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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law › Section 38A:3-2.5 - Donations, grants for World War II Memorial.

38A:3-2.5 Donations, grants for World War II Memorial.
2. The Adjutant General of the Department of Military and Veterans'Affairs and the Deputy Commissioner of Veterans' Affairs, on behalf of the World War II Memorial Commission established pursuant to Executive Order No. 107 of 2004 by Governor McGreevey, may solicit and accept donations or grants of money or property from any source for the purposes of the World War II Memorial and may distribute appropriations made by law for that purpose. Any donations or grants received shall be credited to the World War II Veterans'Memorial Fundcreated in section 1 of this act.
L.2005,c.59,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law › Section 38A:3-3 - Adjutant General

38A:3-3. Adjutant General
38A:3-3. The head of the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs shall be the Adjutant General, who shall be appointed with the grade of major general of the line, New Jersey Army National Guard, or major general, New Jersey Air National Guard, by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, from:
(a) Federally recognized general officers in the national guard who have served therein for the preceding 10 years; or
(b) Federally recognized commissioned officers in the national guard, who have served therein for the preceding 10 years and are now serving in a military grade not below that of a colonel, such officers having the qualifications to become federally-recognized as brigadier general of the line, New Jersey Army National Guard, or brigadier general, New Jersey Air National Guard.
L.1963, c.109; amended 1984,c.181,s.6; 1987,c.444,s.7; 1988,c.138,s.9.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law › Section 38A:3-4.1 - Administrator

38A:3-4.1. Administrator
The Administrator of Veterans' Affairs shall be an honorably discharged veteran qualified by training and experience to perform the duties of the office and shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. The administrator shall, under the supervision of the Adjutant General, direct and oversee the activities of the Director of the Division of Veterans' Administrative Services, the Director of the Division of Veterans' Loans, Grants and Services and the Director of the Division of Veterans' Training, Information and Referrals.
L. 1987, c. 444, s. 11.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law › Section 38A:3-5 - Deputy adjutant general.

38A:3-5 Deputy adjutant general.
38A:3-5. The deputy adjutant general shall be appointed by the Governor upon the nomination of the Adjutant General. The deputy adjutant general shall be a person who has served as a commissioned officer in the armed forces of the State and who is a federally recognized commissioned officer in a military rank not below that of colonel. He may be appointed with the grade of brigadier general. The duties of the deputy adjutant general shall be prescribed by the Adjutant General.
The deputy adjutant general shall have the authority to act for and in place of the Adjutant General during the absence or disability of the Adjutant General. If the office of the Adjutant General shall become vacant, the deputy adjutant general shall exercise the powers and perform the duties of the Adjutant General until a successor shall have been appointed and shall have qualified.
Any vacancy occurring in the office of the deputy adjutant general shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
L.1963, c.109; amended 1984,c.181,s.7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law › Section 38A:3-5.1 - Assistant adjutant generals; rank

38A:3-5.1. Assistant adjutant generals; rank
8. The Governor may appoint, with the advice and consent of the Senate, an assistant adjutant general for the New Jersey Army National Guard, and an assistant adjutant general for the New Jersey Air National Guard, respectively, who shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The assistant adjutant general for the New Jersey Air National Guard may have the rank of major general and the assistant adjutant general for the New Jersey Army National Guard may have the rank of brigadier general during the term of office and each shall serve on the staff of the Adjutant General.
L.1984,c.181,s.8; amended 2001, c.317.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law › Section 38A:3-6a - Criteria for designation as "veteran," "disabled veteran."

38A:3-6a Criteria for designation as "veteran," "disabled veteran."
1. a. The Adjutant General of the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs shall determine whether any person seeking to be considered a "veteran" or a "disabled veteran" under N.J.S.11A:5-1, N.J.S.18A:66-2, or a "veteran" under section 6 of P.L.1954, c.84 (C.43:15A-6) or section 1 of P.L.1983, c.391 (C.43:16A-11.7), meets the criteria set forth therein and shall be considered a veteran or disabled veteran, as appropriate, for the purposes of these laws. The Adjutant General of the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs shall adjudicate an appeal from any person disputing the decision of the Adjutant General as to whether a person is to be considered a veteran or disabled veteran, as appropriate, for the purposes of these laws. The Adjutant General shall promptly notify the public entity responsible for administering each such law of the determination of the Adjutant General, and the determination shall be binding on such public entities.
b. The Adjutant General of the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs shall promulgate, in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act.
L.2000,c.127,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law › Section 38A:3-6.1 - Aid to localities in circumstances which threaten or endanger public health, safety or welfare

