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NJ Rev Stat § 38A:3-6.16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law|Section 38A:3-6.16 - Unclaimed property

38A:3-6.16. Unclaimed property  Moneys, choses in action and effects deposited by a member in trust with the veterans' facility and unclaimed at the death of the member, dying intestate, shall be deemed to be the property of the veterans' facility. Such property shall be held in trust for three years following the death of the depositor, with power to invest the funds and to use the income for the benefit of the members as the advisory council of the veterans' facility and the Adjutant General may deem most advisable.  Upon claim made within three years following the death of the depositor and sustained by legal proof, the sufficiency of which shall be determined by the advisory council of the veterans' facility and the Adjutant General, such property shall be paid over to the claimant entitled thereto upon acknowledging, executing and delivering a proper release and discharge.  Such property remaining unclaimed three years after the death of its depositor shall be deemed to be the property of and subject to the absolute control and disposal of the veterans' facility, to be used for such purposes as the advisory council of the veterans' facility and the Adjutant General may deem most advisable.  L.1989,c.162,s.14.
NJ Rev Stat § 38A:3-6.17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law|Section 38A:3-6.17 - Functions, powers, duties transferred to Adjutant General

38A:3-6.17. Functions, powers, duties transferred to Adjutant General  All the functions, powers and duties of the Commissioner of Human Services in regard to the New Jersey Veterans' Memorial Home for Disabled Soldiers at Menlo Park or the New Jersey Memorial Home for Disabled Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Their Wives and Widows at Vineland are hereby transferred to and vested in the Adjutant General.  L.1989,c.162,s.15.
NJ Rev Stat § 38A:3-6.18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law|Section 38A:3-6.18 - Reference to Adjutant General

38A:3-6.18. Reference to Adjutant General  Whenever the term "Board of Managers of the New Jersey Memorial Home for Disabled Soldiers at Menlo Park" or the term "Board of Managers of the New Jersey Memorial Home for Disabled Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Their Wives and Widows at Vineland" occurs or any reference is made thereto in any law, contract or document, the same shall be deemed to mean or refer to the Adjutant General.  L.1989,c.162,s.16.
NJ Rev Stat § 38A:3-6.19 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law|Section 38A:3-6.19 - Adjutant General, duties

38A:3-6.19. Adjutant General, duties  41. The Adjutant General of the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs shall:  a. cause copies of the voter registration forms and instructions furnished under subsection f. of section 16 of P.L.1974, c.30 (C.19:31-6.4) to be displayed at each recruitment office of the New Jersey National Guard and to be made available to each person who, when appearing in person at such office to apply for enlistment in the Guard, may wish, on a voluntary basis, to register to vote;  b. provide for the continuous supply of the forms and instructions specified in subsection a. of this section to each such office; and  c. provide the forms and instructions specified in subsection a. of this section in both the English and Spanish languages to each recruitment office of the New Jersey National Guard which is located in any county in which bilingual sample ballots must be provided pursuant to R.S.19:14-21, R.S.19:49-4 or section 2 of P.L.1965, c.29 (C.19:23-22.4).  L.1994,c.182,s.41.
NJ Rev Stat § 38A:3-6.20 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law|Section 38A:3-6.20 - Provision of registry of volunteer mentors, Veterans Diversion Resource Program entities.

38A:3-6.20 Provision of registry of volunteer mentors, Veterans Diversion Resource Program entities.  13. a. The Adjutant General of the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs shall provide county prosecutors with a registry of volunteer mentors developed pursuant to subsection (bb) of N.J.S.38A:3-6 to facilitate the assignment of mentors to eligible servicemembers who have been admitted by the prosecutor into the Veterans Diversion Program established pursuant to P.L.2017, c.42 (C.2C:43-23 et al.). A copy of the registry shall also be provided to the Administrative Director of the Courts to facilitate the assignment of mentors to eligible servicemembers who have been sentenced to a term of probation supervision. The registry of mentors shall be periodically updated by the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs. b. The Adjutant General of the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs shall also prepare and disseminate a directory of Veterans Diversion Resource Program entities currently available within New Jersey pursuant to P.L.2017, c.42 (C.2C:43-23 et al.). L.2017, c.42, s.13.
NJ Rev Stat § 38A:3-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law|Section 38A:3-7 - Rank and precedence

