H.F. No. 4365 - Veterans Bonus Program Modifications

• Expands the bonus eligibility period from August 2, 1990 to July 31, 1991 to September 11, 2001 to August 30, 2021, covering Post-9/11 veterans and their beneficiaries.

• Increases bonus amounts: $600 for veterans without qualifying deployment medals (previously $300), $1,200 for those with Armed Forces Expeditionary, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary, Iraq Campaign, or Afghanistan Campaign medals (previously $600), and $2,000 for veterans who died from service-connected conditions.

• Changes residency requirement from "home of record at time of entry" to requiring at least 30 days residence in Minnesota at time of application, with flexible verification methods including driver's license, voter registration, rent receipts, or landlord statements.

• Extends application deadline from June 30, 2001 to June 30, 2024 for the new bonus program.

• Appropriates $40,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 from the general fund to the Commissioner of Veterans Affairs to pay service bonuses.