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2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 38 - MILITARY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-1-1 — 38-4-92) › Chapter 3 - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (§§ 38-3-1 — 38-3-191) › Article 12 - EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY (§§ 38-3-180 — 38-3-191) › Section 38-3-188 - Retention of funds by Department of Revenue; payments to local governments

(a)
The Department of Revenue shall retain and remit from the total amount of funds collected by it from charges imposed pursuant to subsection (a) of Code Section
38-3-185
and pursuant to Code Section
46-5-134.2
an amount equal to 1 percent to the authority and an amount equal to 0.75 percent of the total amount to the Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund as further provided for in Code Section
47-17-63
.
(b)
Except for the amounts retained by the authority, Department of Revenue, Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund, and service suppliers pursuant to Code Sections
38-3-186
and
46-5-134
and this Code section, the remainder of the charges remitted by service suppliers shall be paid by the Department of Revenue to each local government on a pro rata basis based on the remitted amounts attributable to each such local government reported by service suppliers in the reports required by subsection (b) of Code Section
38-3-185
. Such payments shall be made by the Department of Revenue to such local governments not later than 30 days following the date charges must be remitted by service suppliers to the Department of Revenue pursuant to subsection (a) of Code Section
38-3-185
. Under no circumstances shall such payments be, or be deemed to be, revenues of the state and such payments shall not be subject to or available for appropriation by the state for any purpose.
Amended by 2022 Ga. Laws 650,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2022, only if it is determined to have been concurrently funded as provided in Chapter 20 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Public Retirement Systems Standards Law".
Added by 2018 Ga. Laws 436,§ 1-1, eff. 7/1/2018.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 38 - MILITARY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-1-1 — 38-4-92) › Chapter 3 - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (§§ 38-3-1 — 38-3-191) › Article 12 - EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY (§§ 38-3-180 — 38-3-191) › Section 38-3-190 - Confidential nature of information; aggregate complying of data and release; compliance with judicial orders

(a)
Except as otherwise provided in this Code section, all information submitted by a service supplier to the authority or Department of Revenue pursuant to this article shall be presumed to be confidential, proprietary, a trade secret, or subject to exemption from disclosure under state or federal law and shall not be subject to disclosure under Article 4 of Chapter 18 of Title 50. Except as provided in this Code section, such information shall not be released to any person other than to the submitting service supplier, the authority, or auditors or attorneys employed by or under contract with the authority or the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency without the express permission of the submitting service supplier. Members of the authority shall also have access to information for the purpose of determining the accuracy of collections and remittances of individual service suppliers related to the member's jurisdiction. Such information shall be used solely for the purposes stated under this article.
(b)
Information collected by the authority and Department of Revenue related to this article and Part 4 of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 46 may be publicly released or published but only in aggregate amounts that do not identify or allow identification of numbers of subscribers or revenues attributable to an individual service supplier. All requests for information shall be submitted to the authority and not directly to the Department of Revenue.
(c)
Nothing in this Code section shall prohibit the authority or Department of Revenue from complying with a court order or request of a state or federal grand jury, taxing or regulatory authority, law enforcement agency, or prosecuting attorney in conjunction with an ongoing administrative, criminal, or tax investigation.
Added by 2018 Ga. Laws 436,§ 1-1, eff. 7/1/2018.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 38 - MILITARY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-1-1 — 38-4-92) › Chapter 3 - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (§§ 38-3-1 — 38-3-191) › Article 12 - EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY (§§ 38-3-180 — 38-3-191) › Section 38-3-191 - Limitation on use of funds, rights, and privileges

All funds, distributions, revenues, grants, appropriations, and rights and privileges of value of every nature accruing to the authority shall be used only for the purpose of developing, maintaining, administering, managing, and promoting the authority, state-wide 9-1-1 advancements, and state-wide public safety communications interoperability and may never be appropriated for any other purpose.
Added by 2018 Ga. Laws 436,§ 1-1, eff. 7/1/2018.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 38 - MILITARY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-1-1 — 38-4-92) › Chapter 4 - VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-4-1 — 38-4-92) › Article 1 - DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS SERVICE (§§ 38-4-1 — 38-4-15) › Section 38-4-1 - Department of Veterans Service and Veterans Service Board - Created; commissioner; officers; appointment; Senate confirmation; term; duties

