2021 Minnesota Statutes

197.585 HIGHER EDUCATION VETERANS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

Subdivision 1.Assistance provided.

The commissioner of veterans affairs shall provide central liaison staff and campus veterans assistance officers to serve the needs of students who are veterans at higher education institutions in Minnesota. Methods of assistance may include, but are not limited to, work-study positions for veterans, and providing information and assistance regarding the availability of state, federal, local, and private resources.

Subd. 2.

[Repealed, 2014 c 286 art 1 s 5]

Subd. 3.Office space provided.

Each campus of the University of Minnesota and each institution within the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system shall provide adequate space for a veterans assistance office to be administered by the commissioner of veterans affairs, and each private college and university in Minnesota is encouraged to provide adequate space for a veterans assistance office to be administered by the commissioner of veterans affairs. The veterans assistance office must provide information and assistance to veterans who are students or family members of students at the school regarding the availability of state, federal, local, and private resources.

Subd. 4.

[Repealed, 2014 c 286 art 1 s 5]

Subd. 5.

[Repealed, 1Sp2011 c 10 art 2 s 5]

History:

2006 c 282 art 15 s 3; 2010 c 333 art 2 s 14; 2013 c 99 art 2 s 29