2006 Utah Code - 71-8-3 — Duties of director -- Services to veterans.

     71-8-3.   Duties of director -- Services to veterans.
     The director shall:
     (1) be responsible for the administration and the operation or support of the following veteran-related operations:
     (a) beginning July 1, 2002, Utah State Veterans' Nursing Home and Programs;
     (b) beginning July 1, 2001, Utah State Veterans' Cemetery and Memorial Park;
     (c) Veterans' Preference Law as defined in Section 71-10-1;
     (d) any locally or federally funded programs for homeless veterans within the state; and
     (e) any federally funded education services for veterans within the state;
     (2) maintain liaison with local, state, and federal veterans' agencies and with Utah veterans' organizations;
     (3) provide current information so that veterans, their surviving spouses and family members, and Utah veterans' organizations will be aware of benefits to which they are, or may become, entitled;
     (4) reach out and assist veterans and their families in applying for benefits and services;
     (5) develop and maintain a system for determining how many veterans are employed by the various government entities within the state and keeping track of them; and
     (6) cooperate with other state entities in the receipt of information to create and maintain a record of veterans in Utah.

Amended by Chapter 331, 2006 General Session