Indiana Code 10-17-1-10. Training courses; service officers
(b) Within one (1) year of appointment, new service officers must attend a course presented by a national organization and become accredited to represent veterans.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 10-17-1-10
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(d) Annually, all state, county, or city service officers shall undergo a course of training to adequately address problems of discharged veterans in the service officer’s county, or city, including a thorough familiarization with laws, rules, and regulations of the federal government and the state that affect benefits to which the veterans and dependents of the veterans are entitled. After a service officer has undergone this sustainment training and successfully passed a written test, the service officer shall be recertified by the director to assist veterans for the following year.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-5-1-12.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.169-2013, SEC.3; P.L.99-2016, SEC.5; P.L.42-2020, SEC.5.