§ 38A:3-1 Principal department
§ 38A:3-1a Refer to Department of Military and Veterans’ Affairs
§ 38A:3-1.1 Findings, declarations
§ 38A:3-1.2 Department, veteran defined
§ 38A:3-2 Personnel of department
§ 38A:3-2a Divisions established
§ 38A:3-2b Duties, qualifications of Division of Veterans’ Healthcare Services
§ 38A:3-2b1 Transfer of remains
§ 38A:3-2b2 Establishment of program to appoint guardians for certain veterans
§ 38A:3-2b2.1 Quarterly town hall meetings with veterans’ guardians
§ 38A:3-2b2.2 Guardian may remove veteran from memorial home
§ 38A:3-2b2.3 Veterans’ memorial homes to communicate with guardians
§ 38A:3-2b3 Duties of Adjutant General
§ 38A:3-2b4 Unclaimed cremains, receipt by certain veterans’ organization after one year
§ 38A:3-2b5 Drug testing required for certain employees of veterans memorial homes
§ 38A:3-2b6 Financial planning assistance program for disabled veterans and their caregivers
§ 38A:3-2b7 Weekly report on status of State veterans’ homes
§ 38A:3-2b8 Resident advocate at State veterans’ memorial home
§ 38A:3-2c Director of Division of Veterans’ Healthcare Services
§ 38A:3-2d Division of Veterans’ Loans, Grants and Services
§ 38A:3-2d1 Transfer of moneys, property
§ 38A:3-2e Loans, grants, services director
§ 38A:3-2f Division of Training, Information and Referrals
§ 38A:3-2g Training, information, referrals director
§ 38A:3-2h Salaries
§ 38A:3-2i Retention of civil service rights
§ 38A:3-2j Short title
§ 38A:3-2k Military and Defense Economic Ombudsman
§ 38A:3-2l Purpose, duties of ombudsman
§ 38A:3-2m Efforts to eliminate barriers to investment, growth
§ 38A:3-2n Education and outreach efforts
§ 38A:3-2o Annual report; rules, regulations
§ 38A:3-2.2 Regulations
§ 38A:3-2.3 Application of State Agency Transfer Act
§ 38A:3-2.4 World War II Veterans’ Memorial Fund
§ 38A:3-2.5 Donations, grants for World War II Memorial
§ 38A:3-3 Adjutant General
§ 38A:3-4.1 Administrator
§ 38A:3-5 Deputy adjutant general
§ 38A:3-5.1 Assistant adjutant generals; rank
§ 38A:3-6 Powers, duties
§ 38A:3-6a Criteria for designation as “veteran,” “disabled veteran.”
§ 38A:3-6.1 Aid to localities in circumstances which threaten or endanger public health, safety or welfare
§ 38A:3-6.2 Grants
§ 38A:3-6.2a Short title
§ 38A:3-6.2b “New Jersey Homeless Veterans Grant Program.”
