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40.600 Kentucky Women Veterans Program.
(1) The Kentucky Women Veterans Program is hereby created in the Kentucky
Department of Veterans' Affairs and shall be attached to the office of the <br>commissioner for administrative purposes. The commissioner shall designate a <br>Women Veterans Coordinator for the Commonwealth. The Kentucky Women <br>Veterans Program shall: <br>(a) Perform outreach to improve women veterans' awareness of eligibility for
federal and state veterans' services and benefits;
(b) Assess the needs of women veterans with respect to benefits and services; <br>(c) Review programs, research projects, and other initiatives designed to address
or meet the needs of Kentucky's women veterans;
(d) Make recommendations to the commissioner to improve benefits and services;
and
(e) Incorporate women veterans' issues in strategic planning concerning benefits
and services.
(2) The mission of the Kentucky Women Veterans Program shall be to ensure that
Kentucky women veterans have equitable access to federal and state veterans' <br>services and benefits.
(3) The program shall provide assistance to women who served in the United States
Armed Forces or in forces incorporated as part of the United States Armed Forces, <br>and who were discharged under conditions other than dishonorable.
(4) The primary components of the program shall be:
(a) Advocacy and Public Awareness. The program shall advocate for women
veterans and shall work to increase public awareness about the gender specific <br>needs of women veterans. The program shall advocate legislation and policies <br>on the local, state, and national levels to address these issues;
(b) Collaboration. The program shall collaborate with federal, state, and private
agencies that provide services to women veterans;
(c) Research and information dissemination. The program shall monitor and
research issues relating to women veterans and disseminate information and <br>opportunities throughout its network;
(d) Education. The program, through conferences, seminars, and training
workshops with federal, state, and private agencies, shall provide guidance <br>and direction to a woman veteran applying for grants, benefits, or services;
(e) Honor and Recognition. The program shall promote events and activities that
recognize and honor military women; and
(f) Facilities. The program, through grants and other sources of funding, shall
provide facilities as appropriate in support of the program.
(5) A Women Veterans Coordinating Committee shall be established. The committee's
membership shall be composed of representatives of government, public, and <br>private agencies that provide grants, benefits, or services to women veterans. The <br>commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Veterans' Affairs shall designate the
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agencies represented on the committee. However, the President of the Kentucky <br>Senate shall appoint a Senator to the committee, and the Speaker of the Kentucky <br>House of Representatives shall appoint a Representative. The committee shall: <br>(a) Actively pursue the mission of the Kentucky Women Veterans Program; <br>(b) Identify policies, practices, programs, and related activities that are
unresponsive or insensitive to the needs of women veterans; and
(c) Recommend changes, revisions, and new initiatives to address identified
deficiencies.
(6) The program is authorized to accept and expend:
(a) Moneys that may be appropriated by the General Assembly; and <br>(b) Other moneys received from any other source, including donations and grants.
Effective: June 20, 2005 <br>History: Created 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 21, sec. 1, effective June 20, 2005.
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40.600 Kentucky Women Veterans Program.
(1) The Kentucky Women Veterans Program is hereby created in the Kentucky
Department of Veterans' Affairs and shall be attached to the office of the <br>commissioner for administrative purposes. The commissioner shall designate a <br>Women Veterans Coordinator for the Commonwealth. The Kentucky Women <br>Veterans Program shall: <br>(a) Perform outreach to improve women veterans' awareness of eligibility for
federal and state veterans' services and benefits;
(b) Assess the needs of women veterans with respect to benefits and services; <br>(c) Review programs, research projects, and other initiatives designed to address
or meet the needs of Kentucky's women veterans;
(d) Make recommendations to the commissioner to improve benefits and services;
and
(e) Incorporate women veterans' issues in strategic planning concerning benefits
and services.
(2) The mission of the Kentucky Women Veterans Program shall be to ensure that
Kentucky women veterans have equitable access to federal and state veterans' <br>services and benefits.
(3) The program shall provide assistance to women who served in the United States
Armed Forces or in forces incorporated as part of the United States Armed Forces, <br>and who were discharged under conditions other than dishonorable.
