(a) The Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs may employ veterans service officers, full-time or part-time, as may be determined necessary, within the limits of the funds appropriated for that purpose.
(b)
(1) A veterans service officer shall have served in the United States Armed Forces and shall have been honorably discharged from the United States Armed Forces.
(2) All veterans service officers of the Department of Veterans Affairs shall have knowledge of all laws, both federal and state, relating to the rights and benefits of all veterans and their dependents and shall aid and assist all veterans and their dependents in securing their rights and benefits.
Structure Arkansas Code
Chapter 43 - Cabinet-Level Departments of the Executive Branch
Subchapter 16 - Department of Veterans Affairs
§ 25-43-1601. Department of Veterans Affairs — Creation
§ 25-43-1602. State entities transferred to Department of Veterans Affairs
§ 25-43-1603. Powers and duties of Department of Veterans Affairs
§ 25-43-1604. Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs