TITLE VIII
PUBLIC DEFENSE AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS

CHAPTER 110-B
DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS AND VETERANS SERVICES

Veterans Services

Section 110-B:85

    110-B:85 Director of the Division of Veterans Services. –
I. The adjutant general shall, with the approval of the governor and council, appoint a director of the division of veterans services, who shall be a veteran as defined by RSA 21:50.
II. The director shall:
(a) Supervise the activities of a statewide service delivery structure which assists veterans and family members in identifying eligibility for veterans' benefits, filing claims, coordinating benefits with other state and federal agencies, and reviewing claims decisions for appeals or waivers of unfavorable decisions.
(b) Identify and develop legislative proposals to improve delivery of services, review and monitor legislation introduced by others, testify at hearings, and prepare legislative fiscal note work sheets. The director shall coordinate, implement, and administer programs mandated by the legislature.
(c) Prepare the agency budget and administer and monitor expenditures for the division of veterans services.
(d) Develop and coordinate agency programs in conjunction with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs as well as other federal, state, local, and private organizations.
(e) Represent the adjutant general at various state and national conventions, conferences, and public functions and provide supervision to the division of veterans services' public relations program.
(f) Perform such other duties as the adjutant general shall determine.

Source. 2019, 273:5, eff. Sept. 17, 2019.