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Section 3 | Duties of executive director -- Services to veterans. |
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71-8-3. Duties of executive director -- Services to veterans. The executive director shall: (1) be responsible for the administration and the operation or support of the following veteran-related operations: (a) Utah State Veterans' Nursing Homes and Programs; (b) Utah State Veterans' Cemetery and Memorial Park; (c) Title 71, Chapter 10, Veteran's Preference; (d) any locally or federally funded programs for homeless veterans within the state; and (e) any federally funded education services for veterans within the state; (2) maintain liaison with local, state, and federal veterans' agencies and with Utah veterans' organizations; (3) provide current information so that veterans, their surviving spouses and family members, and Utah veterans' organizations will be aware of benefits to which they are, or may become, entitled; (4) reach out and assist veterans and their families in applying for benefits and services; (5) develop and maintain a system for determining how many veterans are employed by the various government entities within the state and keeping track of them; and (6) cooperate with other state entities in the receipt of information to create and maintain a record of veterans in Utah.
Amended by Chapter 173, 2007 General Session |
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