1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to veterans; providing that a veteran, veteran's spouse or dependent, former 
1.3 	service member of the armed forces, or former service member's spouse or 
1.4 	dependent shall not qualify for state-funded benefits, services, or programs if the 
1.5 	veteran or former service member has forfeited federal benefits;proposing coding 
1.6 	for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 197.
1.7 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.8 	Section 1. [197.08] FORFEITURE OF BENEFITS.
1.9 	Any veteran as defined by section 197.447, any veteran's spouse or dependent, any 
1.10 	former service member of the armed forces, or any former service member's spouse or 
1.11 	dependent shall not qualify for state-funded benefits, services, or programs under this chapter 
1.12 	if the veteran or former service member was determined by the United States Department 
1.13 	of Veterans Affairs to have forfeited the veteran's or service member's entitlement to federal 
1.14 	benefits according to United States Code, title 38, chapter 61.