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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