38A:3-6.1. Aid to localities in circumstances which threaten or endanger public health, safety or welfare
In addition to any other powers, the Adjutant General under the direction of the Governor shall have the authority to order to active duty, with or without pay, in State service, such members of the New Jersey National Guard, that in his judgment are necessary to provide aid to localities in circumstances which threaten or are a danger to the public health, safety or welfare. He may authorize the employment of any supporting vehicles, equipment, communications or supplies as may be necessary to support the members so ordered. No member shall be ordered to active duty without pay unless the member has consented to such service. Members serving without pay shall have all of the obligations, rights, benefits, privileges, protections and immunities as if ordered to active duty with pay.
L.1979, c. 240, s. 1, eff. Dec. 12, 1979. Amended by L.1984, c. 181, s. 10, eff. Nov. 14, 1984.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law › Section 38A:3-6.2 - Grants

38A:3-6.2. Grants
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, for any purposes of the department. Any money so received may be expended by the department, subject to any limitations imposed in such grants, to effect any of the purposes of the department, as the case may be, upon warrant of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting of the Department of the Treasury on vouchers certified and approved by the commissioner. The power herein granted shall be in addition to and shall in no way limit the authority granted to the commissioner by this act or any other existing law.
L. 1987, c. 444, s. 12.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law › Section 38A:3-6.2b - "New Jersey Homeless Veterans Grant Program."

38A:3-6.2b "New Jersey Homeless Veterans Grant Program."
3. There is established in the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs the "New Jersey Homeless Veterans Grant Program." The purpose of this program shall be to award grants to organizations that assist homeless veterans in this State from funds appropriated to the department from the "Homeless Veterans Grant Fund" established pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2013, c.239 (C.54A:9-25.33). The grants shall be allocated on a competitive basis except grants allocated to public or private entities that provide legal services to homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness shall be allocated pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2019, c.207 (C.38A:3-6.2d). The Adjutant General of the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs shall develop criteria for the granting of awards. An organization that wishes to apply for a grant under this program shall submit an application to the Adjutant General. The application shall, at the minimum, include a description of how the organization will assist homeless veterans. The Adjutant General may adopt, in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the grant program.
L.2013, c.239, s.3; amended 2019, c.207, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law › Section 38A:3-6.2d - Provision of legal services to homeless, at risk of homelessness veterans.

38A:3-6.2d Provision of legal services to homeless, at risk of homelessness veterans.
2. a. Subject to the availability of funds appropriated for this purpose, including but not limited to funding appropriated through section 3 of P.L.2013, c.239 (C.38A:3-6.2b), the New Jersey Homeless Veterans Grant Program, the Adjutant General of the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs shall enter into agreements with public or private entities to fund a portion of the legal services specified in this act, that are provided by such entities to homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness.
b. The Adjutant General shall ensure that, to the extent practicable, agreements established under this section are made with entities located in the northern, central and southern regions of the State.
c. Legal services shall include legal services provided by public or private entities that address the needs of homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness as follows:
(1) Legal services related to housing, including eviction defense, representation in landlord-tenant cases, and representation in foreclosure cases.
(2) Legal services related to family law, including assistance in court proceedings for child support, divorce, estate planning and family reconciliation.
(3) Legal services related to income support including assistance in obtaining public benefits.
(4) Legal services related to criminal defense, including defense in matters symptomatic of homelessness, such as outstanding warrants, fines and driver's license revocation, to reduce recidivism and facilitate the overcoming of reentry obstacles in employment or housing.
(5) Such other legal services as the Adjutant General deems appropriate.
d. In developing and carrying out agreements under this section, the Adjutant General shall, to the extent practicable consult with veterans service organizations; and coordinate appropriate outreach relationships with such organizations.
e. The Adjutant General may require entities that enter into agreements under this section to submit periodic reports on legal services provided to homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness.
L.2019, c.207, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law › Section 38A:3-6.3 - Definitions