(a)
There is created within the state government a Department of Veterans Service. The Department of Veterans Service shall be administered by a commissioner of veterans service and a Veterans Service Board comprised of seven members appointed by the Governor. The commissioner of veterans service shall be the executive officer of the department and shall be charged with the administrative responsibilities of the department in conformity with the orders, rules, and regulations of the Veterans Service Board. The original appointments of the members of the board shall be for terms of one, two, three, four, five, six, and seven years, respectively. Except in cases of vacancy, all terms and appointments of members of the Veterans Service Board after the original appointments shall be for seven years. No person shall be appointed to the Veterans Service Board and no person shall be eligible for the office of commissioner of veterans service except persons who have honorably served not less than three months in the armed services of the United States during a war in which the United States was engaged. All persons serving as members of the board or as commissioner under the terms of this article shall be residents of this state for a period of five years unless they were residents of this state at the time they volunteered, enlisted, or were inducted in the armed services of the United States. There shall be a chairman, vice-chairman, and secretary of the Veterans Service Board annually elected from among its own membership.
(b)
The members of the Veterans Service Board shall be confirmed by the Senate. All members of the board and the commissioner of veterans service shall hold office until their successors are appointed and qualified. Any appointment of a member of the board for a full term made when the Senate is not in session shall be effective only until the same is acted upon by the Senate.
(c)
As used in this article, the term "commissioner" shall mean the "commissioner of veterans service."
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 38 - MILITARY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-1-1 — 38-4-92) › Chapter 4 - VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-4-1 — 38-4-92) › Article 1 - DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS SERVICE (§§ 38-4-1 — 38-4-15) › Section 38-4-2 - Powers; appointment of executive directors of veterans' homes

(a)
The Department of Veterans Service and the Veterans Service Board are authorized:
(1)
To apply for and to accept gifts, grants, and other contributions from the federal government or from any other governmental unit;
(2)
To use the funds received from the federal government or from any other governmental unit for the purposes authorized and directed by the federal government or such other governmental unit in making the funds available;
(3)
To accept and use gifts, grants, donations, and contributions of real estate, both vacant and improved, facilities, moneys, services, or other property from individuals, firms, corporations, organizations, and associations and from county and municipal corporations and their subdivisions, in addition to any funds appropriated by the state; and
(4)
To construct and operate hospitals, nursing homes, nursing care homes, assisted living communities, and personal care homes for the use and care of war veterans discharged under other than dishonorable conditions and to pay the cost of construction of the hospitals, nursing homes, nursing care homes, assisted living communities, and personal care homes. The term "cost of the construction" as used in this paragraph shall embrace the cost of construction; the cost of all lands, properties, rights, and easements acquired; the cost of all machinery and equipment; and the cost of engineering, architectural, and legal expenses and of plans and specifications and other expenses necessary or incident to determining the feasibility or practicability of the construction of any hospitals, nursing homes, nursing care homes, assisted living communities, and personal care homes. The term shall also include administrative expense and such other expenses as may be necessary or incident to the construction of any hospitals, nursing homes, nursing care homes, assisted living communities, and personal care homes; the placing of the same in operation; and the condemnation of property necessary for such construction and operation.
(b)
(1)
The executive director of the Georgia War Veterans Nursing Home in Augusta, Georgia, shall be appointed by the commissioner of veterans service upon the recommendation of the president of the Georgia Health Sciences University, subject to the approval of the Veterans Service Board.
(2)
The executive director of the Georgia State War Veterans' Home in Milledgeville, Georgia, shall be appointed by the commissioner of veterans service upon the recommendation of the chief executive officer of the contractor operator of the home, subject to the approval of the Veterans Service Board.
Amended by 2011 Ga. Laws 245,§ 38, eff. 5/13/2011.
Amended by 2011 Ga. Laws 56,§ 26, eff. 7/1/2011.
Amended by 2006 Ga. Laws 453,§ 38, eff. 4/14/2006.
Added by 2005 Ga. Laws 403,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2005.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 38 - MILITARY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-1-1 — 38-4-92) › Chapter 4 - VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-4-1 — 38-4-92) › Article 1 - DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS SERVICE (§§ 38-4-1 — 38-4-15) › Section 38-4-3 - Department of Veterans Service and Veterans Service Board - Duty to work consistently and diligently; educational programs; personal appearances; assistance in preparation of claims

(a)
The Department of Veterans Service and all officers and employees thereof shall work consistently and diligently in all matters and particularly shall undertake to conduct an educational program for the information of veterans, their surviving spouses, and dependents, as to any and all rights accruing to such veterans under national, state, and local law. The commissioner of veterans service and the members of the board are directed to conduct educational programs by making personal appearances before veterans' organizations, service clubs, fraternal groups, and other such organizations so as to acquaint the public generally with the work of the department and the rights and privileges of veterans.
(b)
The commissioner of veterans service, the board, and the department are authorized and directed to make available in any regions, locations, and areas throughout this state representatives of the department to assist veterans, surviving spouses, and dependents in the preparation and filing of claims for benefits and in acquainting them with all legal rights and privileges.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 38 - MILITARY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-1-1 — 38-4-92) › Chapter 4 - VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-4-1 — 38-4-92) › Article 1 - DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS SERVICE (§§ 38-4-1 — 38-4-15) › Section 38-4-4 - Veterans Service Board - Vacancies

Subject to confirmation by the Senate at the next session of the General Assembly, all vacancies on the board occasioned by death, resignation, or other cause shall be filled by appointment of the Governor for the unexpired term.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 38 - MILITARY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-1-1 — 38-4-92) › Chapter 4 - VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-4-1 — 38-4-92) › Article 1 - DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS SERVICE (§§ 38-4-1 — 38-4-15) › Section 38-4-5 - Veterans Service Board - Meetings; place; purpose; called