38A:3-7. Rank and precedence  The Adjutant General shall take rank and precedence above all other officers of the militia. L.1963, c. 109. Amended by L.1984, c. 181, s. 11, eff. Nov. 14, 1984.
NJ Rev Stat § 38A:3-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law|Section 38A:3-8 - Classes of personnel

38A:3-8. Classes of personnel  38A:3-8. The personnel of the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs shall consist of the following classes of persons:  (a) Officers and enlisted members who are ordered to active duty on a permanent duty status, with the pay allowances of their grade and length of service in accordance with section 38A:4-3 of this title.  (b) Classified civil service employees. (c) Unclassified civil service employees, who may be relieved, suspended or discharged for good cause. Such personnel shall be administered as far as practicable under similar regulations as those applicable to classified civil service, but shall be subject to military discipline and control as the Adjutant General deems appropriate, and shall include all personnel employed for the maintenance of armories.  (d) Technicians paid from federal funds. Such personnel shall be appointed by the Adjutant General, who shall determine their salaries and who may relieve, suspend or discharge such persons at any time for good cause, and shall be subject to military discipline and control.  L.1963, c.109; amended 1984,c.181,s.12; 1987,c.444,s.9; 1988,c.138,s.11.
NJ Rev Stat § 38A:3-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law|Section 38A:3-9 - United States Property and Fiscal Officer

38A:3-9. United States Property and Fiscal Officer  The Governor shall appoint, designate or detail, subject to Federal laws and regulations, an officer of the National Guard of this State to be the United States Property and Fiscal Officer for this State. All such powers, functions and duties which are or may be imposed upon the United States Property and Fiscal Officer of the State by Federal laws and regulations shall be exercised and performed by such officer. L.1963, c. 109.
NJ Rev Stat § 38A:3-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law|Section 38A:3-10 - Fees for services

38A:3-10. Fees for services  38A:3-10. The Adjutant General may demand and receive, for the services herein enumerated, except for those in proof of pension, establishment of veteran status, exemption from jury duty, or in lieu of lost discharges, the following fees:  (a) For every search made in his office for the military record of any member or former member of the armed forces, including any member of the American Merchant Marine during World War II who is declared by the United States Department of Defense to be eligible for federal veterans' benefits, the sum of $1.00.  (b) For the furnishing of every certified copy of such record, the sum of $2.00.  The Adjutant General shall keep a true record and account of fees received under the provisions of this section and shall pay the same into the State Treasury in the manner prescribed by law.  L.1963, c.109; amended 1984,c.181,s.13; 1991,c.389,s.21.
NJ Rev Stat § 38A:3-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law|Section 38A:3-11 - Certification of records

38A:3-11. Certification of records  38A:3-11. The Adjutant General shall have an appropriate seal and have affixed an impression of the same to all certificates of record issued from the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs. Copies of any books, records, papers and documents, in the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs certified by the Adjutant General or other designated officer of the department, under seal of the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs shall be admitted as evidence in any court of the State, either civil or military, with the same force and effect as if the original had been produced. L.1963, c.109; amended 1984,c.181,s.14; 1987,c.444,s.10; 1988,c.138,s.12.
NJ Rev Stat § 38A:3-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law|Section 38A:3-12 - Veterans' preference

38A:3-12. Veterans' preference  The department shall organize and administer a program of voluntary commitments by employers throughout the State to participate in a plan of veterans' preference in private employment and reemployment.  L. 1987, c. 444, s. 13.
NJ Rev Stat § 38A:3-13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law|Section 38A:3-13 - Quota; disabled veterans.

