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2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-24 - Rhode Island Veterans’ Home › Section 30-24-3. - Administrator — Advisory council.

§ 30-24-3. Administrator — Advisory council.
(a)
The director of veterans services shall appoint an administrator for the Rhode Island veterans’ home who shall be the most qualified applicant who has been issued a nursing home administrator license pursuant to chapter 45 of title 5. In reviewing the applicants, the director shall consider an applicant’s military service as a factor in the process of determining the most qualified applicant.
(b)
There shall be an advisory council for veterans’ affairs, consisting of not more than fifteen (15) qualified electors of this state, ten (10) of whom shall be honorably discharged veterans of the armed forces of the United States; twelve (12) of the members shall be appointed by the governor, consisting of a member designated by each of the various state departments of the active federally chartered veteran organizations, and the remaining member or members at large; provided, however, that each of those departments of veteran organizations shall have, and continue to have, at least one member on the advisory council for veterans’ affairs; and, provided further, that one member shall be a female veteran, one member shall be a minority veteran; one member of the house of representatives, to be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, and one member from the senate, to be appointed by the president of the senate. The members of the general assembly who shall serve on the advisory council for veterans’ affairs shall serve so long as they are members of the general assembly. The final remaining member shall be an active National Guard person to be appointed by the state adjutant general.
History of Section.
P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 89; P.L. 1951, ch. 2696, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 30-24-3; P.L. 1976, ch. 102, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 70, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 429, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 333, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 180, § 62; P.L. 2001, ch. 361, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 233, § 3; P.L. 2009, ch. 234, § 3; P.L. 2011, ch. 151, art. 9, § 5; P.L. 2017, ch. 123, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 153, § 1; P.L. 2021, ch. 43, § 1, effective June 14, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 44, § 1, effective June 11, 2021; P.L. 2023, ch. 63, § 1, effective June 14, 2023; P.L. 2023, ch. 64, § 1, effective June 14, 2023.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-24 - Rhode Island Veterans’ Home › Section 30-24-4. - Appointments to advisory council — Organization and meetings.

§ 30-24-4. Appointments to advisory council — Organization and meetings.
Annually, on or before July 1, the governor shall appoint a successor of each member of the advisory council whose term expires, these appointments to be for a term of three (3) years. In case of any vacancy or additional members on the council, the governor shall appoint a new member for the unexpired portion of the term of that membership as hereinbefore provided. Members of the council shall serve without pay. The advisory council shall elect one of its members to serve as chairperson for a period of one year and until a successor is elected and qualified. Meetings shall be held at the call of the chairperson; provided, however, that a majority of the members may call a meeting of the advisory council at any time, all members being notified in any case by mail and reasonably in advance of any such meetings. A majority of members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The governor may remove a member of the council for neglect of duty. Administrative support for the council shall be provided by the director of veterans services.
History of Section.
P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 89; P.L. 1951, ch. 2696, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 30-24-4; P.L. 1976, ch. 102, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 429, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 233, § 3; P.L. 2009, ch. 234, § 3; P.L. 2011, ch. 151, art. 9, § 5; P.L. 2017, ch. 123, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 153, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-24 - Rhode Island Veterans’ Home › Section 30-24-5. - Functions of advisory council.

§ 30-24-5. Functions of advisory council.
The advisory council for veterans’ affairs shall exercise and perform all the duties and functions formerly exercised and performed by the advisory council for the Rhode Island veterans’ home. The advisory council for the Rhode Island veterans’ home is hereby abolished. The advisory council for veterans’ affairs shall make suggestions to and shall advise the director of the office of veterans services; provided, however, that the advisory council shall have no administrative power.
History of Section.
P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 89; P.L. 1951, ch. 2696, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 30-24-5; P.L. 1976, ch. 102, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 233, § 3; P.L. 2009, ch. 234, § 3; P.L. 2011, ch. 151, art. 9, § 5; P.L. 2016, ch. 142, art. 4, § 17; P.L. 2017, ch. 123, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 153, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-24 - Rhode Island Veterans’ Home › Section 30-24-6. - Acceptance of gifts — Veterans’ home restricted account.

