Report Title:

Appropriation; DOD; Veterans' Newsletter

Description:

Appropriates funds to DOD for eight newsletters.

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

1013

TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2005

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

relating to veterans.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. The legislature finds that a reliable and effective method of communicating important information to Hawaii's military veterans and their families is lacking. This prevents veterans from all branches of the military from being informed of significant outreach services that are available for veterans and their families, upcoming veteran-related events in the community, and the dates of various military ceremonies.

Presently, the office of veterans' services, located within the department of defense, lacks sufficient funding to publish a newsletter that would disseminate this important information to military veterans and their families.

The purpose of this Act is to appropriate moneys to enable the office of veterans' services to publish the Hawaii veterans' newsletter.

SECTION 2. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $100,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2005-2006, and the same sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2006-2007, for the office of veterans' services to cover the cost of staff, printing, and distribution of eight newsletters, published quarterly, that will inform veterans of veterans' issues, including changes in benefits.

SECTION 3. The sums appropriated shall be expended by the department of defense for the purposes of this Act.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2005.

INTRODUCED BY:

_____________________________