2013 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 40 - VETERANS 40.350 Kentucky Wounded or Disabled Veterans Program -- Powers and duties -- Components of program -- Data-sharing agreements -- Confidentiality of veterans' personal information -- Administrative regulations -- Authority to accept and expend moneys.
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40.350 Kentucky Wounded or Disabled Veterans Program -- Powers and
duties -- Components of program -- Data-sharing agreements -Confidentiality of veterans' personal information -- Administrative
regulations -- Authority to accept and expend moneys.
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The Kentucky Wounded or Disabled Veterans Program is hereby created
in the Kentucky Department of Veterans' Affairs and shall be attached to
the Office of the Commissioner for administrative purposes.
(b) The program shall assist wounded or disabled veterans who served in the
United States Armed Forces and were discharged under conditions other
than dishonorable. The program shall:
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Ease the transition from active service for these wounded or
disabled veterans; and
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Ensure that these wounded or disabled veterans receive the federal,
state, and private benefits to which they are entitled as wounded or
disabled veterans.
(c) The commissioner shall designate a wounded or disabled veterans
coordinator for the Commonwealth.
The Kentucky Wounded or Disabled Veterans Program shall:
(a) Perform outreach to improve wounded or disabled veterans' awareness
of eligibility for federal, state, and private wounded or disabled veterans'
services and benefits;
(b) Assess the needs of wounded or disabled veterans with respect to
benefits and services;
(c) Review programs, research projects, and other initiatives that are or may
be:
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Designed to address or meet the needs of Kentucky's wounded or
disabled veterans; or
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Unresponsive or insensitive to the needs of these wounded or
disabled veterans;
(d) Recommend changes, revisions, and new initiatives to the commissioner
to:
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Address deficiencies identified through the review established in
paragraph (c) of this subsection; and
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Improve benefits and services; and
(e) Incorporate wounded or disabled veterans' issues in strategic planning
concerning benefits and services.
The primary components of the program shall be:
(a) Advocacy and Public Awareness. The program shall advocate for
wounded or disabled veterans and shall work to increase public
awareness about the needs of wounded or disabled veterans. The
program shall advocate legislation and policies on the local, state, and
national levels to address these issues;
(b) Collaboration. The program shall collaborate with federal, state, and
private agencies that provide services to wounded or disabled veterans;
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Research and Information Dissemination. The program shall monitor and
research issues relating to wounded or disabled veterans and
disseminate information and opportunities throughout its network;
(d) Education. The program, through conferences, seminars, and training
workshops with federal, state, and private agencies, shall provide
guidance and direction to wounded or disabled veterans applying for
grants, benefits, or services;
(e) Honor and Recognition. The program shall promote events and activities
that recognize and honor wounded or disabled veterans; and
(f) Facilities. The program, through grants and other sources of funding,
shall provide facilities as appropriate in support of the program.
The Kentucky Department of Veterans' Affairs shall enter into data-sharing
agreements with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and the
Department of Defense to obtain timely information with regard to the address
and medical status of a Kentucky wounded or disabled veteran.
With the consent of a wounded or disabled veteran, the wounded or disabled
veterans coordinator for the Commonwealth, or his or her designee, may
obtain personal information concerning that veteran for the sole purpose of
implementing the program. Under the provisions of KRS 61.878, the
information shall not be subject to public disclosure.
The Kentucky Department of Veterans' Affairs shall promulgate administrative
regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.
The program is authorized to accept and expend:
(a) Moneys that may be appropriated by the General Assembly; and
(b) Other moneys received from any other source, including donations and
grants.
Effective:June 26, 2007
History: Created 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 92, sec. 1, effective June 26, 2007.
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