1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to veterans; honor guard stipends;amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, 
1.3 	section 197.231.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 197.231, is amended to read:
1.6 	197.231 HONOR GUARDS.
1.7 	The commissioner of veterans affairs shall pay, within available funds and upon 
1.8 	request by a local unit of a congressionally chartered veterans organization or its auxiliary, 
1.9 	up to $50 to the local unit for each time that local unit provides an honor guard detail at 
1.10 	the funeral of a deceased veteran. The commissioner may give priority to local units that 
1.11 	do not have charitable gambling operations. If the local unit provides a student to play 
1.12 	"Taps," the local unit may pay some or all of the $50 to the student.

1.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2012, for honor guards 
1.14 	provided on or after that date.