The Veterans Service Board shall meet once each month and at the meetings shall give attention to all things and matters properly coming under the jurisdiction of the board. The board may meet in the offices of the Department of Veterans Service or at any other location within the state where such board is conducting business pertaining to veterans. The meetings provided for in this Code section shall be for stated regular periods but shall not exceed more than two days in any one session. Called meetings of the board may be held by the chairman thereof or by the commissioner of veterans service.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 38 - MILITARY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-1-1 — 38-4-92) › Chapter 4 - VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-4-1 — 38-4-92) › Article 1 - DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS SERVICE (§§ 38-4-1 — 38-4-15) › Section 38-4-6 - Veterans Service Board - Policy recommendations; appoint commissioner; discharge of commissioner; commissioner's political activity

(a)
The Veterans Service Board shall recommend to the commissioner matters of policy, procedure, and work projects.
(b)
The board shall select a commissioner of veterans service, who shall serve for a term of four years and who shall be chief executive and administrative official of the department and the board. The board, however, at any time for good and sufficient cause, properly shown, may dispense with the services of the commissioner after notice has been given to the commissioner and a hearing has been held before the board, at which hearing the commissioner shall be heard in person, by counsel, or both. No person who serves as commissioner shall be eligible, except as provided in subsection (c) of this Code section, to run as a candidate in any primary, special, or general election for any state or federal elective office nor to hold any such office, except as provided in subsection (c) of this Code section, during the time he serves as commissioner and for a period of 12 months after the date he ceases to serve as commissioner.
(c)
Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this Code section, nothing contained in this Code section shall prevent the commissioner from being appointed to any such office nor disqualify the commissioner to run in any such elections to succeed himself in any office to which he might have been appointed nor to hold such office in the event he is elected thereto and qualifies under the requirements of law.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 38 - MILITARY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-1-1 — 38-4-92) › Chapter 4 - VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-4-1 — 38-4-92) › Article 1 - DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS SERVICE (§§ 38-4-1 — 38-4-15) › Section 38-4-7 - Commissioner of veterans service - Compensation; payment; duties

(a)
Beginning July 1, 1999, the salary of the commissioner shall be set by the Governor and shall be paid in semimonthly installments. Such salary shall include any compensation received from the United States government and the amount of state funds paid shall be reduced by the amount of compensation received from the United States government.
(b)
The commissioner, as executive and administrative officer of the Department of Veterans Service and the board, shall be in charge of the administration of all matters pertaining to veterans' affairs under this article and in conformity with rules and regulations of the board.
(c)
It shall be the duty of the commissioner:
(1)
To effectuate and carry out the laws of the state pertaining to veterans and to perform the duties required of him or her by law and by regulation of the board;
(2)
To furnish information to all veterans of all wars in which the United States has engaged as to their rights and benefits under federal legislation, state legislation, or local ordinances;
(3)
To assist all veterans, their dependents, and beneficiaries in the preparation and prosecution of claims before appropriate federal governmental departments;
(4)
To report any evidence of incompetency, dishonesty, or neglect of duty on the part of any employee of a governmental agency dealing with veterans' affairs to the proper authority; and
(5)
Generally to do and perform all things for the promotion of, in the interest of, and for the protection of the veterans of this state as to their rights under all federal and state laws.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 38 - MILITARY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-1-1 — 38-4-92) › Chapter 4 - VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-4-1 — 38-4-92) › Article 1 - DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS SERVICE (§§ 38-4-1 — 38-4-15) › Section 38-4-8 - Commissioner of veterans service - Additional duties

The commissioner of veterans service shall, in addition to the duties provided in this chapter:
(1)
Acquaint himself, his assistants, and employees with the laws, federal, state, and local, enacted for the benefit of members of the armed forces, veterans, their families and dependents, and make studies of and collect data and information as to the facilities and services available to them;
(2)
Cooperate with information or service agencies and organizations throughout the state in disseminating and furnishing counsel and assistance of benefit to residents of this state who are or have been members of the armed forces, their families, and dependents, which will show the availability of:
(A)
Educational training and retraining facilities;
(B)
Health, medical, rehabilitation, and housing services and facilities;
(C)
Employment and reemployment services;
(D)
Provisions of federal, state, and local laws affording financial rights, privileges, and benefits; and
(E)
Other matters of similar, related, or appropriate nature;
(3)
Assist veterans, their families, and dependents in the preparation, presentation, proof, and establishment of such claims, privileges, rights, and other benefits accruing to them under federal, state, and local laws; and
(4)
Cooperate with all national, state, and local governmental and private agencies securing or offering services or any benefits to veterans, their families, and dependents.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 38 - MILITARY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-1-1 — 38-4-92) › Chapter 4 - VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-4-1 — 38-4-92) › Article 1 - DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS SERVICE (§§ 38-4-1 — 38-4-15) › Section 38-4-9 - Commissioner of veterans service - Employment of personnel; preference to veterans, surviving spouses, and dependents; advise Governor, board, and General Assembly

