HF2934 Summary

• Appropriates $1,455,000 in fiscal year 2013 for veterans affairs, including $250,000 for Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans, $100,000 for GI Bill program administration, $100,000 for veteran funeral honor guards, and $1,005,000 for Veterans Service Office grants.

• Transfers $80,000 from plant management fund and $6,512 from special revenue fund to general fund in fiscal year 2012 as one-time transfers.

• Modifies Minnesota GI Bill program to include eligibility for on-the-job training and apprenticeship programs with maximum assistance of $1,500 per six months of training and $6,000 lifetime limit.

• Simplifies veteran eligibility requirements by removing specific medal requirements and instead requiring 90 days of federal active duty in foreign country during hostilities or service-related medical discharge.

• Restructures county veterans service officer grant program with base grants of $8,000 per county plus population-based supplemental grants ranging from $0 to $20,000, and provides $50,000 annual grant to Minnesota Association of County Veterans Service Officers.