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ID S1031
Bill
Status
3/24/2017
Primary Sponsor
State Affairs Committee
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AI Summary
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Creates the "veterans transportation fund" in the state treasury to be funded through legislative appropriations, grants, and donations for a grant program benefiting wheelchair-bound veterans.
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Establishes the Division of Veterans Services as the administering agency to award grants and manage transportation services for wheelchair-bound veterans needing transportation to medical appointments or for meeting basic daily needs.
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Removes references to a "voucher system" and instead allows the division to award grants or enter into agreements with transportation vendors and third parties to administer transportation services.
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Authorizes the division to expend fund moneys pursuant to appropriation, with all interest earned on idle fund investments returned to the fund.
Legislative Description
Amends existing law to provide for the Veterans Transportation Fund Grant Program and to remove reference to a voucher system.
VETERANS
Last Action
Session Law Chapter 109 Effective: 07/01/2017
3/24/2017