2017 Legislative Summary Bills that Passed - 2017

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2017 65th Legislative Session

Summary: Veteran & Military Bills

  1. Appreciation of Veterans and Military
    1. 1025: Hunting License for Injured Military Wildlife Project.
      1. This Bill is a housekeeping bill which is not intended to change the benefit to veterans
      2. PASSED
    2. 1350: Hunting License. Veteran and Non-Resident land owners
      1. Free big game hunting license
      2. FAILED
    3. HCR 3024: PTSD Awareness Day to PTSI Awareness Day
      1. Added DHS, ND Cares, and families & Survivors to list
      2. Continue for every year
      3. PASSED
    4. 2226: Veteran Hunter Education
      1. Allow honorably discharged veteran to take 4 hour online course rather than current required course
      2. FAILED
    5. 2228: Hunting License for ND Veterans
      1. Allow 6 deer licenses and permits for veterans to hunt with guns
      2. Allow 4 Spring wild turkey licenses and permits for veterans
      3. Selected by Nonprofit organization
      4. FAILED
  2. Budget
    1. 2007: ND Veterans Home Budget
      1. 90% reduction in budget
      2. Replaced $2,111,404 of General Fund appropriations with Special funds (Non0 General Fund Dollars)
      3. Appropriated $157,000 from Special Funds (non-General Fund dollars)
        1. $59,000 for Equipment
        2. $15,000 for Health information exchange software
        3. $82,500 Nurse call system upgrade
      4. Reduced operating expenses by $62,761
      5. Reduced capital assets by $7,239
      6. Reduced equipment by $15,000
      7. Provided an exemption for shop addition project funding (non-General Fund)
    2. 2025: ND Department of Veterans Affairs
      1. Reduced staff levels to 70%
        1. Eliminated the only Loan and Grant position
        2. Eliminated staff assistant position
        3. Eliminated Transportation grant position
      2. Reduced base funding by 30%
      3. Removed stand down funding
      4. Maintained funding for DAV Vans at $37,200
      5. Maintained PTSD dog funding at $50,000
      6. Supplanted $100,000 in General fund Salaries with Federal grant dollars
  3. Burial & Memorial
    1. 2183: ND Commemorative Memorial coin
      1. Creates a ND Commemorative Memorial Coin. One coin to be conferred upon family of a military veteran during funeral honors.
      2. Additional coins may be available for purchase
      3. No general funds appropriated.
      4. PASSED
  4. Education
    1. HCR3022: Financial Aid Counseling
      1. For Veterans and Dependents in Higher Education
      2. Provided by IHL
      3. FAILED
  5. Employment
    1. 1090: Veterans Preference. Electronic Notification.
      1. This bill does not affect the benefit to veterans.
      2. relates to ND Veterans Preference
      3. allows for notification of non-hire to be made by electronic notification through the online recruiting solution system
      4. removes "Certified Mail" as only option
      5. PASSED

  1. Financial
    1. 1056: Property Tax Credit Disabled Veterans Family Trust
      1. Extend property tax exemption to homesteads in family trust
      2. FAILED
    2. 1225: Income tax Exemption for Retired Military Pay
      1. All retired military benefits and pay to be exempt from ND State Income Tax.
      2. FAILED
    3. 1285: Property Tax.
      1. Freeze value of resident disabled veterans and persons over age 65
      2. FAILED
    4. 1295: Homestead Credit Exemption Disabled Veteran
      1. Aged 65 or older or P&T disabled
      2. Exempt up to $350,000 value
      3. Graduated scale using age: 65=5%, 66=10%...
      4. FAILED
    5. 2175: Gaming Funds to be used for Veterans Organizations
      1. Bill allows veteran organization gaming to...
        1. Utilized gaming funds for direct benefit of the organizations
        2. Utilize gaming funds for erection, acquisition, improvement, maintenance, or repair of real or personal property owned or leased by an organization
      2. PASSED
    6. 2217: Gaming Tax to PWTF
      1. Allow 50% of Gaming tax paid by Veteran Organizations to go to PWTF
      2. FAILED
  2. Health & Wellbeing
    1. HCR 3024: Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Day (HCR 3024)
      1. Change June 27, 2017 from "Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day" to "Post Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Day
  3. Housing
  4. Law/Policy Change
  5. Legal Services
    1. None
  6. Military Families Top Ten Key Issues
  7. National Guard Specific
  8. Other Misc.
  9. Services and Outreach
  10. Studies
    1. None
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