§ 1483. Adjutant General; duties as to veterans’ affairs
In addition to the duties elsewhere set forth by law, the Adjutant and Inspector General
shall:
(1) acquaint himself or herself, and his or her assistants and employees, with federal,
State, and local laws enacted for the benefit of members of the U.S. Armed Forces
and Vermont National Guard, veterans having a discharge other than dishonorable, and
the heirs and beneficiaries of members and veterans;
(2) collect data and information as to facilities and services available to members of
the U.S. Armed Forces and Vermont National Guard, veterans, and the heirs and beneficiaries
of members and veterans;
(3) cooperate with information or service agencies throughout the State, to inform members
of the U.S. Armed Forces and Vermont National Guard, veterans, the heirs or beneficiaries
of members and veterans, and military and civilian authorities, regarding the existence
or availability of:
(A) educational training and retraining facilities;
(B) health, medical, rehabilitation, and housing services and facilities;
(C) employment and reemployment services; and
(D) provisions of federal, State, and local laws affording rights, privileges, and benefits
to members of the U.S. Armed Forces and Vermont National Guard, and veterans and their
families and dependents, and other matters of similar, related, or appropriate nature;
(4) assist veterans and their heirs or beneficiaries in the presentation, proof, and establishment
of claims, privileges, rights, and other benefits under federal, State, or local laws;
and
(5) cooperate with all national, State, and local governmental and private agencies in
securing services or any benefits to veterans and their families and dependents. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 35(b), eff. March 1, 1961; 2021, No. 10, § 68.)