2002 Minnesota Statutes

     197.05 Fund, how expended. 

    The state soldiers' assistance fund shall be administered 
 by the commissioner of veterans affairs and shall be used to 
 locate and investigate the facts as to any citizen of Minnesota 
 or resident alien residing in Minnesota who served in the 
 military or naval forces of the United States and who is 
 indigent or suffering from any disability whether acquired in 
 the service or not; to assist the person and the person's 
 dependents as hereinafter provided in establishing and proving 
 any just claim the person may have against the United States 
 government, or any other government or state for compensation, 
 insurance, relief, or other benefits; to provide emergency 
 hospitalization, treatment, maintenance, and relief for any 
 person suffering from disability who was a bona fide resident of 
 the state at the time the need arose and the person's 
 dependents, as hereinafter provided; and to cooperate with other 
 state, municipal, and county officials and civic or civilian 
 agencies or organizations in carrying out the provisions of 
 sections 197.03 to 197.07.  The commissioner shall limit 
 financial assistance to veterans and dependents to six months, 
 unless recipients have been certified as ineligible for other 
 benefit programs. 

    The fund is appropriated to be used in the manner 
 determined by the commissioner of veterans affairs for these 
 purposes. 

    HIST: (4603) 1923 c 436 s 5; 1929 c 327; 1984 c 609 s 15; 1986 
 c 444; 1991 c 123 s 5; 1995 c 254 art 1 s 72; 2000 c 390 s 13