Georgia Code
Title 38 - Military, Emergency Management, and Veterans Affairs
Chapter 4 - Veterans Affairs

Article 1 - Department of Veterans Service

§ 38-4-1. Department of Veterans Service and Veterans Service Board — Created; Commissioner; Officers; Appointment; Senate Confirmation; Term; Duties - History. Ga. L. 1896, p. 65, § 5; Penal Code...

§ 38-4-2. Powers; Appointment of Executive Directors of Veterans’ Homes - History. Ga. L. 1945, p. 319, § 6; Ga. L....

§ 38-4-3. Department of Veterans Service and Veterans Service Board — Duty to Work Consistently and Diligently; Educational Programs; Personal Appearances; Assistance in Preparation of Claims - History. Ga. L. 1945, p. 319, § 12; Ga. L....

§ 38-4-4. Veterans Service Board — Vacancies - Subject to confirmation by the Senate at the next session...

§ 38-4-5. Veterans Service Board — Meetings; Place; Purpose; Called - The Veterans Service Board shall meet once each month and...

§ 38-4-6. Veterans Service Board — Policy Recommendations; Appoint Commissioner; Discharge of Commissioner; Commissioner’s Political Activity - History. Ga. L. 1908, p. 66, § 5; Ga. L....

§ 38-4-7. Commissioner of Veterans Service — Compensation; Payment; Duties - History. Ga. L. 1896, p. 65, § 1; Ga. L....

§ 38-4-8. Commissioner of Veterans Service — Additional Duties - The commissioner of veterans service shall, in addition to the...

§ 38-4-9. Commissioner of Veterans Service — Employment of Personnel; Preference to Veterans, Surviving Spouses, and Dependents; Advise Governor, Board, and General Assembly - The commissioner of veterans service is authorized and directed to...

§ 38-4-10. Commissioner of Veterans Service — Broad Discretion in Extending Aid; Utilize Department to Fullest - The commissioner of veterans service shall exercise broad discretion in...

§ 38-4-11. Commissioner of Veterans Service — Annual Reports; Content; Recipients - The commissioner of veterans service shall furnish to the Governor,...

§ 38-4-12. Commissioner of Veterans Service — Duty to Maintain Records - Subject to other laws, the commissioner shall maintain full, adequate,...

§ 38-4-13. Women Veterans’ Office - The commissioner of veterans service shall, in addition to the...

§ 38-4-14. Creation of Georgia Veterans Service Foundation, inc.; Purpose; Operation; Reporting - History. Code 1981, § 38-4-14 , enacted by Ga. L....

Article 2 - Veterans Benefits

Part 1 - Veterans Education

§ 38-4-30. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 38-4-31. Purpose of Part - It is declared to be the public policy of this...

§ 38-4-32. Department of Veterans Service — Agency to Deal With Federal Government; Authority to Enter Into Contracts; Administer Grants - The Department of Veterans Service is designated as the agency...

§ 38-4-33. Department of Veterans Service — Various State Educational Bodies to Cooperate With; Full Realization of Federal Benefits - In order to promote the full realization of all the...

§ 38-4-34. Department of Veterans Service — Cooperation and Coordination With Private Educational Bodies - In the execution of all programs for the education and...

§ 38-4-35. Governor Authorized to Create Private Educational Advisory Bodies - Nothing in this part shall be construed to limit the...

§ 38-4-36. Governor May Direct Provision of Facilities to Department of Veterans Service - In executing this part, the Governor may direct any department,...

§ 38-4-37. Veterans Service Board Empowered to Prescribe Rules, Regulations, and Directives to Implement Programs - The Veterans Service Board is vested with the full power...

Part 2 - War Veterans Home

§ 38-4-50. “War Veterans” Defined - As used in Code Sections 38-4-51 and 38-4-52, the term...

§ 38-4-51. Established; Locations; Adjacent Facilities Integral Part Thereof - There is established the Georgia State War Veterans’ Home, which...

§ 38-4-52. Veterans Service Board — Administer Home’s Facilities - The facilities of the Georgia State War Veterans’ Home shall...

§ 38-4-53. Veterans Service Board — Authorized Revenue Sources, Expenditures, and Hiring; Other State Bodies to Cooperate - The Veterans Service Board is designated as the agency of...

§ 38-4-54. Veterans Service Board — Funds Received From Federal Sources Expended to Aid War Veterans; No Limitation on Additional State Aid - All federal funds received by the Veterans Service Board and...

§ 38-4-55. Admissions and Discharges; Rules and Regulations Concerning - Provided, further, that the Veterans Service Board may admit and...

§ 38-4-56. Fee for Residency in State War Veterans’ Home - History. Code 1981, § 38-4-56 , enacted by Ga. L....

Part 3 - Georgia Veterans Cemeteries

§ 38-4-70. Cemeteries Established; Eligibility for Interment - History. Code 1981, § 38-4-70 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 38-4-71. Control of Cemeteries; Applications for Interment - History. Code 1981, § 38-4-71 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 38-4-72. Receipt of Federal Aid and Gifts, Contributions, Bequests, and Reimbursements; Expenditure; Departmental Personnel - The Department of Veterans Service is designated as the agency...

Part 4 - Returning Veterans Task Force

§ 38-4-90. Creation - There is created within the Department of Veterans Service the...

§ 38-4-91. Membership - The Returning Veterans Task Force shall consist of one representative...

§ 38-4-92. Duties; Recommendations - The task force shall meet at least quarterly and shall...