Chapter 38A:3 - PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENT

Section 38A:3-1 - Principal department
Section 38A:3-1a - Refer to Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs
Section 38A:3-1.1 - Findings, declarations
Section 38A:3-1.2 - Department, veteran defined
Section 38A:3-2 - Personnel of department
Section 38A:3-2a - Divisions established
Section 38A:3-2b - Duties, qualifications of Division of Veterans' Healthcare Services
Section 38A:3-2b1 - Transfer of remains
Section 38A:3-2b2 - Establishment of program to appoint guardians for certain veterans
Section 38A:3-2b2.1 - Quarterly town hall meetings with veterans' guardians
Section 38A:3-2b2.2 - Guardian may remove veteran from memorial home
Section 38A:3-2b2.3 - Veterans' memorial homes to communicate with guardians
Section 38A:3-2b3 - Duties of Adjutant General
Section 38A:3-2b4 - Unclaimed cremains, receipt by certain veterans' organization after one year
Section 38A:3-2b5 - Drug testing required for certain employees of veterans memorial homes
Section 38A:3-2b6 - Financial planning assistance program for disabled veterans and their caregivers
Section 38A:3-2b7 - Weekly report on status of State veterans' homes
Section 38A:3-2b8 - Resident advocate at State veterans' memorial home
Section 38A:3-2c - Director of Division of Veterans' Healthcare Services
Section 38A:3-2d - Division of Veterans' Loans, Grants and Services
Section 38A:3-2d1 - Transfer of moneys, property
Section 38A:3-2e - Loans, grants, services director
Section 38A:3-2f - Division of Training, Information and Referrals
Section 38A:3-2g - Training, information, referrals director
Section 38A:3-2h - Salaries
Section 38A:3-2i - Retention of civil service rights
Section 38A:3-2j - Short title
Section 38A:3-2k - Military and Defense Economic Ombudsman
Section 38A:3-2l - Purpose, duties of ombudsman
Section 38A:3-2m - Efforts to eliminate barriers to investment, growth
Section 38A:3-2n - Education and outreach efforts
Section 38A:3-2o - Annual report; rules, regulations
Section 38A:3-2.2 - Regulations
Section 38A:3-2.3 - Application of State Agency Transfer Act
Section 38A:3-2.4 - World War II Veterans' Memorial Fund
Section 38A:3-2.5 - Donations, grants for World War II Memorial
Section 38A:3-3 - Adjutant General
Section 38A:3-4.1 - Administrator
Section 38A:3-5 - Deputy adjutant general
Section 38A:3-5.1 - Assistant adjutant generals; rank
Section 38A:3-6 - Powers, duties
Section 38A:3-6a - Criteria for designation as "veteran," "disabled veteran."
Section 38A:3-6.1 - Aid to localities in circumstances which threaten or endanger public health, safety or welfare
Section 38A:3-6.2 - Grants
Section 38A:3-6.2a - Short title
Section 38A:3-6.2b - "New Jersey Homeless Veterans Grant Program."