38A:3-6.3. Definitions
As used in this act, unless otherwise indicated by the context:
a. "Adjutant General" means the Adjutant General of the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs.
b. "Advisory council" means the advisory council of a veterans' facility or of the veterans' cemetery.
c. "Member" means a person admitted to and receiving care in a veterans' facility.
d. "Veteran" means a person who has been honorably discharged from the active military service of the United States.
e. "Veterans' facility" means any home, institution, hospital, or part thereof, the admission to which is under the jurisdiction of the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs.
L.1989,c.162,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law › Section 38A:3-6.4 - Powers of the Adjutant General

38A:3-6.4. Powers of the Adjutant General
Subject to the provisions of this act, the Adjutant General of the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs is authorized, directed and empowered to take such actions, and to issue such reasonable rules and regulations, as may be necessary for carrying out the purposes of this act, including specifically the following:
a. To provide standards and procedures for application and determination of eligibility for admission to veterans' facilities;
b. To establish standards and methods for designating the veterans' facility in which an eligible person shall receive care and treatment consistent with available services and individual needs and circumstances;
c. To establish standards of care, treatment and discipline governing the relationships between the veterans' facilities and persons admitted thereto;
d. To establish standards and procedures for determination and payment of such amounts, if any, which members shall be required to contribute toward the cost of care and treatment in accordance with their financial ability, basing such determination upon a formula of financial ability to pay promulgated annually, provided, however, that the amount so determined shall first be approved by the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting in the Department of the Treasury;
e. To negotiate and enter into agreements or contracts with the Veterans Administration or any other appropriate State or federal agency, and to organize the work of the veterans' facilities, giving due regard to the opinion of the advisory councils, in any manner consistent with law to comply with the reasonable requirements of such State and federal agencies, in order to secure the maximum financial assistance and services for carrying out the purposes of this act.
L.1989,c.162,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law › Section 38A:3-6.4a - Definitions

38A:3-6.4a. Definitions
5. As used in sections 5 and 6 of P.L.1996, c.150 (C.38A:3-6.4a and 38A:3-6.4b):
"Adjutant General" means the Adjutant General of the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs.
"Facility" means a veterans' facility as defined in section 1 of P.L.1989, c.162 (C.38A:3-6.3).
L.1996,c.150,s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law › Section 38A:3-6.4b - Conditions of closing facilities, privatizing services

38A:3-6.4b. Conditions of closing facilities, privatizing services
6. a. Except in the case of an emergency condition, the Adjutant General shall not implement a decision to close an existing facility or to privatize any services, functions or units of an existing facility, if the Adjutant General finds that the decision shall result in the abolition of 100 or more non-vacant, full-time positions in the career service at the existing facility or facilities affected by the decision, unless the Adjutant General has complied with the procedures set forth in this section.
b. Pursuant to subsection a. of this section, the Adjutant General shall conduct at least one public hearing which shall be held in the region in which the facility is located, or a central location designated by the Adjutant General if more than one facility is affected by the decision, to provide an opportunity for the public to submit testimony on the proposed closing or privatization. The hearing shall be conducted at least 45 days in advance of a facility closure, or at least 30 days prior to the issuance of a Request for Proposal. For a facility closure, the public hearing shall be held within 15 days of publication of a Notice of Intent to close a facility by the Adjutant General in accordance with subsection c. of this section. The Adjutant General shall select a publicly convenient location for the hearing and shall give all persons the opportunity to testify in person or to submit written testimony.
c. The Notice of Intent to close a facility pursuant to subsection b. of this section shall be mailed, telephoned, telegrammed or hand delivered to at least two newspapers for publication, at least one of which shall be within the geographic boundaries of the county where the facility is located. Failure to comply with the requirements of this subsection shall not invalidate or delay any facility closure.
d. The Adjutant General shall prepare a report setting forth a fiscal impact analysis, policy rationale and summary of the testimony received at any hearing held pursuant to this section. This report shall be submitted to the chairmen of the Joint Budget Oversight Committee within five days of the issuance of a Notice of Intent to Award or within 30 days following the last scheduled public hearing for a facility closure.
L.1996,c.150,s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law › Section 38A:3-6.4c - Follow-up studies relative to former residents of veterans' memorial homes.

38A:3-6.4c Follow-up studies relative to former residents of veterans' memorial homes.
3. The Adjutant General shall conduct, or contract with another entity to conduct, a series of follow-up studies to assess the well-being of all former residents of State veterans' memorial homes who have made a transition into the community after the effective date of this act as a result of implementation of a plan to close a State veterans' memorial home, and also an assessment of the well-being of all former residents for each of the five years after the closure.
L.2015, c.197, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law › Section 38A:3-6.4d - Compilation of results of follow-up studies; reports.

