Oregon Statutes - Chapter 406 - Department of Veterans' Affairs

406.005 Department of Veterans� Affairs; duties; rules.
(1) The Department of Veterans� Affairs is established. (2) The department is under the supervision and control of a director appointed as provided in ORS...
406.010 Definition of �director.�
As used in this chapter, �director� means Director of Veterans� Affairs. [Amended by 2005 c.22 §269]
406.020 Director of Veterans� Affairs; appointment; confirmation.
The Department of Veterans� Affairs shall be under the supervision and control of the Director of Veterans� Affairs. The Governor shall appoint the director subject...
406.030 Administration of veterans� laws.
(1) The Director of Veterans� Affairs, in the performance of the duties of the director, shall organize and coordinate the administration of all present and...
406.040 General powers and duties of department.
The powers, authority and duties relating exclusively to war veterans� affairs now or hereafter imposed by law upon any officer or agency of this state,...
406.050 Additional powers and duties of director or department; rules; service charges.
In addition to other powers and duties, the Director of Veterans� Affairs or the Department of Veterans� Affairs is authorized: (1) To cooperate with officers...
406.060 Use of services and facilities of other state agencies.
The Department of Veterans� Affairs may utilize the services and facilities of any state agency in the course of administration of any law of this...
406.070 Director to qualify and furnish bond; reimbursement for expenses; location of office.
The Director of Veterans� Affairs shall qualify in like manner as other heads of state departments, and furnish a fidelity bond in an amount to...
406.080 [Amended by 1967 c.211 §9; 1987 c.652 §1; repealed by 1987 c.658 §3]
406.085 Revolving account for department when acting as conservator or personal representative of estate of veteran.
The Conservatorship Revolving Account is created, separate and distinct from the General Fund, to provide for disbursement of funds for the beneficiary. Funds may also...
406.090 Sections not affected by parts of this chapter.
The administration of ORS 273.035 to 273.051, 273.071, 273.161 to 273.175 and 408.710 to 408.750 shall in no way be affected by ORS 406.010 to...
406.100 Claims against estate by department when acting as conservator.
If the Department of Veterans� Affairs is appointed as a conservator under ORS 406.050 or a personal representative under ORS 113.085, the department shall have...
406.110 Waiver of claims.
The Director of Veterans� Affairs may waive all or any portion of a claim arising under ORS 406.100 if the director finds that payment of...
406.120 Conservatorship Services Account; sources; use.
(1) The Conservatorship Services Account is established as a separate account within the Oregon War Veterans� Fund. The Conservatorship Services Account shall consist of all...
406.130 Veterans� Services Account; uses.
There hereby is established in the General Fund of the State Treasury an account to be known as the Veterans� Services Account. Moneys in the...
406.210 Function of advisory committee; appointment, qualifications and term of members; chairperson; nominations by
veterans organizations to fill vacancies. (1) The Governor shall designate and appoint nine persons, all of whom are war veterans as defined by the laws...
406.215 Additional duties of advisory committee.
In addition to any other powers and duties granted to the Advisory Committee by law, the Advisory Committee shall: (1) Work with the Director of...
406.217 Duties of director concerning advisory committee.
The Director of Veterans� Affairs shall: (1) Solicit recommendations from the Advisory Committee on the administration of all federal and state laws affecting veterans, their...
406.220 Meetings and reports.
The Advisory Committee shall meet within this state at least once each three months. At each such meeting the Director of Veterans� Affairs shall report...
406.230 Compensation and expenses of members.
Each member of the Advisory Committee is entitled to compensation and expenses as provided in ORS 292.495. [Amended by 1969 c.314 §33] RELATIONS WITH VETERANS
406.310 Director authorized to aid veterans organizations.
From funds available to the office of the Director of Veterans� Affairs for this purpose, the director, with advice from the Advisory Committee, is authorized...
406.320 Qualification of veterans organization for state aid.
Organizations desiring to apply for benefits under ORS 406.310 shall submit to the Director of Veterans� Affairs statements of their expenditures incurred in conducting their...
406.330 Power to establish regulations for aid program.
The Director of Veterans� Affairs, with advice from the Advisory Committee, may adopt such procedural rules and regulations as the director deems advisable in making...
406.340 Director authorized to accept voluntary services.
In performance of the duties of the office of the Director of Veterans� Affairs, the director may accept services voluntarily tendered by any person or...
406.410 [1985 c.790 §1; 1991 c.67 §96; repealed by 2007 c.117 §1]
406.420 [1985 c.790 §2; repealed by 2007 c.117 §1]
406.430 [1985 c.790 §3; repealed by 2007 c.117 §1]
406.448 Definition of �survivor of a veteran.�
As used in ORS 406.450, 406.452, 406.454 and 406.456, �survivor of a veteran� means the spouse or a dependent of a deceased veteran. [2007 c.357...
406.450 Services provided by county veterans� service officers.
(1) The Director of Veterans� Affairs shall establish a program to enhance and expand the services provided by county veterans� service officers appointed under ORS...
406.452 State certification program for veterans� service officers; rules.
The Director of Veterans� Affairs may establish by rule a state certification program for veterans� service officers appointed under ORS 408.410 and other individuals providing...
406.454 Distribution formula; rules.
(1) The Director of Veterans� Affairs shall adopt by rule a formula to distribute to county governing bodies funds appropriated to the director to enhance...
406.456 Rules.
The Director of Veterans� Affairs shall adopt rules to implement ORS 406.450, 406.452 and 406.454. The rules shall include, but need not be limited to:...
406.458 Consultation with Association of Oregon Counties.
The Director of Veterans� Affairs shall carry out the provisions of ORS 406.450, 406.452, 406.454 and 406.456 in consultation with the Association of Oregon Counties....
406.460 Limitation on use of funds by county governing body; exceptions.
(1) A county governing body that receives funds under ORS 406.454 may not use the funds to supplant moneys appropriated by the county governing body...
406.462 Distribution of moneys by Director of Veterans� Affairs.
(1) Moneys appropriated to the Director of Veterans� Affairs for the purposes described in ORS 406.450 must be distributed to county governing bodies and expended...

Last modified: August 7, 2008