Minnesota SF 4072: Separation and retention incentive programs authorization for employees of the Department of Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation

Status: Comm report: To pass and re-referred to State Government Finance and Policy and Elections (as of 2022-03-23)

State: Minnesota · Session: 2021-2022 · Bill: SF 4072

Subjects: Employment and Economic Development Department

Sponsors: Bakk

Bill Text

1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to veterans; providing that certain veterans or former members of the
1.3 armed forces who have forfeited federal benefits do not qualify for state-funded
1.4 veterans benefits, services, or programs; discontinuing the environmental hazards
1.5 information and assistance program for veterans; amending Minnesota Statutes
1.6 2024, section 196.021; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter
1.7 197; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 196.19; 196.21; 196.22,
1.8 subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5; 196.23; 196.24; 196.25; 196.26; 197.225.
1.9 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.10 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 196.021, is amended to read:
1.11 196.021 DEPUTY COMMISSIONERS; DUTIES.
1.12 Subdivision 1.Appointment.The commissioner shall appoint a deputy commissioner
1.13 for veteran services, a deputy commissioner for administration, and a deputy commissioner
1.14 for veteran health care. Both Deputy commissioners serve in the unclassified service at the
1.15 pleasure of the commissioner. Both deputies Deputy commissioners must be residents of
1.16 Minnesota, citizens of the United States, and veterans as defined in section 197.447.
1.17 Subd. 2. Powers and duties.The deputy commissioner for veteran services and, the
1.18 deputy commissioner for veteran health care, and the deputy commissioner for administration
1.19 have those powers delegated by the commissioner. A delegation must be in writing, signed
1.20 by the commissioner, and filed with the secretary of state.
1.21 Sec. 2. [197.792] FORFEITURE OF BENEFITS.
1.22 An individual who is a veteran, as defined under section 197.447, or a former member
1.23 of the armed forces does not qualify for state-funded veterans benefits, services, or programs
1Sec. 2.
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SENATE
STATE OF MINNESOTA
S.F. No. 4072NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
(SENATE AUTHORS: KUPEC)
OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
Introduction and first reading646003/02/2026
Referred to Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Comm report: To pass as amended6685a03/17/2026
Second reading6734
Referred to for comparison with HF3544
Rule 45; subst. General Orders HF3544, SF indefinitely postponed807504/15/2026

2.1 under chapters 196 to 198 if the United States Department of Veterans Affairs has determined
2.2 that the individual has forfeited the individual's entitlement to federal benefits according to
2.3 United States Code, title 38, chapter 61.
2.4 Sec. 3. REPEALER.
2.5 Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 196.19; 196.21; 196.22, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, and 5;
2.6 196.23; 196.24; 196.25; 196.26; and 197.225, are repealed.
2Sec. 3.
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196.19 ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE ACT;
CITATION.
Sections 196.19 to 196.26 may be cited as the "Environmental Hazards Information and
Assistance Act."
196.21 DEFINITIONS.
Subdivision 1.Scope.For the purposes of sections 196.19 to 196.26 the following terms have
the meanings given them.
Subd. 2.Veteran."Veteran" means a person who is a resident of this state and who served in
the armed forces of the United States of America.
Subd. 3.Chemical agents."Chemical agents" means Agent Orange and any other identified
or unidentified chemical substance or compounds suspected by medical experts of adversely affecting
the physical, mental, or emotional health of members of the armed forces.
Subd. 4.Agent Orange."Agent Orange" means any herbicide, defoliant, or pesticide containing
dioxin and composed primarily of trichlorophenoxyacetic acid and dichlorophenoxyacetic acid.
Subd. 5.Commissioner."Commissioner" means the commissioner of veterans affairs.
196.22 POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER.
Subdivision 1.Environmental hazards information and assistance program.The
commissioner shall establish and maintain an environmental hazards information and assistance
program. The commissioner shall:
(1) provide information regarding epidemiological, genetic, and other scientific studies proposed,
underway, or completed that pertain to adverse health conditions which may be associated with
exposure to chemical agents;
(2) monitor and report on the activities and policies of the United States government relating
to the exposure of veterans to chemical agents; and
(3) respond, within the commissioner's powers and duties under this chapter and chapter 197,
to other issues of concern to veterans relating to exposure to chemical agents.
Subd. 2.Referral programs.The commissioner, in cooperation with the United States Veterans
Administration, county veterans service officers, and veterans organizations shall institute referral
programs to:
(1) refer veterans to appropriate federal agencies or other available resources for treatment of
adverse health conditions which may have resulted from possible exposure to chemical agents; and
(2) refer

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