The commissioner of veterans service is authorized and directed to employ competent personnel to assist in the administration of the Department of Veterans Service. The commissioner shall give reasonable preference to veterans, their surviving spouses, and dependents in the matter of employment in the department; provided, however, that competency and efficiency shall not be sacrificed because of veteran affiliation, relationship, or service. It shall be the duty of the commissioner to advise the Governor, the Veterans Service Board, and the General Assembly as to needed veterans' legislation. As executive officer, the commissioner shall have exclusive authority to employ personnel necessary to carry out the purposes of this article and shall define the duties of employees, assign their official stations, and fix their compensation subject to the rules of the State Personnel Board.
Amended by 2012 Ga. Laws 630,§ 2-61, eff. 7/1/2012.
Amended by 2009 Ga. Laws 155,§ 1, eff. 5/5/2009.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 38 - MILITARY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-1-1 — 38-4-92) › Chapter 4 - VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-4-1 — 38-4-92) › Article 1 - DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS SERVICE (§§ 38-4-1 — 38-4-15) › Section 38-4-10 - Commissioner of veterans service - Broad discretion in extending aid; utilize department to fullest

The commissioner of veterans service shall exercise broad discretion in extending to veterans the aid and assistance provided by law and shall extend the services of the Department of Veterans Service so as to make available to all veterans the aid and services contemplated by law. In rendering the services required, the commissioner is authorized and empowered to advance consistently the interests of veterans of this state and to extend the Department of Veterans Service to its full limit of appropriations and funds provided by law.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 38 - MILITARY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-1-1 — 38-4-92) › Chapter 4 - VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-4-1 — 38-4-92) › Article 1 - DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS SERVICE (§§ 38-4-1 — 38-4-15) › Section 38-4-11 - Commissioner of veterans service - Annual reports; content; recipients

The commissioner of veterans service shall furnish to the Governor, the members of the General Assembly, the Veterans Service Board, veterans' organizations, and the public generally an annual report with reference to claims presented on behalf of veterans of this state, concerning veterans aided under federal, state, or local legislation, and otherwise to report the activities and accomplishments of the Department of Veterans Service. The commissioner of veterans service shall not be required to distribute copies of the annual report to the members of the General Assembly but shall notify the members of the availability of the report in the manner which he or she deems to be most effective and efficient.
Amended by 2005 Ga. Laws 333,§ 28, eff. 7/1/2005.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 38 - MILITARY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-1-1 — 38-4-92) › Chapter 4 - VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-4-1 — 38-4-92) › Article 1 - DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS SERVICE (§§ 38-4-1 — 38-4-15) › Section 38-4-12 - Commissioner of veterans service - Duty to maintain records

Subject to other laws, the commissioner shall maintain full, adequate, and complete copies of all records pertaining to claims of veterans who file claims for veterans' benefits through the Department of Veterans Service.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 38 - MILITARY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-1-1 — 38-4-92) › Chapter 4 - VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-4-1 — 38-4-92) › Article 1 - DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS SERVICE (§§ 38-4-1 — 38-4-15) › Section 38-4-13 - Women veterans' office

The commissioner of veterans service shall, in addition to the other duties provided in this chapter, maintain a women veterans' office. Such office shall conduct outreach to women veterans for the purpose of improving awareness of eligibility for federal and state veterans' benefits and services, conduct assessments of the specific needs of women veterans with respect to benefits and services, and review programs, research projects, and other initiatives designed to address or meet the specific needs of women veterans in this state. The women veterans' office shall work with veterans court divisions as provided for in Code Section
15-1-17
to assist with recruiting and training women veterans to serve as mentors for veterans participating in these court divisions. In the annual report provided for under Code Section
38-4-11
, the commissioner of veterans service shall specifically report on the office provided for under this Code section.
Added by 2017 Ga. Laws 183,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2017.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 38 - MILITARY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-1-1 — 38-4-92) › Chapter 4 - VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-4-1 — 38-4-92) › Article 2 - VETERANS BENEFITS (§§ 38-4-30 — 38-4-92) › Part 1 - VETERANS EDUCATION (§§ 38-4-30 — 38-4-37) › Section 38-4-30 - Short title

This part shall be known and may be cited as "The Veterans Education Reorganization Act of 1949."
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 38 - MILITARY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-1-1 — 38-4-92) › Chapter 4 - VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-4-1 — 38-4-92) › Article 2 - VETERANS BENEFITS (§§ 38-4-30 — 38-4-92) › Part 1 - VETERANS EDUCATION (§§ 38-4-30 — 38-4-37) › Section 38-4-31 - Purpose of part

It is declared to be the public policy of this state and the purpose of this part to assist veterans in securing the educational benefits to which they are entitled under any act of Congress, whenever enacted.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 38 - MILITARY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-1-1 — 38-4-92) › Chapter 4 - VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-4-1 — 38-4-92) › Article 2 - VETERANS BENEFITS (§§ 38-4-30 — 38-4-92) › Part 1 - VETERANS EDUCATION (§§ 38-4-30 — 38-4-37) › Section 38-4-32 - Department of Veterans Service - Agency to deal with federal government; authority to enter into contracts; administer grants