38A:3-13 Quota; disabled veterans.  14. The plan of veterans' preference in private employment shall provide for the fixing of a quota of veterans by the Adjutant General for all participating employers, but may not require any employed worker to be discharged. The plan shall also provide for the classification of disabled veterans in suitable occupations, and for first preference in such occupations.  L.1987, c.444, s.14; amended 2017, c.131, s.147.
NJ Rev Stat § 38A:3-14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law|Section 38A:3-14 - Employment quota preference plan

38A:3-14. Employment quota preference plan  In the organization and administration of the employment quota preference plan, the Adjutant General, through appropriate federal, State and local agencies, shall:  a. Enroll employers who voluntarily commit themselves to the plan and certify the right of such employers to approved forms of public recognition;  b. Register veterans desiring employment, according to their occupational experience and capacities;  c. Register labor unions which are willing to participate through appropriate adjustment of their membership and other requirements, and certify the right of such unions to approved forms of public recognition;  d. Receive requests for workers from all participating employers; and  e. Either refer qualified veterans (with preference to the disabled) in response to such requisitions or certify that veterans are not available.  L. 1987, c. 444, s. 15.
NJ Rev Stat § 38A:3-15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law|Section 38A:3-15 - Departmental approval

38A:3-15. Departmental approval  The department shall review and approve or disapprove all policies and work programs of State departments, agencies and instrumentalities relating to veterans' welfare, services or activities. No such activity or work program shall be undertaken or continued after disapproval by the department without specific authorization from the Governor.  L. 1987, c. 444, s. 16.
NJ Rev Stat § 38A:3-16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law|Section 38A:3-16 - Transfer of Council on Armed Forces and Veterans' Affairs to Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs; membership.

38A:3-16 Transfer of Council on Armed Forces and Veterans' Affairs to Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs; membership.  2. The Council on Armed Forces and Veterans' Affairs established in the Department of Commerce and Economic Development pursuant to P.L.1983, c.61 (C.52:27H-45 et seq.) is hereby transferred to and established in the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs. The council shall consist of 22 members: two to be appointed by the President of the Senate from the members thereof, no more than one of whom shall be from the same political party; two to be appointed by the Speaker of the General Assembly from the members thereof, no more than one of whom shall be from the same political party; the Adjutant General of the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs, the Executive Director of the New Jersey Commerce Commission, the Commissioner of Education, the Commissioner of Environmental Protection, the Commissioner of Transportation, the State Treasurer, the Commissioner of Community Affairs, the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development, and the Chair of the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education, or their designees; and nine public members to be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate. Eight of the public members shall be representatives of the community and business support groups for New Jersey's military installations and the United States Coast Guard training center. Each public member shall serve for a term of three years from the date of the member's appointment and until the member's successor is appointed and qualified. Vacancies resulting from causes other than by expiration of term shall be filled for the unexpired term only and shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments were made. L.1992, c.86, s.2; amended 2005, c.40, s.1; 2007, c.253, s.22.
NJ Rev Stat § 38A:3-17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law|Section 38A:3-17 - Council members entitled to reimbursement

38A:3-17. Council members entitled to reimbursement  3. All members of the council shall serve without compensation, but they shall be entitled to be reimbursed for all necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.  L.1992,c.86,s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 38A:3-18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law|Section 38A:3-18 - Selection of chairman, secretary

38A:3-18. Selection of chairman, secretary  4. The council shall select from among its members a chairman and also shall select a secretary, who need not be a member of the council.  L.1992,c.86,s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 38A:3-19 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law|Section 38A:3-19 - Purpose of council; responsibilities.

38A:3-19 Purpose of council; responsibilities.  5. The council shall: a. Be a structural liaison and public relations body on behalf of this State in all matters relating to federal military and naval installations located within this State or proposed to be located herein. The council shall communicate and cooperate with the President of the United States and with all other federal officials and employees and private persons for the effectuation of the purposes of this act.  b. Work with the public and private sectors to maximize the quality of life for all military personnel and their dependents by facilitating access to government services, educational institutions, recreation facilities, and job opportunities. c. Increase public awareness of military missions performed in New Jersey and the economic impact they have on this State and its citizens. d. Work with the State and local governments to improve the effectiveness of military installations by facilitating coordinated planning and expedited review of military and Coast Guard permits and other requests. e. Work with the State and local governments and military and Coast Guard installations to minimize encroachment around military and Coast Guard installations. f. Convene meetings at least twice a year with installation commanders to discuss how New Jersey can more effectively support military and Coast Guard installations in the State. L.1992,c.86,s.5; amended 2005, c.40, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 38A:3-20 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law|Section 38A:3-20 - Report to Governor, Legislature

