| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 37-B MRSA §3, sub-§1, ¶D, as amended by PL 1999, c. 401, Pt. K, | §2, is further amended by adding a new sub-¶(14) to read: |
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| (14) The Adjutant General shall report at the beginning | of each biennium to the joint standing committee of the | Legislature having jurisdiction over veterans' affairs | on any recommended changes or modifications to the laws | governing veterans' affairs, particularly as those | changes or modifications relate to changes in federal | veterans laws. |
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| | Sec. 2. Veterans' benefits eligibility criteria study. The Commissioner of | Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management shall study the laws | governing eligibility for state veterans' benefits. The study | must examine the inconsistencies among eligibility criteria and | make recommendations to resolve those inconsistencies. The | commissioner shall report findings and recommendations to the | First Regular Session of the 120th Legislature by December 31, | 2000. |
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| | This bill implements one of the recommendations of the | Committee to Study Standardized Periods of Military Service and | Other Matters Related to the Award of State of Maine Veterans' | Benefits. It requires the Commissioner of Defense, Veterans and | Emergency Management to report biennially to the Legislature on | recommended changes to the laws governing veterans' affairs. The | bill also requires the commissioner to study the laws governing | eligibility for state veterans' benefits and to report findings | and recommendations by December 31, 2000. |
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