(4) The primary components of the program shall be:
(a) Advocacy and Public Awareness. The program shall advocate for women
veterans and shall work to increase public awareness about the gender specific <br>needs of women veterans. The program shall advocate legislation and policies <br>on the local, state, and national levels to address these issues;
(b) Collaboration. The program shall collaborate with federal, state, and private
agencies that provide services to women veterans;
(c) Research and information dissemination. The program shall monitor and
research issues relating to women veterans and disseminate information and <br>opportunities throughout its network;
(d) Education. The program, through conferences, seminars, and training
workshops with federal, state, and private agencies, shall provide guidance <br>and direction to a woman veteran applying for grants, benefits, or services;
(e) Honor and Recognition. The program shall promote events and activities that
recognize and honor military women; and
(f) Facilities. The program, through grants and other sources of funding, shall
provide facilities as appropriate in support of the program.
(5) A Women Veterans Coordinating Committee shall be established. The committee's
membership shall be composed of representatives of government, public, and <br>private agencies that provide grants, benefits, or services to women veterans. The <br>commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Veterans' Affairs shall designate the
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agencies represented on the committee. However, the President of the Kentucky <br>Senate shall appoint a Senator to the committee, and the Speaker of the Kentucky <br>House of Representatives shall appoint a Representative. The committee shall: <br>(a) Actively pursue the mission of the Kentucky Women Veterans Program; <br>(b) Identify policies, practices, programs, and related activities that are
unresponsive or insensitive to the needs of women veterans; and
(c) Recommend changes, revisions, and new initiatives to address identified
deficiencies.
(6) The program is authorized to accept and expend:
(a) Moneys that may be appropriated by the General Assembly; and <br>(b) Other moneys received from any other source, including donations and grants.
Effective: June 20, 2005 <br>History: Created 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 21, sec. 1, effective June 20, 2005.
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40.600 Kentucky Women Veterans Program.
(1) The Kentucky Women Veterans Program is hereby created in the Kentucky
Department of Veterans' Affairs and shall be attached to the office of the <br>commissioner for administrative purposes. The commissioner shall designate a <br>Women Veterans Coordinator for the Commonwealth. The Kentucky Women <br>Veterans Program shall: <br>(a) Perform outreach to improve women veterans' awareness of eligibility for
federal and state veterans' services and benefits;
(b) Assess the needs of women veterans with respect to benefits and services; <br>(c) Review programs, research projects, and other initiatives designed to address
or meet the needs of Kentucky's women veterans;
(d) Make recommendations to the commissioner to improve benefits and services;
and
(e) Incorporate women veterans' issues in strategic planning concerning benefits
and services.
(2) The mission of the Kentucky Women Veterans Program shall be to ensure that
Kentucky women veterans have equitable access to federal and state veterans' <br>services and benefits.
(3) The program shall provide assistance to women who served in the United States
Armed Forces or in forces incorporated as part of the United States Armed Forces, <br>and who were discharged under conditions other than dishonorable.
(4) The primary components of the program shall be:
(a) Advocacy and Public Awareness. The program shall advocate for women
veterans and shall work to increase public awareness about the gender specific <br>needs of women veterans. The program shall advocate legislation and policies <br>on the local, state, and national levels to address these issues;
(b) Collaboration. The program shall collaborate with federal, state, and private
agencies that provide services to women veterans;
(c) Research and information dissemination. The program shall monitor and
research issues relating to women veterans and disseminate information and <br>opportunities throughout its network;
(d) Education. The program, through conferences, seminars, and training
workshops with federal, state, and private agencies, shall provide guidance <br>and direction to a woman veteran applying for grants, benefits, or services;
(e) Honor and Recognition. The program shall promote events and activities that
recognize and honor military women; and
(f) Facilities. The program, through grants and other sources of funding, shall
provide facilities as appropriate in support of the program.
(5) A Women Veterans Coordinating Committee shall be established. The committee's
membership shall be composed of representatives of government, public, and <br>private agencies that provide grants, benefits, or services to women veterans. The <br>commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Veterans' Affairs shall designate the
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agencies represented on the committee. However, the President of the Kentucky <br>Senate shall appoint a Senator to the committee, and the Speaker of the Kentucky <br>House of Representatives shall appoint a Representative. The committee shall: <br>(a) Actively pursue the mission of the Kentucky Women Veterans Program; <br>(b) Identify policies, practices, programs, and related activities that are
unresponsive or insensitive to the needs of women veterans; and
(c) Recommend changes, revisions, and new initiatives to address identified
deficiencies.
(6) The program is authorized to accept and expend:
(a) Moneys that may be appropriated by the General Assembly; and <br>(b) Other moneys received from any other source, including donations and grants.
Effective: June 20, 2005 <br>History: Created 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 21, sec. 1, effective June 20, 2005.
