2006 Kentucky Revised Statutes - .478   "Mission: Welcome Home" Program.

36.478 "Mission: Welcome Home" Program. (1) The Department of Military Affairs shall establish a "Mission: Welcome Home" Program to ensure that a supportive community shall meet every member of a state National Guard, who names Kentucky as home of record for military purposes, returning from federal active duty. (2) The department shall employ any appropriate means to carry out "Mission: Welcome Home," including but not limited to: (a)  Providing every returning member of a state National Guard, who names Kentucky as home of record for military purposes, with a "Mission: Welcome Home" packet that states what will be done to help the member as he or she rejoins his or her Kentucky life; (b)  Identifying a veteran who will serve as the contact for the returning member and his or her family with regard to "Mission: Welcome Home" and other benefits and services; and (c)  Identifying National Guard members, veterans, civilians, businesses, and community organizations willing to provide hands-on assistance to the returning member and his or her family with regard to establishing or reestablishing a career and reentering civilian life. Effective: April 25, 2006 History: Created 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 252, Pt. XXVIII, sec. 5, effective April 25, 2006. Page 1 of 1