38A:3-20. Report to Governor, Legislature  6. The council shall report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature annually on the second Tuesday in January and at any other time as it deems necessary or desirable.  L.1992,c.86,s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 38A:3-21 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law|Section 38A:3-21 - Powers of council

38A:3-21. Powers of council  7. The council may hold hearings in any part of the State and by its subpena may compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers and records. It shall be entitled to the assistance and services of any State, county, municipal and school district employees as may be required, and the council may employ competent counsel, expert advisers and any other assistants as may be required for the proper accomplishment of the purposes of this act, provided that the compensation to be paid to the counsel, advisers and assistants shall be within the limits of the appropriation made therefor.  L.1992,c.86,s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 38A:3-22 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law|Section 38A:3-22 - Present members not affected

38A:3-22. Present members not affected  8. This act shall not affect the membership or the terms of office of those persons who are members of the council on the effective date of this act.  L.1992,c.86,s.8.
NJ Rev Stat § 38A:3-23 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law|Section 38A:3-23 - Free tuition for dependent of prisoner of war, person missing in action; terms defined.

38A:3-23 Free tuition for dependent of prisoner of war, person missing in action; terms defined.  3. a. Any dependent of a prisoner of war or a person missing in action, upon his being accepted to pursue a course of undergraduate study in any private institution of higher education in this State or in any public institution of higher education of this State as enumerated in N.J.S.18A:62-1, shall be allowed to obtain a bachelor's degree, or certificate of completion, for so long as he is eligible, free of tuition. Once a person qualifies as a dependent under this act there shall be no situation such as the return of the parent or the reported death of the parent that will terminate the eligibility of the dependent to the benefits under this act. b. As used in this section: "Dependent" means any child born before, during or after the period of time the child's parent was a prisoner of war or a person missing in action, or any child legally adopted or in the legal custody of the parent prior to, during or after the time the parent was a prisoner of war or a person missing in action. "Prisoner of war" and "person missing in action" means any person who was a resident of this State at the time he or she entered service of the United States Armed Forces, or whose official residence is within this State, and who, while serving in said United States Armed Forces, has been declared to be a prisoner of war, or to be a person missing in action as established by the Secretary of Defense after January 1, 1960.  L.1999,c.46,s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 38A:3-24 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law|Section 38A:3-24 - Definitions applicable to sections 4 through 11.

38A:3-24 Definitions applicable to sections 4 through 11.  4. As used in sections 4 through 11 of this act: a. "Approved course of study" means any curriculum or any combination of unit courses or subjects pursued at an educational institution which is accepted for Veteran's Educational Assistance pursuant to federal law.  b. "Approved educational institution" means (1) any academic, professional or vocational school operating within this State or (2) any graduate level school operating within the United States or (3) any academic, professional or vocational school operating outside of this State; provided that the institution shall have made a prior written agreement to accept the tuition credit and reimbursement provided for in sections 8 and 9 of this act; provided further, that no more than 20% of the eligible veterans under paragraphs (1) and (3) of this subsection shall attend an approved educational institution operating outside of this State. To qualify as an "approved educational institution" under this act, an institution must have been approved for Veteran's Educational Assistance pursuant to federal law.  c. "Department" means the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs and includes any deputies or employees of the department designated to administer and enforce this act.  d. "Eligible veteran" means any veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States residing in New Jersey who is or was eligible for Veteran's Educational Assistance pursuant to federal law and who (1) was domiciled in New Jersey at the time of his induction into the armed forces, or (2) has been domiciled in New Jersey for a period of not less than 12 consecutive months prior to the date of application, exclusive of any time spent on active duty.  L.1999,c.46,s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 38A:3-26 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law|Section 38A:3-26 - Tuition credit for eligible veterans.

38A:3-26 Tuition credit for eligible veterans.  6. Any eligible veteran who desires tuition credit pursuant to this act, within eight years from the date of (a) his separation from active duty or (b) March 3, 1976, whichever is later, shall submit an application to the department which shall be in a form and contain information as the department shall prescribe. The department shall approve the application unless it finds that the veteran is ineligible for or not entitled to tuition credit or that his course of study is not approved pursuant to this act, or that he has already been approved. The department shall notify the veteran and his selected educational institution of the approval of his application.  L.1999,c.46,s.6.