The Department of Veterans Service is designated as the agency of this state:
(1)
To cooperate with the proper officials of the United States government in the administration of all laws of the United States conferring educational benefits upon veterans, including manual or other training, and to perform on behalf of this state such acts as may be necessary or required of the state, or any agency of the state, by any act of Congress or any regulation or directive of any federal department, agency, or other instrumentality, in the administration of any such law of the United States;
(2)
To accept and administer any federal grant to the state for the purposes enumerated in paragraph (1) of this Code section; and
(3)
To enter into contracts with the federal government for the training, placing, or supervision of veterans receiving benefits under federal laws and regulations; and for the qualification, approval, certification, and supervision of educational institutions and training establishments contemplated by any federal program for the education and training of war veterans.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 38 - MILITARY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-1-1 — 38-4-92) › Chapter 4 - VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-4-1 — 38-4-92) › Article 2 - VETERANS BENEFITS (§§ 38-4-30 — 38-4-92) › Part 1 - VETERANS EDUCATION (§§ 38-4-30 — 38-4-37) › Section 38-4-33 - Department of Veterans Service - Various state educational bodies to cooperate with; full realization of federal benefits

In order to promote the full realization of all the educational advantages offered to war veterans of this state by reason of any act of Congress, regulation, directive, declaration of policy, or grant of power from the federal government, the State Board of Education, the Department of Education, the State School Superintendent, the Board of Regents and the Chancellor of the University System of Georgia, and all other public education authorities of this state shall cooperate with the Department of Veterans Service in the formulation of such educational and training policies as may conform to accepted standards of efficiency and economy.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 38 - MILITARY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-1-1 — 38-4-92) › Chapter 4 - VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-4-1 — 38-4-92) › Article 2 - VETERANS BENEFITS (§§ 38-4-30 — 38-4-92) › Part 1 - VETERANS EDUCATION (§§ 38-4-30 — 38-4-37) › Section 38-4-34 - Department of Veterans Service - Cooperation and coordination with private educational bodies

In the execution of all programs for the education and training of veterans as provided in this part, the Department of Veterans Service shall cooperate with the proper officials of private schools, colleges, and universities of the state which are not under the official jurisdiction of the public educational authorities of the state in the placing of veterans at such institutions for education and training and shall, so far as possible, coordinate the programs of the private institutions with the standards of public institutions.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 38 - MILITARY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-1-1 — 38-4-92) › Chapter 4 - VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-4-1 — 38-4-92) › Article 2 - VETERANS BENEFITS (§§ 38-4-30 — 38-4-92) › Part 1 - VETERANS EDUCATION (§§ 38-4-30 — 38-4-37) › Section 38-4-35 - Governor authorized to create private educational advisory bodies

Nothing in this part shall be construed to limit the power of the Governor to create or authorize the formation of such advisory bodies or voluntary groups of citizens, primarily interested in the education of veterans, as may be deemed desirable in developing the recommendation and formulation of sound educational policies covering the professional aspects involved in the execution of this part.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 38 - MILITARY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-1-1 — 38-4-92) › Chapter 4 - VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-4-1 — 38-4-92) › Article 2 - VETERANS BENEFITS (§§ 38-4-30 — 38-4-92) › Part 1 - VETERANS EDUCATION (§§ 38-4-30 — 38-4-37) › Section 38-4-36 - Governor may direct provision of facilities to Department of Veterans Service

In executing this part, the Governor may direct any department, division, board, bureau, commission, or other administrative agency of the state to provide such facilities, including personnel, materials, assistance, information, and data as will enable the Department of Veterans Service or the commissioner properly to utilize the same in performance of the duties prescribed by this part.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 38 - MILITARY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-1-1 — 38-4-92) › Chapter 4 - VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-4-1 — 38-4-92) › Article 2 - VETERANS BENEFITS (§§ 38-4-30 — 38-4-92) › Part 1 - VETERANS EDUCATION (§§ 38-4-30 — 38-4-37) › Section 38-4-37 - Veterans Service Board empowered to prescribe rules, regulations, and directives to implement programs

The Veterans Service Board is vested with the full power and authority to make, prescribe, and enforce such reasonable rules, regulations, and directives as, in its judgment, might be necessary to implement fully, in conjunction with agencies of the federal government, the program for the education, training, and rehabilitation of veterans contemplated by state and federal legislation relating thereto; and such rules, regulations, orders, and directives in aid of this legislative scheme shall have the efficacy of law.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 38 - MILITARY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-1-1 — 38-4-92) › Chapter 4 - VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-4-1 — 38-4-92) › Article 2 - VETERANS BENEFITS (§§ 38-4-30 — 38-4-92) › Part 2 - WAR VETERANS HOME (§§ 38-4-50 — 38-4-56) › Section 38-4-50 - "War veterans" defined

