose of this program is to link mental health care professionals with Gold Star family members to facilitate the provision of mental health counseling free of charge to the Gold Star family members. The Adjutant General of the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs shall create and implement the "Gold Star Family Counseling Program" as follows. a. The department shall recruit mental health care professionals to donate professional counseling hours to provide mental health counseling to Gold Star family members. The department may coordinate the recruitment efforts with the federal Department of Veterans' Affairs. b. The department shall coordinate with the federal Department of Veterans Affairs to maintain a list of mental health care professionals who are available to provide professional mental health counseling hours to Gold Star family members. c. The department shall maintain and distribute the list of available mental health care professionals on a Statewide basis and shall distribute the list of available mental health care professionals to each county Veteran Service office for the distribution thereof. d. The department shall create a system for monitoring and verifying the donated hours to facilitate the tax credit provided to mental health care professionals pursuant to section 6 of P.L.2017, c.174 (C.54A:4-16). e. The department shall provide documentation annually to the mental health care professional for submission to the Department of the Treasury to verify the amount of tax credit the mental health care professional is eligible to request annually pursuant to section 6 of P.L.2017, c.174 (C.54A:4-16). The amount of annual tax credit shall be determined by the department as the sum of the hours of donated counseling provided to the Gold Star family member multiplied by the documented compensation rate applied to these hours. To determine the compensation rate, the department shall use the calendar year TRICARE rate for the service provided in the geographic location in which the service is provided. The department shall limit the cumulative hours which are authorized for the annual tax credit to a minimum of 20 hours and a maximum of 40 hours per year, per professional.  L.2017, c.174, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 38A:3-54 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law|Section 38A:3-54 - Immunity from civil liability.

38A:3-54 Immunity from civil liability.  4. All mental health care professionals volunteering for the "Gold Star Family Counseling Program" established pursuant to P.L.2017, c.174 (C.38A:3-51 et al.) shall be immune from civil liability as provided in P.L.1991, c.270 (C.2A:62A-16 et seq.). L.2017, c.174, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 38A:3-55 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law|Section 38A:3-55 - Grants for development, implementation.

38A:3-55 Grants for development, implementation.  5. The Adjutant General may apply for and accept on behalf of the State any grants from the federal government or any agency thereof, or from any foundation, corporation, association or individual, except for education grants or federal funds for education grants, and may comply with the terms, conditions and limitations thereof, to develop and implement the "Gold Star Family Counseling Program" established pursuant to P.L.2017, c.174 (C.38A:3-51 et al.). Any money so received may be expended by the department, subject to any limitations imposed in such grants, upon warrant of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting of the Department of the Treasury. L.2017, c.174, s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 38A:3-57 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law|Section 38A:3-57 - Duties of commissioner.

38A:3-57 Duties of commissioner.  2. a. It shall be the duty of the New Jersey Commission on Veterans' Benefits to develop, maintain and annually update a five-year Statewide veterans' benefits strategic plan that includes goals and measurable outcomes to ensure that all State departments and agencies are effectively delivering comprehensive services and support for veterans and their families in this State.  b. In developing and updating the strategic plan, the commission shall conduct an analysis to identify the various programs and benefits provided by the State to the veteran population, and to evaluate those programs to assess their status and effectiveness. Areas of analysis shall include, but need not be limited to, each existing program's status, successes, and challenges in addressing the veteran population's: (1) access to benefits; (2) educational, job skills, employment, and business opportunities; (3) physical and behavioral health and long-term healthcare options; (4) criminal justice issues; (5) housing opportunities and homelessness; and (6) special needs as determined by the commission. The strategic plan shall be based upon comprehensive data gained through open and transparent engagement with State departments and agencies and veterans' stakeholders. c. The commission shall develop recommendations to be submitted to the Governor and the Legislature to address any deficiencies in the provision of benefits and services to veterans in this State. The recommendations shall specifically address whether the existing State programs, services, and resources are adequate to meet the veteran population's existing needs; are being used to fulfill objectives in a manner that complements and leverages State, federal, and private resources; and how they may more effectively deliver veterans' services to all current and future veterans in the State of New Jersey. L.2017, c.375, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 38A:3-58 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law|Section 38A:3-58 - Strategic plan, reports.

38A:3-58 Strategic plan, reports.  3. The commission shall prepare and submit an initial five-year strategic plan to the Governor, and to the Legislature pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), within six months of the organization of the commission. Thereafter, the commission shall prepare and submit annual reports to the Governor and the Legislature containing its findings, activities and recommendations, including any recommendations for administrative and legislative action that it deems appropriate. L.2017, c.375, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 38A:3-59 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law|Section 38A:3-59 - Assistance for certain service members with petitions to change discharge designations.

38A:3-59 Assistance for certain service members with petitions to change discharge designations.  1. a. All former service members of the Armed Forces who were separated from the service with a general or other than honorable discharge due solely to their sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression, may request that the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs assist them to have the designation of his or her discharge changed and recorded as honorable.  b. The Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs shall: (1) create, publish, and distribute material to all public agencies of the availability of the assistance; and (2) create a consistent and uniform process to assist a former service member with the appropriate and necessary forms and conditions prescribed by federal law, so that he or she may petition the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, or its successor agency, to change the designation of his or her discharge to honorable.  At no time shall a fee be charged to a former service member for seeking assistance to have the designation of his or her discharge changed to honorable.  c. A former service member who has the designation of his or her discharge changed to honorable shall be afforded the same rights, privileges, and benefits authorized by State law to service members who were honorably discharged. d. Information related to the change in the designation of a discharge, including, but not limited to, a request for assistance, shall be confidential and not accessible to the public as a government record pursuant to P.L.1963, c.73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.). e. The Adjutant General shall, in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), adopt any rules and regulations as the Adjutant General deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this act, P.L.2021, c.56.  L.2021, c.56.
NJ Rev Stat § 38A:4-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law|Section 38A:4-1 - Eligibility, qualifications and administration

