Department of Veterans Affairs

Intent of Bill:

Intent of legislative Bill:

Intent of bill:

AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 27-20.4 and a new section to chapter 61-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to records and cooperative agreements to provide services to juveniles adjudicated in tribal court and the water projects stabilization fund; to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 21-10-06 and section 27-20.2-21 of the North Dakota Century Code and section 3 of chapter 20 of the 2021 Session Laws, relating to funds invested by the state investment board, the inspection of juvenile court files, and the appropriation of additional amounts to the stat

ND DVA Budget

• Veterans Affairs: Adds one FTE
• Veterans Affairs: $15,000 for website improvements
• Veterans Home funding: Demolish old veterans home $1,121,000
• Veterans Home Approved: Hold over Veterans Home construction funds into next biennium to complete all billings
• Veterans Home Approved: Carry over funding for Electronic Health record system into next biennium
• Veterans Home Approved: Authorization of Melvin Norgard funds for construction of a workshop $788,200
• Reduced Veterans Home operating budget by $50,000

Indian Veteran Representative

• ND Department of Veterans Affairs to provide an Indian Veteran representative in the ND county with the most registered Indian Veterans
• Appropriations: $25,000

PTSD Service Dogs

Origination of bill: Senator Sorvaag, Ronald

• Provide $50,000 to ND Department of Veterans Affairs for training service dogs to assist ND Veterans with PTSD
• Payment made by NDDVA only after completion of service dog's training
• Payment may not exceed $12,500 per service dog
• Legislative management shall consider studying statutory changes to benefit ND veterans; state income taxes, property taxes, veteran-focused incenti

Assistance Relief Application Appeal

Appeals to ACOVA subcommittee of Loan and Grant program would be closed to public, upon the request of the applicant, to protect the medical and financial information of the applicant.

County Veterans Service Officers (CVSO)

Origination: House Government & Veterans Affairs Committee

A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 37-14-18 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to county veterans' service officers. 

This bill would...

Veterans Indicator on Drivers License

Upon request and with adequate documentation, the director shall place an indicator on the face of an operator's license of a veteran. The veteran may make the request through the Department of Veterans Affairs.

• To have this on a license you must bring DD214 to CVSO for verification and form.