§ 30-24-6. Acceptance of gifts — Veterans’ home restricted account.
(a)
The director of human services is hereby authorized and empowered to take and receive in the name of the state any grant, devise, gift, or bequest of real or personal property that may be made for the use and benefit of the Rhode Island veterans’ home or the residents or purposes thereof. All money so received, and all money received under the provisions of §§ 30-24-9 and 30-24-10, shall be paid over to the general treasurer and shall be kept by him or her as a restricted account to be known as the “veterans’ home restricted account”. Use of the “veterans’ home restricted account” funds may only be made upon prior approval of the house of representatives’ finance committee and senate finance committee. The director may sell and dispose of any real or personal property received under this section, and any property received under § 30-24-9, and the proceeds of the sale shall be paid over to the general treasurer to be made a part of the restricted account. The restricted account shall be used for the improvement of social, recreational, and educational programs, including the purchase of educational and recreational supplies and equipment for the welfare of members and for operational expenses and capital improvements at the veterans’ home and veterans’ cemetery, as deemed necessary by the director of human services.
(b)
[Deleted by P.L. 1999, ch. 11, section 5 .]
(c)
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, there is hereby established a restricted receipt account within the general fund of the state for the sole purpose of the collection and disbursement of any grant, devise, gift, or bequest of real or personal property that may be made for the use and benefit of the design, construction, and furnishing of a new Rhode Island veterans home in Bristol. This account shall be known as “donations — new veterans’ home construction”.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 88, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 104, § 2; P.L. 1921, ch. 2035, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 116, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 654, § 2; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, §§ 65, 80; impl. am. P.L. 1949, ch. 2166, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 30-24-6; P.L. 1976, ch. 102, § 1; P.L. 1982, ch. 164, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 392, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 129, art. 9, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 6, art. 15, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 44, art. 21, § 2; P.L. 1993, ch. 138, art. 9, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 100, art. 40, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 11, § 5; P.L. 2004, ch. 583, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 591, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 233, § 3; P.L. 2009, ch. 234, § 3; P.L. 2011, ch. 151, art. 9, § 5; P.L. 2014, ch. 145, art. 3, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-24 - Rhode Island Veterans’ Home › Section 30-24-7. - Repealed.

§ 30-24-7. Repealed.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 88, § 15; G.L. 1909, ch. 104, § 18; G.L. 1923, ch. 116, § 18; G.L. 1938, ch. 654, § 13; impl. am. P.L. 1949, ch. 2166, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 30-24-7; Repealed by P.L. 1976, ch. 102, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-24 - Rhode Island Veterans’ Home › Section 30-24-8. - Funds remaining at end of year.

§ 30-24-8. Funds remaining at end of year.
The unexpended balance of such sum or sums of money as are received and appropriated as provided in § 30-24-6 for the veterans’ home restricted account remaining in the treasury at the close of each fiscal year, shall be continued to, and is hereby annually appropriated for, the same account for the ensuing year.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 88, § 16; G.L. 1909, ch. 104, § 17; G.L. 1923, ch. 116, § 17; G.L. 1938, ch. 654, § 14; impl. am. P.L. 1949, ch. 2166, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 30-24-8; P.L. 1976, ch. 102, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-24 - Rhode Island Veterans’ Home › Section 30-24-9. - Property of deceased residents.

§ 30-24-9. Property of deceased residents.
All goods, chattels, property, money, and effects of a deceased resident of the Rhode Island veterans’ home that have not been disposed of by him or her by a completed inter vivos conveyance or gift, or by a valid will, after payment therefrom of the funeral expenses, which shall not exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000), and after payment therefrom of the reasonable debts and expenses of the deceased resident to be determined by rules and regulations as shall be adopted by the director, shall upon his or her decease become the property of the state, and shall be applied by the director of human services, or his or her designee, to the uses and purposes of the veterans’ restricted account; provided, however, that the director may, in his or her discretion, deliver to any surviving relative of the deceased resident any of the property or effects as may serve as a memento of the deceased resident. For purposes of this section, the provisions of chapter 24 of title 33 shall be applicable.
History of Section.
P.L. 1896, ch. 305, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 104, § 21; G.L. 1923, ch. 116, § 21; G.L. 1938, ch. 654, § 18; impl. am. P.L. 1949, ch. 2166, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2724, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 30-24-9; P.L. 1973, ch. 131, § 1; P.L. 1976, ch. 102, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 86, § 1; P.L. 1982, ch. 164, §§ 2, 3; P.L. 1986, ch. 381, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 312, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 233, § 3; P.L. 2009, ch. 234, § 3; P.L. 2011, ch. 151, art. 9, § 5; P.L. 2015, ch. 220, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 238, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 511, art. 2, § 46.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-24 - Rhode Island Veterans’ Home › Section 30-24-10.1. - Domiciliary care program for homeless veterans.

