Bill Text: HI SB2139 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Veterans Rights and Benefits; Burial
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: (Passed) 2010-04-16 - (S) Act 027, 4/16/2010 (Gov. Msg. No. 485). [SB2139 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2010-SB2139-Introduced.html
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THE SENATE |
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TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2010 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING to veterans.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 363-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
"(c) The director shall have the following principal functions, duties, and powers:
(1) Serve as the principal official in state government responsible for the performance, development, and control of programs, policies, and activities under this chapter;
(2) Oversee, supervise, and direct the performance by the director's subordinates of activities in such areas as planning, evaluation, and coordination of veterans programs and development of a statewide service delivery network;
(3) Assess the policies and practices of other agencies with respect to delivery of services and benefits to veterans;
(4) Administer funds allocated for the office, and apply for, receive, and disburse grants and donations from all sources for veterans programs and services provided under this chapter;
(5) Establish a clearinghouse for complaints of persons regarding services to veterans, or operations of state and county agencies affecting veterans, investigate such complaints, and refer the complaints and the director's findings to the appropriate agency for corrective action;
(6) Adopt, amend, and repeal rules pursuant to chapter 91 for the purposes of this chapter;
(7) Employ and retain such staff as may be necessary for the purposes of this chapter, in conformance with chapters 76, 89, and the appropriate collective bargaining agreements, executive orders, executive directives, or rules, except for the position of coordinator and executive secretary to the director, who shall be hired without regard to chapters 76 and 89;
(8) Contract for or grant such services as may be
necessary for the purposes of this chapter, including a master contract with
other state agencies receiving federal and state funds for programs and
services for veterans, and purchase of service agreements with appropriate
agencies; [and]
(9) Oversee the development, establishment, and
operation of a state veterans cemetery on Oahu; develop and administer the
policies and procedures of the state veterans cemetery in accordance with the
United States Veterans Administration and existing state guidelines; oversee
the maintenance of state veterans cemeteries on all islands[.]; and
(10) Act on behalf of deceased veterans found to be indigent at the time of death and without surviving immediate family members to ensure the burial of the veteran's remains in a state veterans cemetery."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Veterans Rights and Benefits; Burial
Description:
Requires the director of the office of veterans' services to act on behalf of deceased veterans found to be indigent at the time of death and without surviving immediate family members to ensure the burial of the veteran's remains in a state veterans cemetery.
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