§ 38A:3-6.2c Short title
§ 38A:3-6.2d Provision of legal services to homeless, at risk of homelessness veterans
§ 38A:3-6.3 Definitions
§ 38A:3-6.4 Powers of the Adjutant General
§ 38A:3-6.4a Definitions
§ 38A:3-6.4b Conditions of closing facilities, privatizing services
§ 38A:3-6.4c Follow-up studies relative to former residents of veterans’ memorial homes
§ 38A:3-6.4d Compilation of results of follow-up studies; reports
§ 38A:3-6.5 Application for admission to veterans’ facility
§ 38A:3-6.6 Admission to certain veterans’ facility for persons without sufficient financial ability
§ 38A:3-6.7 Temporary admission of disabled veteran
§ 38A:3-6.8 Benefits to admitted persons
§ 38A:3-6.9 Removal of member from veterans’ facility
§ 38A:3-6.10 Designation of State hospital as treatment unit for mentally ill veterans
§ 38A:3-6.11 Requirements for admission of veteran to State treatment unit
§ 38A:3-6.12 Funds
§ 38A:3-6.13 Four advisory councils created
§ 38A:3-6.14 Duties of advisory councils
§ 38A:3-6.15 Duties of Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery Advisory Council – Arneytown
§ 38A:3-6.16 Unclaimed property
§ 38A:3-6.17 Functions, powers, duties transferred to Adjutant General
§ 38A:3-6.18 Reference to Adjutant General
§ 38A:3-6.19 Adjutant General, duties
§ 38A:3-6.20 Provision of registry of volunteer mentors, Veterans Diversion Resource Program entities
§ 38A:3-7 Rank and precedence
§ 38A:3-8 Classes of personnel
§ 38A:3-9 United States Property and Fiscal Officer
§ 38A:3-10 Fees for services
§ 38A:3-11 Certification of records
§ 38A:3-12 Veterans’ preference
§ 38A:3-13 Quota; disabled veterans
§ 38A:3-14 Employment quota preference plan
§ 38A:3-15 Departmental approval
§ 38A:3-16 Transfer of Council on Armed Forces and Veterans’ Affairs to Department of Military and Veterans’ Affairs; membership
§ 38A:3-17 Council members entitled to reimbursement
§ 38A:3-18 Selection of chairman, secretary
§ 38A:3-19 Purpose of council; responsibilities
§ 38A:3-20 Report to Governor, Legislature
§ 38A:3-21 Powers of council
§ 38A:3-22 Present members not affected
§ 38A:3-23 Free tuition for dependent of prisoner of war, person missing in action; terms defined
§ 38A:3-24 Definitions applicable to sections 4 through 11
§ 38A:3-25 Full-time course equivalents established
§ 38A:3-26 Tuition credit for eligible veterans
§ 38A:3-27 Schedule for tuition credit to eligible veteran
§ 38A:3-28 Amount of benefits
§ 38A:3-28.1 Provision of certain information to surviving beneficiary of deceased service member
§ 38A:3-29 Reimbursement for tuition credit
§ 38A:3-30 Benefits not considered income to determine financial need
§ 38A:3-31 Apportionment of benefits
§ 38A:3-32 Definitions applicable to sections 12 through 16
§ 38A:3-33 Tuition assistance for Vietnam veterans
§ 38A:3-34 Allowable benefit amount for Vietnam veteran
§ 38A:3-35 Granting of tuition award after other sources of aid
§ 38A:3-36 Eligibility for program
§ 38A:3-37 Rules, regulations
§ 38A:3-38 Commission on Women Veterans
§ 38A:3-39 Membership of commission; terms; vacancies
§ 38A:3-40 Reimbursement of members
§ 38A:3-41 Organization, officers
§ 38A:3-42 Meetings, hearings
§ 38A:3-43 Public hearings
§ 38A:3-44 Assistance, services available to commission
§ 38A:3-45 Reports to Governor, Legislature, Deputy Commissioner
§ 38A:3-46 Website to provide access to information about institutions of higher education for veterans
§ 38A:3-46a Registry of organizations providing services to military veterans
§ 38A:3-47 Veterans Haven Councils
§ 38A:3-48 Duties of Veterans Haven Councils
§ 38A:3-49 Assistance for travel for certain veterans
§ 38A:3-50 Online historic tour identifying locations of war battles, places of historic military significance
§ 38A:3-51 Findings, declarations relative to a Gold Star Family Counseling program
§ 38A:3-52 Definitions relative to a Gold Star Family Counseling program
§ 38A:3-53 “Gold Star Family Counseling Program.”
§ 38A:3-54 Immunity from civil liability
§ 38A:3-55 Grants for development, implementation
§ 38A:3-56 New Jersey Commission on Veterans’ Benefits
§ 38A:3-57 Duties of commissioner
§ 38A:3-58 Strategic plan, reports
§ 38A:3-59 Assistance for certain service members with petitions to change discharge designations

Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes > Title 38A > Chapter 3 - Principal Department

  • Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Minority leader: See Floor Leaders
  • month: means a calendar month, and the word "year" means a calendar year. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • population: when used in any statute, shall be taken to mean the population as shown by the latest Federal census effective within this State, and shall be construed as synonymous with "inhabitants. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.