§ 30-24-10.1. Domiciliary care program for homeless veterans.
The director of the department of human services is hereby authorized and empowered to establish and maintain a domiciliary care program for homeless veterans (veterans transitional supportive program, V.T.S.P.) at the Rhode Island veterans’ home. Any veteran admitted to the Rhode Island veterans’ home pursuant to this section shall be exempt from the maintenance fee assessment established pursuant to § 30-24-10; provided, however, that the director shall assess against each veteran admitted under this program a monthly maintenance fee equal to ten percent (10%) of the veteran’s monthly gross income, from whatever source derived and whether taxable or non-taxable. In addition there will also be additional beds called extended, V.T.S.P. beds to which a monthly maintenance fee of thirty percent (30%) will be charged. Extended V.T.S.P. will be available to eligible veterans in the V.T.S.P. program, but occupancy will not exceed four (4) months. The maintenance fee shall be paid monthly to the veterans’ home and shall be deposited in the veterans’ home fund. Any failure to make payment when due shall be cause for dismissal from the facility. Prior to any dismissal for non-payment of fees, the veteran shall be afforded administrative due process. The director is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the intent and provisions of this section, and this grant of authority to promulgate rules and regulations shall be liberally construed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1994, ch. 75, § 1; P.L. 1998, ch. 289, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 233, § 3; P.L. 2009, ch. 234, § 3; P.L. 2011, ch. 151, art. 9, § 5.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-24 - Rhode Island Veterans’ Home › Section 30-24-11. - Severability.

§ 30-24-11. Severability.
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part of this chapter is adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, that judgment will not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof, but will be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part directly involved in the controversy in which the judgment has been rendered.
History of Section.
P.L. 1982, ch. 164, § 3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-25 - Burial of Veterans › Section 30-25-1. - Firing squad for funerals.

§ 30-25-1. Firing squad for funerals.
Whenever requested by the family of any honorably discharged, deceased soldier, sailor, airperson, or marine of any of the wars in which the United States has been engaged, or by a veterans’ organization duly authorized to conduct the funeral of the deceased soldier, sailor, airperson, or marine, the adjutant general of the state shall furnish a firing squad, and wherever possible, complete with a bugler to play “Taps”, live and not synthesized or pre-recorded. The bugler may be on active duty or an honorably discharged veteran, for the funeral of the deceased soldier, sailor, airperson, or marine; provided, however, that when the national guard of the state shall have been called, ordered, or drafted into the service of the United States for war or an emergency, the adjutant general shall furnish the firing squad from the first regiment, Rhode Island state guard; and wherever possible, complete with a bugler to play “Taps”, live and not synthesized or pre-recorded. The bugler may be on active duty or an honorably discharged veteran; provided, further, however, that when any member of the armed forces of the United States dies in service and his or her body is brought back to the state for burial, whenever requested by the family of the deceased or by a veterans’ organization duly authorized to conduct the funeral of the deceased member of the armed forces, and it is not possible to arrange with the federal government for a firing squad for the funeral of the deceased member of the armed forces, the adjutant general of the state is authorized and directed to furnish a firing squad, and wherever possible, complete with a bugler to play “Taps”, live and not synthesized or pre-recorded, for the funeral of the deceased member of the armed forces.
History of Section.
P.L. 1933, ch. 2029, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 655, § 10; P.L. 1941, ch. 993, § 1; P.L. 1945, ch. 1582, § 1; P.L. 1947, ch. 1878, § 1; P.L. 1951, ch. 2798, § 1; P.L. 1954, ch. 3252, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 30-25-1; P.L. 2006, ch. 252, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 289, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-25 - Burial of Veterans › Section 30-25-2. - Appropriations for firing squads.

§ 30-25-2. Appropriations for firing squads.
The general assembly shall annually appropriate such a sum as it may deem necessary, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of § 30-25-1; and the state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of such sums as may, from time to time, be required upon the receipt by the state controller of proper vouchers, approved by the adjutant general.
History of Section.
P.L. 1933, ch. 2029, § 2; P.L. 1935, ch. 2250, § 149; G.L. 1938, ch. 655, § 11; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 65; G.L. 1956, § 30-25-2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-25 - Burial of Veterans › Section 30-25-3. - Burial at public expense.

§ 30-25-3. Burial at public expense.
Whenever any person who served in the army, navy, air force, or marine corps of the United States during any period of war, and was honorably discharged therefrom, shall die within this state without leaving means sufficient to defray necessary funeral expenses, he or she shall be buried and the expenses thereof paid in the manner provided in this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 1904, ch. 1154, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 105, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 117, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 655, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 30-25-3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-25 - Burial of Veterans › Section 30-25-4. - Designation of person to conduct burial — Burial by relatives or friends — Maximum allowance.

§ 30-25-4. Designation of person to conduct burial — Burial by relatives or friends — Maximum allowance.
The town council of any town, and the city council of any city, shall annually designate some proper person, other than those designated by law for the care of paupers or the custody of criminals, who shall cause to be interred the body of any honorably discharged soldier, sailor, airperson, or marine, who may not have left sufficient means to pay his or her funeral expenses; and in case the deceased has relatives or friends who desire to conduct the burial, and who are unable or unwilling to pay the charge thereof, they shall be allowed to conduct the funeral, and the cost of the interment shall be paid to them or their representatives by the town or city treasurer upon due proof; provided, however, that claim for the payment of the burial expenses under the provisions of this chapter shall be made within sixty (60) days after the decease of the honorably discharged soldier, sailor, airperson, or marine; and provided, further, that the whole expense of the funeral shall not in any case exceed the sum of fifty-five dollars ($55.00).
History of Section.
P.L. 1904, ch. 1154, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 105, § 2; P.L. 1920, ch. 1843, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 117, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 655, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 30-25-4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-25 - Burial of Veterans › Section 30-25-5. - Place of burial — Disinterment from pauper cemetery.

