A01734
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1231
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY SOLOMON, GABLER, MURT, SACCONE, CHARLTON, BARRAR,
CALTAGIRONE, BULLOCK, RYAN, V. BROWN, MILLARD, ROZZI,
McNEILL, JAMES, STAATS, DRISCOLL, BOBACK, IRVIN, DOWLING AND
R. BROWN, APRIL 17, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS, APRIL 17, 2017
AN ACT
Amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in Department of Military and Veterans
Affairs, providing for veterans registry.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 51 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
ยง 712. Veterans registry.
(a) Establishment of veterans registry.--The department
shall establish a registry of veterans residing in this
Commonwealth in order to provide information on available State
benefits, programs and services to registered veterans.
(b) Coordination with State agencies.--The department shall,
in coordination with other State agencies that have contact with
veterans, establish a system for State agencies to communicate
to the department information about veterans who wish to be
included in the registry. The department shall develop
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