Kentucky Statutes 40.300 – Department of Veterans’ Affairs attached to Office of Governor — Organization
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(1) There is created the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, which shall be attached to the Office of the Governor for administrative purposes. Notwithstanding KRS § 12.028, the department’s status as a separate organizational unit attached to the Office of the Governor shall not be changed except by action of the General Assembly. The department shall be headed by a commissioner appointed by the Governor pursuant to KRS § 12.040. The Office of the Commissioner is created within the department.
(2) The Department of Veterans’ Affairs shall include the Governor’s Advisory Board for Veterans’ Affairs established by KRS § 40.305.
(3) The Department of Veterans’ Affairs shall be responsible for providing services to veterans in accordance with KRS § 40.310 and KRS § 40.320 to KRS § 40.335.
(4) There is created the Office of Veteran Legal Services within the Office of the Commissioner. The office shall be headed by an executive director appointed pursuant to KRS § 12.050 who shall report to the commissioner of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs.
(5) There is created the Office of Kentucky Veterans’ Services within the Office of the Commissioner. The office shall be headed by an executive director appointed pursuant to KRS § 12.050 who shall report to the commissioner of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs.
Effective: June 29, 2021
History: Amended 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 95, sec. 1, effective June 29, 2021. — Amended
2001 Ky. Acts ch. 10, sec. 2, effective June 21, 2001. — Repealed, reenacted, and amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 147, sec. 1, effective July 14, 2000. — Amended 1998
Ky. Acts ch. 88, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1998. — Created 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 244, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1996.
Formerly codified as KRS § 36.300.
(2) The Department of Veterans’ Affairs shall include the Governor’s Advisory Board for Veterans’ Affairs established by KRS § 40.305.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 40.300
- Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Veteran: means a person who served in the active Armed Forces of the United States, during the Spanish American War, World War I, World War II, or the Korean conflict, for a period of ninety (90) days or more (exclusive of time spent AWOL. See Kentucky Statutes 40.010
(3) The Department of Veterans’ Affairs shall be responsible for providing services to veterans in accordance with KRS § 40.310 and KRS § 40.320 to KRS § 40.335.
(4) There is created the Office of Veteran Legal Services within the Office of the Commissioner. The office shall be headed by an executive director appointed pursuant to KRS § 12.050 who shall report to the commissioner of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs.
(5) There is created the Office of Kentucky Veterans’ Services within the Office of the Commissioner. The office shall be headed by an executive director appointed pursuant to KRS § 12.050 who shall report to the commissioner of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs.
Effective: June 29, 2021
History: Amended 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 95, sec. 1, effective June 29, 2021. — Amended
2001 Ky. Acts ch. 10, sec. 2, effective June 21, 2001. — Repealed, reenacted, and amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 147, sec. 1, effective July 14, 2000. — Amended 1998
Ky. Acts ch. 88, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1998. — Created 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 244, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1996.
Formerly codified as KRS § 36.300.