§ 30-25-5. Place of burial — Disinterment from pauper cemetery.
Any interment provided for by the provisions of this chapter shall not be made in any cemetery or plot used exclusively for the pauper dead; and if any deceased honorably discharged soldier, sailor, airperson, or marine may have already died and been buried in any place used exclusively for the burial of paupers, he or she shall be removed therefrom as soon as may be after the attention of the town or city council, within whose limits the person may have been buried, shall have been called thereto.
History of Section.
P.L. 1904, ch. 1154, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 105, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 117, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 655, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 30-25-5.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-25 - Burial of Veterans › Section 30-25-6. - Repealed.

§ 30-25-6. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1904, ch. 1154, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 105, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 117, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 655, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 30-25-6; Repealed by P.L. 1986, ch. 76, § 1, effective July 1, 1986.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-25 - Burial of Veterans › Section 30-25-7. - Veterans dying in state institutions.

§ 30-25-7. Veterans dying in state institutions.
Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to require the city treasurer of the city of Cranston to pay any money to meet the funeral expenses of, or the erection of any headstone for, any person who shall have died at any of the state institutions in Cranston, unless admitted or committed from that city; but the treasurer of the town or city from which the person was admitted, or from which he or she has been committed, shall be liable for and shall pay the funeral expenses as provided in this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 1904, ch. 1154, § 5; G.L. 1909, ch. 105, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 117, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 655, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 30-25-7; P.L. 1986, ch. 76, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-25 - Burial of Veterans › Section 30-25-8. - Maintenance of north cemetery.

§ 30-25-8. Maintenance of north cemetery.
The director of human services shall be custodian of the Rhode Island soldiers’ burial lots, and the monument and grave markers thereon, located in the north cemetery in the town of Bristol. He or she shall, from time to time, cause such work to be done as may be necessary in keeping the lots, monuments, and markers in good condition and repair.
History of Section.
P.L. 1917, ch. 1486, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 117, § 8; G.L., ch. 117, § 6, as enacted by P.L. 1931, ch. 1730, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 655, § 6; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2724, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 30-25-8; P.L. 2009, ch. 233, § 4; P.L. 2009, ch. 234, § 4; P.L. 2011, ch. 151, art. 9, § 6.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-25 - Burial of Veterans › Section 30-25-9. - Expenses of north cemetery.

§ 30-25-9. Expenses of north cemetery.
The director of human services is authorized to make such expenditures as may be necessary in carrying out the purposes of § 30-25-8, and the state controller is hereby authorized and directed upon receipt of proper vouchers approved by the state director of human services, to draw orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of such sums as may be required, from the funds under the control of the director of human services, known as the veterans’ home, restricted account.
History of Section.
G.L., ch. 117, § 8, as enacted by P.L. 1931, ch. 1730, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 655, § 8; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, §§ 65, 80; impl. am. P. L. 1949, ch. 2166, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2724, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 30-25-9; P.L. 2009, ch. 233, § 4; P.L. 2009, ch. 234, § 4; P.L. 2011, ch. 151, art. 9, § 6.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-25 - Burial of Veterans › Section 30-25-10. - Care of neglected graves.

§ 30-25-10. Care of neglected graves.
The director of human services is authorized and empowered to undertake the care of any grave of any soldier or sailor who fought in the war of the revolution, or who at any time served the United States in any war, when the grave appears to have been neglected or abandoned. For that purpose, the director, and the agents or employees of the division, when duly authorized thereunto by the director, may enter into and upon any public or private cemetery or burial place to clear any grave of grass, weeds, brush, briars, or rubbish; to erect, replace, repair, or renovate fences, memorial stones, or markers; and to perform the other tasks as may be necessary to restore and maintain the grave and its surroundings in a decent and orderly condition.
History of Section.
G.L., ch. 117, § 10; P.L. 1928, ch. 1188, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 655, § 9; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2724, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 30-25-10; P.L. 2009, ch. 233, § 4; P.L. 2009, ch. 234, § 4; P.L. 2011, ch. 151, art. 9, § 6.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-25 - Burial of Veterans › Section 30-25-11. - Consent of custodian of neglected grave.