38A:3-6.4d Compilation of results of follow-up studies; reports.
4. a. The Adjutant General shall compile the results of the follow-up studies conducted pursuant to section 3 of this act and shall include this information in a series of reports that the Adjutant General shall submit to the Governor, and to the Legislature pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1).
b. The report of a follow-up study of the well-being of all former residents of State veterans' memorial homes, who have made a transition into the community after the effective date of this act as a result of implementation of a plan to close a State veterans' memorial home, shall be submitted one year after the beginning of implementation of the plan, and annually thereafter, until the veterans' memorial home has closed. In addition, for each of the five years after the closure of a home, a report of a follow-up study of the well-being of all former residents of the home shall be submitted.
c. Reports submitted pursuant to this section shall be made available on the website of the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs.
L.2015, c.197, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law › Section 38A:3-6.5 - Application for admission to veterans' facility

38A:3-6.5. Application for admission to veterans' facility
All applications for admission to a veterans' facility shall be made to, and in the manner and form prescribed by, the Adjutant General. The applicant shall provide a statement that he will accept placement in the facility designated by the Adjutant General, and that he will abide by the rules, regulations and discipline of the facility to which admitted.
L.1989,c.162,s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law › Section 38A:3-6.6 - Admission to certain veterans' facility for persons without sufficient financial ability.

38A:3-6.6 Admission to certain veterans' facility for persons without sufficient financial ability.
4. The following persons, if they are without sufficient financial ability to provide for their support and necessary care in the community, may be admitted to a veterans' facility:
a. A disabled veteran who has been a resident of New Jersey for at least two years prior to the date of application;
b. The spouse of any person who has been admitted to a veterans' facility, provided that the spouse is not less than 50 years of age and has been married to such person for a period of not less than 10 years;
c. The surviving spouse of a person who died an honorable death while in the active military service of the United States, or who was a disabled veteran at the time of death, provided that the surviving spouse was the person's spouse at the time of the person's service or was married to the person not less than 10 years prior to the date of application and has not married since the person's death, and provided that the surviving spouse has been a resident of New Jersey for at least two years prior to the date of application;
d. The parent of a person who was a resident of New Jersey at the time of entry into, and who died an honorable death in time of war or emergency while in, the active military service of the United States, provided that the parent has been a resident of New Jersey for at least two years prior to the date of application; and
e. A person holding a driver's license or identification card with a Gold Star Family designation issued pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2013, c.165 (C.39:3-10f6) or section 2 of P.L.1980, c.47 (C.39:3-29.3), respectively.
This section shall not be construed to prevent a veteran who actually served in a New Jersey military organization, and who is qualified for admission except for the required period of State residence, from being admitted to a veterans' facility, but preference shall be given to persons who have been residents of the State for a period of at least two years prior to application.
L.1989, c.162, s.4; amended 2017, c.175, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law › Section 38A:3-6.7 - Temporary admission of disabled veteran

38A:3-6.7. Temporary admission of disabled veteran
Any disabled veteran who is in distress may be admitted to a veterans' facility for a temporary period in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the Adjutant General.
L.1989,c.162,s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law › Section 38A:3-6.8 - Benefits to admitted persons

38A:3-6.8. Benefits to admitted persons
A person admitted to a veterans' facility shall be entitled to all of its benefits and be furnished with clothing, subsistence, medical and surgical attendance, necessary to promote his health and welfare in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Adjutant General.
L.1989,c.162,s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law › Section 38A:3-6.9 - Removal of member from veterans' facility

38A:3-6.9. Removal of member from veterans' facility
Any member may be removed from a veterans' facility on being restored to ability to promote his own support and welfare in the community, or for immorality, or for fraud or willful misrepresentation, or refusal to abide by the rules, regulations and discipline of the veterans' facility.
L.1989,c.162,s.7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law › Section 38A:3-6.10 - Designation of State hospital as treatment unit for mentally ill veterans

38A:3-6.10. Designation of State hospital as treatment unit for mentally ill veterans
The Adjutant General may from time to time request that the Commissioner of Human Services designate any State hospital for the care of the mentally ill, or a part thereof, as a treatment unit for veterans who require such care and who are eligible for admission to a veterans' facility. Upon making such designation the Commissioner of Human Services shall cause to be filed with the Adjutant General and the Secretary of State a certificate setting forth the fact thereof, a description of the precise treatment unit so designated and its location.
L.1989,c.162,s.8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law › Section 38A:3-6.11 - Requirements for admission of veteran to State treatment unit