As used in Code Sections
38-4-51
and
38-4-52
, the term "war veterans" means any veterans who were discharged under other than dishonorable conditions and who served on active duty in the armed forces of the United States or on active duty in a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States, including the National Guard, during wartime or during the period beginning January 31, 1955, and ending on August 1, 1990, or during the period beginning January 1, 1947, and ending on June 26, 1950.
Amended by 2020 Ga. Laws 500,§ 1, eff. 7/29/2020.
Amended by 2017 Ga. Laws 255,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2017.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 38 - MILITARY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-1-1 — 38-4-92) › Chapter 4 - VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-4-1 — 38-4-92) › Article 2 - VETERANS BENEFITS (§§ 38-4-30 — 38-4-92) › Part 2 - WAR VETERANS HOME (§§ 38-4-50 — 38-4-56) › Section 38-4-51 - Established; locations; adjacent facilities integral part thereof

There is established the Georgia State War Veterans' Home, which shall be available for the use and care of disabled war veterans discharged under other than dishonorable conditions. For the purpose of securing treatment or hospitalization, the adjacent facilities of Central State Hospital are established as an integral part of the Georgia State War Veterans' Home and may be utilized to care for eligible veterans.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 38 - MILITARY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-1-1 — 38-4-92) › Chapter 4 - VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-4-1 — 38-4-92) › Article 2 - VETERANS BENEFITS (§§ 38-4-30 — 38-4-92) › Part 2 - WAR VETERANS HOME (§§ 38-4-50 — 38-4-56) › Section 38-4-52 - Veterans Service Board - Administer home's facilities

The facilities of the Georgia State War Veterans' Home shall be under the control and administration of the Veterans Service Board.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 38 - MILITARY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-1-1 — 38-4-92) › Chapter 4 - VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-4-1 — 38-4-92) › Article 2 - VETERANS BENEFITS (§§ 38-4-30 — 38-4-92) › Part 2 - WAR VETERANS HOME (§§ 38-4-50 — 38-4-56) › Section 38-4-53 - Veterans Service Board - Authorized revenue sources, expenditures, and hiring; other state bodies to cooperate

The Veterans Service Board is designated as the agency of this state to receive federal aid under Title 38, U.S.C., Sections 641 and 642, as amended, and is authorized and directed to receive from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or any other agency of the United States government authorized to pay federal aid to states for soldiers' homes under Title 38, U.S.C., Sections 641 and 642, as amended, and of any other federal law or act of Congress providing for the payment of funds to states for the care of or support of disabled soldiers and sailors in the state homes. The Veterans Service Board is authorized to receive from any source gifts, contributions, bequests, and individual reimbursements, the receipt of which does not exclude any other source of revenue. All funds received by the Veterans Service Board shall be expended for the care and support of disabled war veterans. At the discretion of the Veterans Service Board, funds received from any source by the Veterans Service Board may be expended in any manner whatsoever for the care and support of disabled war veterans, including the purchase of supplies, food, clothing, equipment, personal and real property, and the erection of suitable buildings, as well as for necessary repairs on existing facilities of the Georgia State War Veterans' Home. The Veterans Service Board is authorized to hire employees, including technical personnel, as necessary in order to carry out this part. At the request of the Veterans Service Board, every officer and employee of the state government shall furnish all information in their possession necessary to enable the Veterans Service Board to carry out properly this part.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 38 - MILITARY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-1-1 — 38-4-92) › Chapter 4 - VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-4-1 — 38-4-92) › Article 2 - VETERANS BENEFITS (§§ 38-4-30 — 38-4-92) › Part 2 - WAR VETERANS HOME (§§ 38-4-50 — 38-4-56) › Section 38-4-54 - Veterans Service Board - Funds received from federal sources expended to aid war veterans; no limitation on additional state aid

All federal funds received by the Veterans Service Board and paid into the state treasury are continually appropriated to the Veterans Service Board in the exact amounts, for the care and support of disabled war veterans, as received from the federal government. This is not intended as a limitation upon the power of the General Assembly to make such additional appropriation to provide for the care and support of disabled veterans as it may from time to time see fit to make.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 38 - MILITARY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-1-1 — 38-4-92) › Chapter 4 - VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-4-1 — 38-4-92) › Article 2 - VETERANS BENEFITS (§§ 38-4-30 — 38-4-92) › Part 2 - WAR VETERANS HOME (§§ 38-4-50 — 38-4-56) › Section 38-4-55 - Admissions and discharges; rules and regulations concerning