§ 30-25-11. Consent of custodian of neglected grave.
When any cemetery or burial place containing a neglected grave is found by the director of human services, or the agents or employees of the division, to be under the custody or control of some private owner or public authority, then the director shall obtain permission, in writing, from the person or persons having custody or control before entering into and upon the cemetery or burial place; provided, that if no person or persons can be found having the custody or control of the cemetery or burial place, the director shall assume the right of entry and shall perform the duties specified in § 30-25-10, without further notice.
History of Section.
G.L. 1923, ch. 117, § 10; P.L. 1928, ch. 1188, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 655, § 9; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2724, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 30-25-11; P.L. 2009, ch. 233, § 4; P.L. 2009, ch. 234, § 4; P.L. 2011, ch. 151, art. 9, § 6.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-25 - Burial of Veterans › Section 30-25-12. - Appropriations for care of graves.

§ 30-25-12. Appropriations for care of graves.
The general assembly shall, from time to time, appropriate such sums as it may deem necessary to be expended by the director of human services in carrying out the purposes of §§ 30-25-10 and 30-25-11, and the state controller is hereby authorized and directed, upon the receipt of the proper vouchers approved by the director, to draw orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of such sums as may be required, within the amount appropriated therefor.
History of Section.
G.L. 1923, ch. 117, § 11; P.L. 1928, ch. 1188, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 655, § 12; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, §§ 65, 80; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2724, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 30-25-12; P.L. 2009, ch. 233, § 4; P.L. 2009, ch. 234, § 4; P.L. 2011, ch. 151, art. 9, § 6.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-25 - Burial of Veterans › Section 30-25-13. - Acceptance and administration of gifts.

§ 30-25-13. Acceptance and administration of gifts.
The director of human services may accept in the name of the state, and may administer, any devise, bequest, or gift that is to be expended for the general purposes of this chapter. All sums received by devise, bequest, or gift from any person or corporation shall be deposited with the general treasurer, and by him or her kept in a special fund, to be known as “the veterans’ cemetery fund”, and held subject to the order of the director.
History of Section.
G.L. 1923, ch. 117, § 11; P.L. 1928, ch. 1188, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 655, § 12, impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 80; impl. am. P.L. 1949, ch. 2166, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2724, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 30-25-13; P.L. 1986, ch. 76, § 3; P.L. 2009, ch. 233, § 4; P.L. 2009, ch. 234, § 4; P.L. 2011, ch. 151, art. 9, § 6; P.L. 2016, ch. 511, art. 2, § 47.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-26 - World War Orphans’ Education Fund [Repealed.] › Section 30-26-1. - Repealed.

§ 30-26-1. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1932, ch. 1869, § 1; P.L. 1934, ch. 2130, § 1; P.L. 1935, ch. 2264, § 1; P.L. 1938, ch. 2624, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 651, § 1; P.L. 1940, ch. 924, § 1; P.L. 1947, ch. 1969, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 30-26-1; Repealed by P.L. 1977, ch. 238, § 7, effective July 1, 1981.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-27 - Veterans’ Organizations › Section 30-27-1. - [Repealed.]

§ 30-27-1. [Repealed.]
History of Section.
P.L. 1941, ch. 1074, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 30-27-1; Repealed by P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 4, § 6, effective July 5, 2019.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-27 - Veterans’ Organizations › Section 30-27-2. - Recognition of Italian American organization.

§ 30-27-2. Recognition of Italian American organization.
The Italian American war veterans of the United States, incorporated, as federally chartered, whose membership and officers consist solely of honorably discharged American war veterans who served in the United States army, navy, marine corps, coast guard, or air force, is hereby declared to be an officially recognized veterans’ organization in this state.
History of Section.
P.L. 1951, ch. 2718, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 30-27-2; P.L. 1960, ch. 17, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 367, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-27 - Veterans’ Organizations › Section 30-27-3. - Emblems and insignia of Italian American organization.

§ 30-27-3. Emblems and insignia of Italian American organization.
Any person who willfully wears, sells, or manufactures or attaches to any motor vehicle, the insignia, emblem, or design of the Italian American war veterans of the United States, incorporated; or uses the insignia, emblem, or design, or the name of the organization by falsely representing himself or herself to be a member, officer, or director thereof in good standing, to obtain, or attempt to obtain, aid or assistance within the state; or willfully uses the name of the organization, or the titles of its officers or directors, or uses its insignia, emblems, or designs, or the forms or patterns thereof, or its ritual or ceremonies; unless entitled to use, wear, sell, manufacture, or attach those emblems and insignia under the constitution, bylaws, rules, or regulations of the organization, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. Any person found guilty of violating the provisions of this section shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars ($100).
History of Section.
P.L. 1951, ch. 2803, §§ 1, 2; G.L. 1956, § 30-27-3; P.L. 1960, ch. 17, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-27 - Veterans’ Organizations › Section 30-27-4. - Flower of Italian American organization.

