Subdivision 1. Resources available. The commissioner of veterans affairs shall make resources available within the Department of Veterans Affairs to every county that operates a county veterans service office, to assist the county with maintaining efficient and effective services to veterans. To receive available resources from the department, a county must formally request them from the commissioner and invite the commissioner or the commissioner's designee or designees into the county as necessary to provide those resources. The commissioner shall consult with the Association of Minnesota Counties and the Minnesota Association of County Veterans Service Officers in developing a list of resources available to counties in support of their county veterans service offices.
Subd. 2. Use of agencies to present claims. Every county veterans service officer and assistant county veterans service officer appointed under sections 197.60 to 197.606 shall use the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs or any organization recognized by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, as may be designated by the veteran by power of attorney, in the presentation of claims to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs for the benefits referred to in section 197.603.
Subd. 3. [Repealed by amendment, 2010 c 333 art 2 s 17]
Subd. 4. Certification. The commissioner of veterans affairs shall establish a certification process for county veterans service officers. In doing so, the commissioner shall consult with the Minnesota Association of County Veterans Service Officers.
1945 c 96 s 6; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1987 c 61 s 1; 2010 c 333 art 2 s 17; 2011 c 76 art 1 s 78
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapter 197 — Veterans; Rewards, Privileges
Section 197.03 — State Soldiers' Assistance Fund Created.
Section 197.04 — Composition Of Fund.
Section 197.05 — Fund, How Expended.
Section 197.06 — Soldiers' Assistance Agent.
Section 197.065 — Access To Database.
Section 197.07 — Soldiers' Assistance Fund Deposited In State Treasury.
Section 197.133 — Disposal Of Property And Expiration Of Board Of Governors.
Section 197.225 — List Of Deceased Military Personnel.
Section 197.23 — Purchase Of Grave Markers.
Section 197.231 — Honor Guards.
Section 197.236 — State Veterans Cemeteries.
Section 197.447 — Veteran, Defined.
Section 197.455 — Veterans Preference Applied.
Section 197.4551 — Permissive Preference For Veterans In Private Employment.
Section 197.4552 — Expedited And Temporary Licensing For Former And Current Members Of The Military.
Section 197.46 — Veterans Preference Act; Removal Forbidden; Right Of Mandamus.
Section 197.481 — Enforcement.
Section 197.55 — Quarters For Meetings Of Veterans Organizations.
Section 197.56 — Use Of Quarters.
Section 197.57 — Quarters, How Maintained.
Section 197.58 — Veterans Organizations.
Section 197.585 — Higher Education Veterans Assistance Program.
Section 197.60 — County Veterans Service Officers; Appointment; Compensation.
Section 197.601 — Qualifications Of County Veterans Service Officers.
Section 197.602 — Joint Action By Two Or More Counties.
Section 197.604 — Unlawful To Pay Fee.
Section 197.605 — Department As A Resource To Counties.
Section 197.606 — Classed As County Employees.
Section 197.608 — Veterans Service Office Grant Program.
Section 197.609 — Education Program.
Section 197.6091 — Veterans Benefits Services; Disclosure Requirements.
Section 197.61 — Veterans Service Organizations Grant Program.
Section 197.63 — Vital Records, Certified Copies.
Section 197.65 — Renewal Of Professional License, Motor Vehicle Registration And Driver's License.
Section 197.75 — Educational Assistance; Surviving Children And Spouses; Veterans.
Section 197.752 — Educational Assistance To Pow/mia Dependents.
Section 197.775 — Higher Education Fairness.
Section 197.78 — State Educational Programs Unavailable Through Federal Programs.
Section 197.781 — Veterans Training Program.
Section 197.79 — Veterans Bonus Program.
Section 197.791 — Minnesota Gi Bill Program.
Section 197.987 — Honor And Remember Flag.
Section 197.988 — Purple Heart County; Purple Heart City.
Section 197.991 — Korean War Armistice Day.
Section 197.995 — Vietnam Veterans Day.