TITLE 65

SERVICE MEMBERS — VETERANS — SPOUSES AND DEPENDENTS

CHAPTER 7

IDAHO VETERANS RECOGNITION ACT

65-705.  COMMITTEE TO PREPARE AND RECOMMEND ALLOCATION PLAN. (1)  A committee consisting of seven (7) members, herein referred to as the Idaho veterans recognition committee, shall annually prepare a recommendation to the governor and the legislature on how to spend the available funds in the Idaho veterans recognition income fund. Committee members shall include the five members of the Idaho veterans affairs commission and two additional members to be appointed by the governor. At least one (1) of the members shall have served in a recent war or conflict engaged in by the government of the United States and at least one (1) member shall be a disabled veteran. For purposes of the appointment to the committee, a disabled veteran shall have a current service-connected disability of thirty percent (30%) or more.

(2)  The committee shall:

(a)  Maintain a familiarity with the needs of veterans returning from armed service;

(b)  Establish priorities for use of moneys in the Idaho veterans recognition income fund; and

(c)  Make a recommendation each year to the governor and legislature on use of moneys in the Idaho veterans recognition income fund in the form of an annual allocation plan.

History:

[65-705, added 2013, ch. 277, sec. 2, p. 717.]