§ 30-27-4. Flower of Italian American organization.
The daisy, in labeled, artificial form, is hereby declared to be the official flower of the Italian American War Veterans of the United States, Incorporated.
History of Section.
P.L. 1951, ch. 2702, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 30-27-4; P.L. 1960, ch. 17, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-27 - Veterans’ Organizations › Section 30-27-5. - Sale of artificial daisies.

§ 30-27-5. Sale of artificial daisies.
The sale, or offering for sale, of any daisy, in labeled, artificial form, shall be restricted solely to the Italian American war veterans of the United States, incorporated, and its auxiliaries, and the funds derived from any sale shall be devoted exclusively towards the benefit of American war veterans and their families, residing in the state of Rhode Island or otherwise hospitalized therein.
History of Section.
P.L. 1951, ch. 2702, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 30-27-5; P.L. 1960, ch. 17, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-28 - Monuments and Memorials › Section 30-28-1. - Repealed.

§ 30-28-1. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1949, ch. 2382, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 30-28-1; Repealed by P.L. 2016, ch. 350, § 1, effective July 6, 2016; P.L. 2016, ch. 369, § 1, effective July 6, 2016.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-28 - Monuments and Memorials › Section 30-28-2. - Allocation of building space.

§ 30-28-2. Allocation of building space.
The governor is authorized and empowered to direct and advise the director of the department of administration to make available such space as may reasonably be allocated in the William F. Powers Building, One Capitol Hill, Providence, RI, or any other substantially equivalent space to be provided by the department of administration to the United Veterans’ Council for use as headquarters by the following chartered veterans’ organizations:
(1)
The American Legion;
(2)
Veterans of Foreign Wars;
(3)
Disabled American Veterans;
(4)
Military Women Across the Nation Unit 118;
(5)
American Veterans (AMVETS);
(6)
Jewish War Veterans of Rhode Island;
(7)
The Marine Corps League;
(8)
The Italian American War Veterans of the United States, Incorporated;
(9)
Korean War Veterans;
(10)
Vietnam Veterans of America; and
(11)
Any other chartered veterans’ organization.
History of Section.
P.L. 1949, ch. 2382, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 30-28-2; R.P.L. 1957, ch. 38, § 1; P.L. 1961, ch. 13, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 141, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 350, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 369, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-28 - Monuments and Memorials › Section 30-28-3. - Organizations accommodated in The William F. Powers Building, One Capitol Hill, Providence, RI.

§ 30-28-3. Organizations accommodated in The William F. Powers Building, One Capitol Hill, Providence, RI.
The director of administration shall direct such areas as may be reasonably allocated to the following chartered veterans’ organizations: The American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Disabled American Veterans; Korean War Veterans; American Veterans (AMVETS); Jewish War Veterans of Rhode Island; The Marine Corps League; Military Women Across the Nation Unit 118; The Italian American War Veterans of the United States, Incorporated.
History of Section.
P.L. 1949, ch. 2382, § 4; P.L. 1951, ch. 2802, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 30-28-3; R.P.L. 1957, ch. 38, § 2; P.L. 1960, ch. 27, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 350, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 369, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-28 - Monuments and Memorials › Section 30-28-4. - Office equipment of veterans’ organizations.

§ 30-28-4. Office equipment of veterans’ organizations.
Proper office equipment shall be furnished and supplied for each state department of chartered veterans’ organizations located in the William F. Powers Building, One Capitol Hill, Providence, RI, or any other substantially equivalent space to be provided by the department of administration without cost to the organization.
History of Section.
P.L. 1949, ch. 2382, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 30-28-4; P.L. 2016, ch. 350, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 369, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-28 - Monuments and Memorials › Section 30-28-5. - Maintenance of Perry monument.

§ 30-28-5. Maintenance of Perry monument.
The general assembly shall annually appropriate such a sum as it may deem necessary for the purpose of caring for and maintaining the monument erected to the memory of Commodore Oliver H. Perry by this state, situated in the Island cemetery, Newport, and that sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be expended under the direction of the director of environmental management.
History of Section.
Res. 32, 1898; G.L. 1923, ch. 416, § 37; P.L. 1935, ch. 2250, § 149; G.L. 1938, ch. 632, § 7; impl. am. P.L. 1952, ch. 2973, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 30-28-5.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-28 - Monuments and Memorials › Section 30-28-6. - Repealed.

§ 30-28-6. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1900, ch. 760, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 363, § 15; G.L. 1923, ch. 416, § 12; P.L. 1935, ch. 2250, § 149; G.L. 1938, ch. 632, § 4; imp. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 65; G.L. 1956, § 30-28-6; Repealed by P.L. 1986, ch. 326, § 1, effective June 24, 1986.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-28 - Monuments and Memorials › Section 30-28-7. - Soldiers’ and sailors’ monument in Providence.

