1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to the military; providing reimbursement grants or pay for certain 
1.3 	honor guard members; appropriating money;proposing coding for new law in 
1.4 	Minnesota Statutes, chapters 192; 197.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [192.382] HONOR GUARDS.
1.7 	Upon the death of any person who has honorably served six or more years or is 
1.8 	in active service in the Minnesota National Guard, the adjutant general may activate 
1.9 	members to serve as an honor guard at the funeral. Members activated for service as honor 
1.10 	guards must be paid at the rate provided in section 192.49, subdivision 1 or 2.

1.11 	Sec. 2. [197.231] HONOR GUARDS.
1.12 	The commissioner of veterans affairs shall pay, within available funds and upon 
1.13 	request by a local unit of a congressionally chartered veterans organization or its auxiliary, 
1.14 	up to $50 to the local unit for each time that local unit provides an honor guard detail at 
1.15 	the funeral of a deceased veteran.

1.16 	Sec. 3. APPROPRIATION.
 1.17 	$....... is appropriated from the general fund to the adjutant general for purposes of 
1.18 	section 1 and $....... is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of veterans 
1.19 	affairs for the purposes of section 2. These appropriations are available until June 30, 2009.

1.20 	Sec. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 1.21 	Sections 1 to 3 are effective July 1, 2007.