38A:3-6.11. Requirements for admission of veteran to State treatment unit
Admission of a veteran to a treatment unit as designated pursuant to section 8 of P.L.1989, c.162 (C.38A:3-6.10) shall require:
a. A determination by the Department of Human Services that such veteran is mentally ill in accordance with the appropriate provisions of Title 30 of the Revised Statutes; and
b. A determination by the Adjutant General that such veteran is eligible for admission to a veterans' facility.
A veteran may be admitted to such treatment unit upon voluntary application, commitment or transfer.
L.1989,c.162,s.9.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law › Section 38A:3-6.12 - Funds

38A:3-6.12. Funds
The Adjutant General is authorized and empowered to accept and receive funds from the United States Government or any agency thereof, and to accept and receive payments from all members, their family, relatives and friends, towards the cost of care and treatment as provided in the rules and regulations pertaining thereto.
L.1989,c.162,s.10.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law › Section 38A:3-6.13 - Four advisory councils created

38A:3-6.13. Four advisory councils created
There is created within the Division of Veterans' Administrative Services in the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs four advisory councils to be known as:
a. The New Jersey Veterans' Memorial Home Advisory Council-Menlo Park;
b. The New Jersey Veterans' Memorial Home Advisory Council-Vineland;
c. The New Jersey Veterans' Memorial Home Advisory Council-Paramus; and
d. The New Jersey Veterans' Memorial Cemetery Advisory Council-Arneytown.
Each advisory council shall consist of seven members, at least five of whom are veterans, to be appointed by the Adjutant General with the approval of the Governor. The term of each council member, except for the initial members, shall be three years commencing on July 1 and ending on June 30 of the third year thereafter, and any vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term only.
The initial membership of each veterans' facility advisory council, other than the New Jersey Veterans' Memorial Cemetery Advisory Council-Arneytown, shall include four of the persons serving on the effective date of this 1989 amendatory and supplementary act as members of the Veterans' Facilities Council. The New Jersey Veterans' Memorial Cemetery Advisory Council-Arneytown shall include three of the persons serving on the effective date of this 1989 amendatory and supplementary act as members of the Veterans' Facilities Council. All of the members who served originally on the Veterans' Facilities Council and who serve subsequently on an advisory council shall serve for the remainder of the term for which they had been appointed to the Veterans' Facilities Council. Additional and subsequent appointments shall be made in such manner that the terms of either two or three of the members of each advisory council shall expire on June 30 of each year.
The members of the advisory council shall receive no compensation for their services but shall be reimbursed for actual expenditures incurred in the performance of duty. They are subject to removal by the Adjutant General at any time for good and sufficient cause.
L.1989,c.162,s.11.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law › Section 38A:3-6.14 - Duties of advisory councils

38A:3-6.14. Duties of advisory councils
Subject to the provisions of this act and under general policies established by the Adjutant General, the advisory councils of the veterans' facilities shall:
a. Recommend standards and procedures for application and termination of eligibility for admission to veterans' facilities;
b. Recommend standards and methods for designating the veterans' facility in which an eligible person shall receive care and treatment consistent with available services and individual needs and circumstances;
c. Recommend standards of care, treatment and discipline governing the relationships between the veterans' facilities and persons admitted thereto; and
d. Recommend standards and procedures for determination and payment of amounts which members may be required to contribute toward the cost of care and treatment in accordance with their financial ability.
L.1989,c.162,s.12.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 38A - Military and Veterans Law › Section 38A:3-6.15 - Duties of Veterans' Memorial Cemetery Advisory Council - Arneytown

38A:3-6.15. Duties of Veterans' Memorial Cemetery Advisory Council - Arneytown
Subject to the provisions of this act and under general policies established by the Adjutant General, the New Jersey Veterans' Memorial Cemetery Advisory Council-Arneytown shall:
a. Recommend standards and procedures for application and determination of eligibility for interment in the veterans' cemetery; and
b. Advise the Adjutant General regarding operating policies and procedures as they apply to veterans' family members, funeral directors, and the relationship of the veterans' cemetery with the other veterans' facilities.
L.1989,c.162,s.13.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.