§ 30-28-7. Soldiers’ and sailors’ monument in Providence.
The soldiers’ and sailors’ monument in the city of Providence shall be in the sole custody and charge of the city of Providence, which shall keep the monument in good order and shall at all times provide a suitable location for it.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 27, § 6; G.L. 1909, ch. 36, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 34, § 5; P.L. 1926, ch. 756, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 656, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 30-28-7.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-28 - Monuments and Memorials › Section 30-28-8. - Local rolls of honor.

§ 30-28-8. Local rolls of honor.
All cities and towns are hereby authorized, empowered, and directed to prepare rolls of honor containing the names of persons who are in the service of the United States during the period of any war in which the United States is participating. The town council of each town, and the mayor of each city, shall appoint a committee whose duty it shall be to prepare and post the rolls of honor. The rolls of honor shall be posted in conspicuous places within the limits of the cities and towns, and shall be revised at frequent intervals. This section shall be construed as mandatory and not permissive.
History of Section.
P.L. 1942, ch. 1118, § 1; P.L. 1943, ch. 1287, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 30-28-8.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-28 - Monuments and Memorials › Section 30-28-9. - Despoiling any veterans’ monument or memorial.

§ 30-28-9. Despoiling any veterans’ monument or memorial.
Any person or persons who shall mutilate, deface, or otherwise despoil any veterans’ monument and/or memorial shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined no less than five hundred dollars ($500) for each and every offense plus the cost of full restoration.
History of Section.
P.L. 1943, ch. 1118, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 30-28-9; P.L. 2004, ch. 337, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-28 - Monuments and Memorials › Section 30-28-10. - Rhode Island veterans memorial chapel.

§ 30-28-10. Rhode Island veterans memorial chapel.
The Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Chapel Building Fund, Inc. is hereby authorized to construct a nonsectarian memorial chapel in the Rhode Island veterans cemetery located in Exeter, Rhode Island; provided, however, that the plans for the memorial chapel shall be approved by the director of administration; provided further that the Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Chapel Building Fund, Inc. grant to the state all of its right, title, and interest in the chapel; and provided further that the management and control of the chapel shall be with the director of the department of human services.
History of Section.
P.L. 1978, ch. 52, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-28 - Monuments and Memorials › Section 30-28-11. - Monument to veterans of Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos.

§ 30-28-11. Monument to veterans of Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos.
(a)
The general assembly shall appropriate a sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000) for the construction of a monument that shall be dedicated to the men and women from this state who served in the armed forces in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. The monument shall be located in the pond at the water place site in the capital center in Providence. The general assembly shall also appropriate such a sum as it may deem necessary for the care and maintenance of the monument, and the state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer, from time to time, for the payment of the cost of construction and maintenance of the monument upon the receipt by him or her of proper vouchers approved by the adjutant general.
(b)
The POW-MIA flag, which is also the official flag of the National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia, shall be flown over the monument until such time as all prisoners and missing in southeast Asia are accounted for.
History of Section.
P.L. 1986, ch. 481, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 476, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 511, art. 2, § 48.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-28 - Monuments and Memorials › Section 30-28-12. - State flags provided to veterans’ organizations.

§ 30-28-12. State flags provided to veterans’ organizations.
The general assembly shall annually appropriate any sum that may be necessary out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated for the purpose of providing, without charge, state flags to any state veterans’ organization as enumerated in § 30-28-2. The state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of the sum or so much of it as may be from time to time required, upon receipt by him or her of properly authenticated vouchers.
History of Section.
P.L. 2000, ch. 190, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-29 - Committee on Naval Affairs › Section 30-29-1. - Permanent committee — Composition.

§ 30-29-1. Permanent committee — Composition.
There is hereby created a permanent committee on naval affairs, to consist of sixteen (16) members, six (6) of whom shall be appointed by the speaker, at least one of whom shall be a member of the house of representatives, and at least one of whom shall be a member of the general public; three (3) of whom shall be appointed by the lieutenant governor; two (2) of whom shall be members of the senate, not more than one from the same party, to be appointed by the president of the senate; one of whom shall be a member of the general public appointed by the governor; one of whom shall be the director of the commerce corporation, ex officio or his or her designee; and three (3) of whom shall be naval personnel, appointed by the senior naval officer permanently stationed in Rhode Island. Vacancies shall be filled in like manner as the original appointments. The members of the committee shall, without compensation, serve for two (2) years and until their successors are duly appointed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1970, ch. 105, § 1; P.L. 1975, ch. 182, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 358, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 85, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 105, § 7; P.L. 2001, ch. 180, § 63.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-29 - Committee on Naval Affairs › Section 30-29-2. - Selection of officers — Staff requirements.