(a)
Admissions to and discharges from any facility of the Georgia State War Veterans' Home shall be under the control of the governing authority of the facility concerned under the laws and department rules and regulations in force at the time application for admission or for discharge is presented; provided, however, that a war veteran shall not be eligible for admission to the Georgia War Veterans' Nursing Home or the Georgia State War Veterans' Home unless such war veteran:
(1)
Has been a resident of this state for a period of at least two years immediately prior to application for admission; or
(2)
Is a current resident of this state and has been a resident of this state for at least five years out of the last 15 years prior to application for admission.
Provided, further, that the Veterans Service Board may admit and discharge veterans to the Georgia State War Veterans' Home who qualify for care and treatment under Title 38, U.S.C., Section 101 (19) and Section 641. The Veterans Service Board may adopt appropriate rules consistent with accepted medical considerations to determine if a war veteran qualifies under this subsection.
(b)
The governing authority of such facility shall exercise appropriate police power and power of restraint over veterans at the Georgia State War Veterans' Home consistent with policies applied to other patients under their care or responsibility.
Amended by 2015 Ga. Laws 82,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2015.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 38 - MILITARY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-1-1 — 38-4-92) › Chapter 4 - VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-4-1 — 38-4-92) › Article 2 - VETERANS BENEFITS (§§ 38-4-30 — 38-4-92) › Part 2 - WAR VETERANS HOME (§§ 38-4-50 — 38-4-56) › Section 38-4-56 - Fee for residency in State War Veterans' Home

(a)
The Veterans Service Board is authorized to provide by rule and regulation for a reasonable fee for residency in and services provided by a facility of the Georgia State War Veterans' Home. The board is authorized to provide by rule and regulation for a full or partial waiver of such fees based on economic need. Such fee waiver shall be established on a sliding scale based on established criteria, including, without limitation, consideration of assets, income, and other resources.
(b)
The Department of Veterans Service is authorized to receive, as full or partial payment of any fees charged by a facility of the Georgia State War Veterans' Home, the assignment of any state or federal benefit including, without limitation, aid and attendance benefits paid by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
Added by 2012 Ga. Laws 658,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2012.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 38 - MILITARY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-1-1 — 38-4-92) › Chapter 4 - VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-4-1 — 38-4-92) › Article 2 - VETERANS BENEFITS (§§ 38-4-30 — 38-4-92) › Part 3 - WAR VETERANS CEMETERY (§§ 38-4-70 — 38-4-72) › Section 38-4-70 - Cemeteries established; eligibility for interment

(a)
The Department of Veterans Service is authorized to establish, operate, and maintain Georgia veterans cemeteries in this state; provided, however, that the Georgia veterans cemetery in existence on July 1, 2002, shall be known as the "Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery."
(b)
The Department of Veterans Service has the primary responsibility for verifying eligibility for interment in a Georgia veterans cemetery. Eligibility criteria for interment in a Georgia veterans cemetery is the same as required for interment in a national cemetery as provided by federal law and rules and regulations applicable thereto.
Added by 2005 Ga. Laws 405,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2005.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 38 - MILITARY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-1-1 — 38-4-92) › Chapter 4 - VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-4-1 — 38-4-92) › Article 2 - VETERANS BENEFITS (§§ 38-4-30 — 38-4-92) › Part 3 - WAR VETERANS CEMETERY (§§ 38-4-70 — 38-4-72) › Section 38-4-71 - Control of cemeteries; applications for interment

(a)
Each Georgia veterans cemetery shall be under the control and administration of the Department of Veterans Service.
(b)
Applications for interment in a Georgia veterans cemetery shall be processed in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the Department of Veterans Service.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 38 - MILITARY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-1-1 — 38-4-92) › Chapter 4 - VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-4-1 — 38-4-92) › Article 2 - VETERANS BENEFITS (§§ 38-4-30 — 38-4-92) › Part 3 - WAR VETERANS CEMETERY (§§ 38-4-70 — 38-4-72) › Section 38-4-72 - Receipt of federal aid and gifts, contributions, bequests, and reimbursements; expenditure; departmental personnel

The Department of Veterans Service is designated as the agency of this state to receive federal aid under Title 38 U.S.C., as amended, and is authorized and directed to receive funds from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or any other agency of the United States authorized to grant or expend funds to assist a state in establishing, operating, and maintaining a veterans cemetery. The Department of Veterans Service is authorized to receive gifts, contributions, bequests, and individual reimbursements from any source, the receipt of which shall not exclude any other source of revenue. All funds received by the Department of Veterans Service pursuant to this Code section shall be expended to establish, operate, and maintain veterans cemeteries in this state. The Department of Veterans Service is authorized to employ such personnel as it may deem necessary to carry out its duties and responsibilities under this part.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 38 - MILITARY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-1-1 — 38-4-92) › Chapter 4 - VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-4-1 — 38-4-92) › Article 2 - VETERANS BENEFITS (§§ 38-4-30 — 38-4-92) › Part 4 - RETURNING VETERANS TASK FORCE (§§ 38-4-90 — 38-4-92) › Section 38-4-90 - Creation

There is created within the Department of Veterans Service the Returning Veterans Task Force.
Added by 2013 Ga. Laws 174,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2013.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 38 - MILITARY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-1-1 — 38-4-92) › Chapter 4 - VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-4-1 — 38-4-92) › Article 2 - VETERANS BENEFITS (§§ 38-4-30 — 38-4-92) › Part 4 - RETURNING VETERANS TASK FORCE (§§ 38-4-90 — 38-4-92) › Section 38-4-91 - Membership

