MS SB2432

Authorizes the State Veterans Affairs Board to establish, operate, and maintain additional veterans cemeteries in Mississippi beyond the existing Mississippi Veterans Memorial Cemetery.

Maintains eligibility criteria for cemetery interment matching federal requirements for national cemeteries as established by federal law and regulations.

Designates the State Veterans Affairs Board as the state agency authorized to receive federal funds from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and other federal sources for cemetery establishment and operations.

Creates the "Mississippi Veterans Cemetery Fund" to receive and manage all revenue including federal aid, gifts, contributions, bequests, and individual reimbursements for cemetery operations.

Takes effect July 1, 2012.