§ 30-29-2. Selection of officers — Staff requirements.
Upon organization of the committee on naval affairs, by majority vote, one of its members shall be chosen as chairperson, another of its members shall be chosen vice chairperson, and another of its members shall be chosen secretary. The director of the commerce corporation shall provide the necessary secretarial and staff assistance as required by the committee.
History of Section.
P.L. 1970, ch. 105, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 358, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-29 - Committee on Naval Affairs › Section 30-29-3. - Duties.

§ 30-29-3. Duties.
It shall be the duty of the committee on naval affairs to meet from time to time:
(1)
To discuss matters of mutual concern to the naval community and the state and to make recommendations to appropriate agencies as to how best to foster and continue a spirit of harmony and cooperation between the naval community and the state;
(2)
To review services provided by the state and other agencies to the naval community; and
(3)
To make such studies and initiate such other programs in conjunction with the appropriate state departments as may improve the cooperation and programs offered, available, and of concern to the state and its naval community.
History of Section.
P.L. 1970, ch. 105, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 358, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-29 - Committee on Naval Affairs › Section 30-29-4. - Reports and recommendations.

§ 30-29-4. Reports and recommendations.
The committee on naval affairs shall, from time to time and at least annually, report to the general assembly on its findings and the results of its activities and shall make such recommendations to the general assembly, and propose such legislation or initiate such studies, as it shall deem advisable.
History of Section.
P.L. 1970, ch. 105, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-29 - Committee on Naval Affairs › Section 30-29-5. - Place of meeting — Quorum.

§ 30-29-5. Place of meeting — Quorum.
The committee on naval affairs shall hold its meetings whenever and wherever it will best serve its purposes. A majority of the members of the committee shall be necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
History of Section.
P.L. 1970, ch. 105, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-29 - Committee on Naval Affairs › Section 30-29-6. - Continuation of authority.

§ 30-29-6. Continuation of authority.
The legislative authority for the existence of the permanent committee on naval affairs shall continue until such time as determined by the legislative oversight commission.
History of Section.
P.L. 1979, ch. 358, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-29 - Committee on Naval Affairs › Section 30-29-7. - Solicitation of funds.

§ 30-29-7. Solicitation of funds.
The committee on naval affairs may designate any person or persons to solicit funds for the committee, from the general public, government, or otherwise, in furtherance of the pursuits of the committee. The committee shall designate those persons by vote of the committee and shall supply each person designated with written authorization from the committee allowing them to identify themselves to those solicited. Any person designated by the committee to solicit funds shall give an itemized accounting of all funds collected to the committee.
History of Section.
P.L. 1981, ch. 105, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-30 - Benefits for Dependents of Deceased Veterans, P.O.W.S., and M.I.A.S › Section 30-30-1. - Appropriations — Purposes.

§ 30-30-1. Appropriations — Purposes.
The general assembly shall annually appropriate such a sum as may be necessary, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of creating and maintaining a “dependents’ education fund” from which shall be paid in whole or in part the charges for the tuition and books of such of the sons, daughters, and surviving spouses of veterans who died as the result of hostile action or a service-connected disability arising out of active service in the armed forces, or who died from any cause while such a disability was in existence, or of those who are serving in the far east and had a legal residence in this state at the time they were commissioned, warranted, enlisted, or inducted into the military or naval service of the United States and were either missing in action or are prisoners of war, provided that the next of kin has not been advised by the armed forces that the serviceperson has been released or is no longer classified as missing in action. The benefits shall be extended to dependents who are attending, or may attend, the university of Rhode Island, Rhode Island college, or any institution of higher education or technical/professional learning. The maximum aid granted shall not exceed the in-state tuition cost plus average cost of books of attending the university of Rhode Island in that year, the costs to be yearly certified by the Board of Education to the administering agency; provided, any child dependent shall enter the institution while between the ages of sixteen (16) and twenty-six (26); and provided, further, that the aid herein granted shall be available to that child for such period of time as shall equal the normal time for completing the courses regularly offered by the institution, but in no case more than four (4) years; and provided, further, that this chapter shall apply also to the children of those who are serving in the far east, but did not have legal residence in this state at the time those persons were commissioned, warranted, enlisted, or inducted into the military or naval service of the United States; provided that those children have resided in this state continuously for five (5) years and are otherwise eligible, upon the presentation to the proper administering authority of sufficient evidence that the parent qualifies the child to receive the benefits under this section; and provided, further, that, as to surviving spouses, the benefits must be utilized within a period of ten (10) years from the date eligibility is found or from the date of death of the spouse from whom eligibility is derived.
History of Section.
P.L. 1972, ch. 22, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 459, § 2; P.L. 1987, ch. 118, art. 20, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 134, § 17; P.L. 2016, ch. 511, art. 2, § 49.