Section 38A:3-6.2c - Short title
Section 38A:3-6.2d - Provision of legal services to homeless, at risk of homelessness veterans
Section 38A:3-6.3 - Definitions
Section 38A:3-6.4 - Powers of the Adjutant General
Section 38A:3-6.4a - Definitions
Section 38A:3-6.4b - Conditions of closing facilities, privatizing services
Section 38A:3-6.4c - Follow-up studies relative to former residents of veterans' memorial homes
Section 38A:3-6.4d - Compilation of results of follow-up studies; reports
Section 38A:3-6.5 - Application for admission to veterans' facility
Section 38A:3-6.6 - Admission to certain veterans' facility for persons without sufficient financial ability
Section 38A:3-6.7 - Temporary admission of disabled veteran
Section 38A:3-6.8 - Benefits to admitted persons
Section 38A:3-6.9 - Removal of member from veterans' facility
Section 38A:3-6.10 - Designation of State hospital as treatment unit for mentally ill veterans
Section 38A:3-6.11 - Requirements for admission of veteran to State treatment unit
Section 38A:3-6.12 - Funds
Section 38A:3-6.13 - Four advisory councils created
Section 38A:3-6.14 - Duties of advisory councils
Section 38A:3-6.15 - Duties of Veterans' Memorial Cemetery Advisory Council - Arneytown
Section 38A:3-6.16 - Unclaimed property
Section 38A:3-6.17 - Functions, powers, duties transferred to Adjutant General
Section 38A:3-6.18 - Reference to Adjutant General
Section 38A:3-6.19 - Adjutant General, duties
Section 38A:3-6.20 - Provision of registry of volunteer mentors, Veterans Diversion Resource Program entities
Section 38A:3-7 - Rank and precedence
Section 38A:3-8 - Classes of personnel
Section 38A:3-9 - United States Property and Fiscal Officer
Section 38A:3-10 - Fees for services
Section 38A:3-11 - Certification of records
Section 38A:3-12 - Veterans' preference
Section 38A:3-13 - Quota; disabled veterans
Section 38A:3-14 - Employment quota preference plan
Section 38A:3-15 - Departmental approval
Section 38A:3-16 - Transfer of Council on Armed Forces and Veterans' Affairs to Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs; membership
Section 38A:3-17 - Council members entitled to reimbursement
Section 38A:3-18 - Selection of chairman, secretary
Section 38A:3-19 - Purpose of council; responsibilities
Section 38A:3-20 - Report to Governor, Legislature
Section 38A:3-21 - Powers of council
Section 38A:3-22 - Present members not affected
Section 38A:3-23 - Free tuition for dependent of prisoner of war, person missing in action; terms defined
Section 38A:3-24 - Definitions applicable to sections 4 through 11
Section 38A:3-25 - Full-time course equivalents established
Section 38A:3-26 - Tuition credit for eligible veterans
Section 38A:3-27 - Schedule for tuition credit to eligible veteran
Section 38A:3-28 - Amount of benefits
Section 38A:3-28.1 - Provision of certain information to surviving beneficiary of deceased service member
Section 38A:3-29 - Reimbursement for tuition credit
Section 38A:3-30 - Benefits not considered income to determine financial need
Section 38A:3-31 - Apportionment of benefits
Section 38A:3-32 - Definitions applicable to sections 12 through 16
Section 38A:3-33 - Tuition assistance for Vietnam veterans
Section 38A:3-34 - Allowable benefit amount for Vietnam veteran
Section 38A:3-35 - Granting of tuition award after other sources of aid
Section 38A:3-36 - Eligibility for program
Section 38A:3-37 - Rules, regulations
Section 38A:3-38 - Commission on Women Veterans
Section 38A:3-39 - Membership of commission; terms; vacancies
Section 38A:3-40 - Reimbursement of members
Section 38A:3-41 - Organization, officers
Section 38A:3-42 - Meetings, hearings
Section 38A:3-43 - Public hearings
Section 38A:3-44 - Assistance, services available to commission
Section 38A:3-45 - Reports to Governor, Legislature, Deputy Commissioner
Section 38A:3-46 - Website to provide access to information about institutions of higher education for veterans
Section 38A:3-46a - Registry of organizations providing services to military veterans
Section 38A:3-46b - Pro bono legal representation, active-duty members, United States Armed Forces, Reserve component
Section 38A:3-47 - Veterans Haven Councils
Section 38A:3-48 - Duties of Veterans Haven Councils
Section 38A:3-49 - Assistance for travel for certain veterans
Section 38A:3-50 - Online historic tour identifying locations of war battles, places of historic military significance
Section 38A:3-51 - Findings, declarations relative to a Gold Star Family Counseling program
Section 38A:3-52 - Definitions relative to a Gold Star Family Counseling program
Section 38A:3-53 - "Gold Star Family Counseling Program."
Section 38A:3-54 - Immunity from civil liability
Section 38A:3-55 - Grants for development, implementation
Section 38A:3-56 - New Jersey Commission on Veterans' Benefits
Section 38A:3-57 - Duties of commissioner
Section 38A:3-58 - Strategic plan, reports
Section 38A:3-59 - Assistance for certain service members with petitions to change discharge designations