(a) Strategic Plan. – The Veterans’ Affairs Commission shall adopt a comprehensive strategic plan to enhance benefits for veterans and their dependents. The strategic plan shall include specific objectives related to the following topics:

(1) Improving accessibility of health, education, training, counseling, financial, and burial benefits and services to veterans and their dependents.

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 143B-1221.1

  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3

(2) Increasing the satisfaction of veterans and their dependents with benefits and services by meeting their expectations for availability, quality, timeliness, and responsiveness.

(3) Educating and empowering veterans and their dependents through proactive outreach and effective advocacy.

(4) Any other topic related to enhancing benefits for veterans and their dependents.

(b) Update, Review, and Report. – The Commission shall update this plan every four years. The Commission shall annually review the State‘s performance based on this plan and shall annually report the results of its review to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on General Government. (2017-29, s. 1.)

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