The Returning Veterans Task Force shall consist of one representative each from the Department of Veterans Service appointed by the commissioner of veterans service, the Department of Community Health appointed by the commissioner of community health, the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities appointed by the commissioner of behavioral health and developmental disabilities, the Department of Labor appointed by the Commissioner of Labor, the Department of Defense appointed by the adjutant general, the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia appointed by the chancellor of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, and the Technical College System of Georgia appointed by the commissioner of the Technical College System of Georgia. Other agencies may be invited to participate in the task force based on needs identified over time. The member appointed by the commissioner of veterans service shall serve as chairperson of the task force.
Added by 2013 Ga. Laws 174,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2013.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 38 - MILITARY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-1-1 — 38-4-92) › Chapter 4 - VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 38-4-1 — 38-4-92) › Article 2 - VETERANS BENEFITS (§§ 38-4-30 — 38-4-92) › Part 4 - RETURNING VETERANS TASK FORCE (§§ 38-4-90 — 38-4-92) › Section 38-4-92 - Duties; recommendations

The task force shall meet at least quarterly and shall investigate how state services can be provided to veterans returning from military service from which the veteran was discharged under conditions other than dishonorable within the most recent three years in order to assist them in integrating into society. The task force shall issue recommendations to each relevant state agency regarding improving the delivery of services to returning veterans. On or before November 1 of each year, the task force shall transmit specific suggestions for legislation designed to assist returning veterans to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Lieutenant Governor, and the Governor.
Added by 2013 Ga. Laws 174,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2013.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 39 - MINORS (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-6-5) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§ 39-1-1) › Section 39-1-1 - Age of legal majority; residence of persons in state for purpose of attending school

(a)
The age of legal majority in this state is 18 years; until that age all persons are minors.
(b)
Nothing in this Code section shall be construed automatically to render an individual a resident of this state when that individual is in the state for the purpose of attending school. In the case of such individual, his residence will be considered to be the state in which his parents reside if under the laws of that state the individual would still be considered a minor and he is incapable of proving his emancipation.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 39 - MINORS (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-6-5) › Chapter 2 - REGULATION OF EMPLOYMENT OF MINORS (§§ 39-2-1 — 39-2-21) › Section 39-2-1 - Restrictions on employment of minors under 16 years of age

No minor under 16 years of age shall be employed by or permitted to work in or about any mill, factory, laundry, manufacturing establishment, or workshop nor in any occupation which has been designated as hazardous in accordance with Code Section
39-2-2
.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 39 - MINORS (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-6-5) › Chapter 2 - REGULATION OF EMPLOYMENT OF MINORS (§§ 39-2-1 — 39-2-21) › Section 39-2-2 - Employment of minors under 16 years of age generally - Dangerous employment

No minor under the age of 16 years shall be employed or permitted to work at any occupation or in any position which the Commissioner of Labor may declare by regulation dangerous to life and limb or injurious to the health or morals of such minor.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 39 - MINORS (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-6-5) › Chapter 2 - REGULATION OF EMPLOYMENT OF MINORS (§§ 39-2-1 — 39-2-21) › Section 39-2-3 - Employment of minors under 16 years of age generally - Hours of work generally

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no minor under 16 years of age shall be permitted to work for any person, firm, or corporation between the hours of 9:00 P.M. and 6:00 A.M.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 39 - MINORS (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-6-5) › Chapter 2 - REGULATION OF EMPLOYMENT OF MINORS (§§ 39-2-1 — 39-2-21) › Section 39-2-4 - Employment of minors under 16 years of age generally - Employment during school hours

No minor under 16 years of age shall be employed or permitted to work in any gainful occupation during the hours when public or private schools are in session unless said minor has completed senior high school or has been excused from attendance in school by a county or independent school system board of education in accordance with the general policies and regulations promulgated by the State Board of Education.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 39 - MINORS (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-6-5) › Chapter 2 - REGULATION OF EMPLOYMENT OF MINORS (§§ 39-2-1 — 39-2-21) › Section 39-2-5 - Employment of minors under 16 years of age generally - Delivery of messages

No minor under 16 years of age shall be employed in the delivery of messages by any person, firm, or corporation engaged in the message service business or in the general work of messenger service between the hours of 9:00 P.M. and 6:00 A.M.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 39 - MINORS (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-6-5) › Chapter 2 - REGULATION OF EMPLOYMENT OF MINORS (§§ 39-2-1 — 39-2-21) › Section 39-2-6 - Employment of minors under 16 years of age generally - Sale or delivery of newspapers

Minors under 16 years of age may be employed to sell or deliver newspapers in residential areas between the hours of 5:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M. but shall not be employed to sell or deliver newspapers between the hours of 9:00 P.M. and 5:00 A.M., provided that such employment shall not be for a longer time than is provided in Code Section
39-2-7
and shall not be performed during school hours.