The
department is authorized to
contract with a
veterans service organization organized in this
state to provide, especially in the outlying areas of the state, assistance to service members, veterans, their spouses, surviving spouses, and children as follows:
| (1) |
disseminate information regarding all laws applicable in the preparation, presentation, and prosecution of claims against the United States arising by reason of service in the uniformed services; |
Terms Used In Utah Code 71A-3-101
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Department: means the Department of Veterans and Military Affairs. See Utah Code 71A-1-101
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Uniformed services: means the same as that term is defined in Section 68-3-12. See Utah Code 71A-1-101
- United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Veterans service organization: means an organization or individual accredited by the VA Office of General Counsel or recognized by the department whose purpose is to serve service members and veterans, their spouses, surviving spouses, and children. See Utah Code 71A-1-101
| (2) |
assist in the establishment of all rights and the procurement of all benefits which may accrue to eligible individuals under the laws of this state or of the United States; |
| (3) |
cooperate with any and all agencies and instrumentalities of this state or of the United States having to do with employment or reemployment; |
| (4) |
cooperate with any and all agencies and instrumentalities of this state or of the United States and make a representative and information available on a rotating basis in the outlying areas of the state; |
| (5) |
assist eligible individuals in obtaining any preference for employment authorized by the laws of this state or of the United States; and |
| (6) |
assist eligible individuals in obtaining emergency relief, and cooperate with any agencies and instrumentalities of this state or of the United States established for the purpose of extending emergency relief. |
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 44, 2023 General Session