38A:4-1. Eligibility, qualifications and administration  Officers and enlisted members of the organized militia shall be commissioned, warranted or enlisted with such qualifications and administered under such regulations as the Governor may prescribe except as otherwise prescribed by applicable Federal laws or regulations or by this Title. L.1963, c. 109.
NJ Rev Stat § 38A:4-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law|Section 38A:4-2 - Rank

38A:4-2. Rank  Rank of officers and enlisted members of the organized militia shall be determined by the same methods as are prescribed by Federal laws and regulations for the respective Armed Forces of the United States. L.1963, c. 109.
NJ Rev Stat § 38A:4-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law|Section 38A:4-3 - Pay, allowances; $100 daily minimum for State active duty

38A:4-3. Pay, allowances; $100 daily minimum for State active duty  38A:4-3. a. An officer or enlisted member ordered to State active duty shall receive the pay and allowances prescribed by Federal laws and regulations for an officer or enlisted member of corresponding grade and length of service when on Federal active duty, provided that an officer or enlisted member of the Army National Guard or Air National Guard shall be paid a minimum of $100 of base pay for each day the officer or member is on State active duty. b. Notwithstanding subsection a. of this section, the State shall not provide pay and allowances for State active duty service when pay and allowances for such service is provided out of Federal funds, unless Federal funds are insufficient to provide an officer or enlisted member with the minimum of $100 for each day of State active duty service. This provision shall not limit or restrict the applicability of 38A:4-4 to individuals detailed to the Department of Defense in a permanent duty status. L.1963, c.109; amended 2003, c.141.
NJ Rev Stat § 38A:4-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law|Section 38A:4-4 - Leave of absence without loss of pay, exceptions.

38A:4-4 Leave of absence without loss of pay, exceptions.  38A:4-4. a. A permanent or full-time temporary officer or employee of the State or of a board, commission, authority or other instrumentality of the State or of a county, school district or municipality who is a member of the organized militia shall be entitled, in addition to pay received, if any, as a member of the organized militia, to leave of absence from his or her respective duties without loss of pay or time on all days during which he or she shall be engaged in any period of State or Federal active duty; provided, however, that the leaves of absence for Federal active duty or active duty for training shall not exceed 90 work days in the aggregate in any calendar year. Any leave of absence for such duty in excess of 90 work days shall be without pay but without loss of time. b. Leave of absence for such military duty shall be in addition to the regular vacation or other accrued leave allowed such officers and employees by the State, county or municipal law, ordinance, resolution, or regulation. c. Notwithstanding subsection a. of this section, a full-time temporary officer or employee who has served under such temporary appointment for less than one year shall receive for the service hereinabove described leave without pay but without loss of time. Amended 2001, c.351, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 38A:4-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law|Section 38A:4-6 - Exemption from jury duty

38A:4-6. Exemption from jury duty  Every officer and enlisted member of the organized militia, during his service therein, shall be exempt from jury duty. L.1963, c. 109.
NJ Rev Stat § 38A:4-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law|Section 38A:4-7 - Exemption from process

38A:4-7. Exemption from process  No member of the organized militia shall be arrested on any warrant or other process, except for treason or a high misdemeanor, while going to, remaining at or during the performance of any duty of a military character or returning from any place at which he may be required by competent authority to attend for military duty. L.1963, c. 109.
NJ Rev Stat § 38A:4-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law|Section 38A:4-8 - Compensation exempt from legal process

38A:4-8. Compensation exempt from legal process  The pay and allowances due or to become due to any member of the organized militia for military duty therein, and any compensation that may be awarded for injuries, disabilities or death sustained therein, shall be exempt from attachment, execution or other legal process. L.1963, c. 109.
NJ Rev Stat § 38A:4-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law|Section 38A:4-11 - Retirement; detail to active duty

38A:4-11. Retirement; detail to active duty  (a) Any officer or enlisted member who shall have reached the age of 64 years shall be retired by the Governor. Any officer or enlisted members who shall have served at least 10 years in the military forces of this State, or who must be separated because Federal recognition shall have been or is scheduled to be withdrawn or terminated under honorable conditions, upon application to the Governor, may be retired. (b) The Governor may order retired officers or enlisted members to active duty, if they consent thereto. In time of war or imminent danger thereof retired officers and enlisted members may be ordered by the Governor to perform any military duty assigned by him. L.1963, c. 109.
NJ Rev Stat § 38A:4-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law|Section 38A:4-12 - Credit for war service

38A:4-12. Credit for war service  For all purposes, officers and enlisted members who entered the active service of the United States in time of war by appointment or enlistment, or under call, order or draft by the President, or who shall hereafter enter such service under like conditions, shall be entitled to credit for the time served in the active service of the United States, as if such service had been rendered to or for the State. L.1963, c. 109.
NJ Rev Stat § 38A:4-13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law|Section 38A:4-13 - Free passage on toll roads and other toll facilities

38A:4-13. Free passage on toll roads and other toll facilities  Any member of the New Jersey National Guard while going to, or returning from, any parade, encampment, drill, or meeting which he may be required to attend under the laws and regulations for said National Guard, shall, together with his conveyance and the military property of the State or of the United States, or both, in his charge, be allowed to pass free of charge through all toll gates and over all toll roads, bridges and ferries within this State, if he is in uniform or if he presents an order for duty or a certificate from his commanding officer that he is a member of the National Guard. L.1968, c. 352, s. 1, eff. Nov. 25, 1968.