West Virginia HB 4606: Authorizing programs to assist at-risk veterans and their families with existing resources to combat suicide

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WEST virginia legislature

2022 regular session

Introduced

House Bill 4606

By Delegates Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker) and Skaff

(By Request of the Executive)

[Introduced February 10, 2022; referred 

to the Committee on Government Organization]

A BILL to amend the Code of West 
Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated 
§9A-5-1, §9A-5-2, and §9A-5-3, all relating to specifically authorizing 
programs to assist at-risk veterans through partnerships with service 
organizations engaged with their local veteran communities to connect veterans 
and their families with existing resources to combat suicide, and its 
contributing factors, among the veteran population in this state; providing 
legislative fundings and purpose; authorizing programs to assist at-risk 
veterans through partnerships with service organizations to combat suicide and 
its contributing factors among the veteran population; and providing for funding 
and grant-making from the Department of Veterans’ Assistance to partner service 
organizations and for the purposes of this article.

Be it enacted by the 
Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 5. Aid to at-risk 
veterans.

§9A-5-1. Legislative 
finding and purpose. 

(a) The Legislature hereby finds 
that there exists a health care crisis among our state’s veterans and their 
families, with veterans in this state dying by suicide at a rate of nearly 60 
percent higher than the rate for nonveterans.

(b) The Legislature finds that 
there are significant resources available to help combat this crisis, but that 
these resources are not well-known or easily available to veterans and their 
families. 

(c) Therefore, the Legislature 
hereby specifically authorizes and directs the Department of Veterans’ 
Assistance to develop and implement programs to assist at-risk veterans, 
including by establishing partnerships with service organizations engaged with 
their local veteran communities to connect veterans and their families with 
existing resources to combat suicide, and its contributing factors, among the 
veteran population in this state.

§9A-5-2. Assistance to At-Risk Veterans; 
Partnerships with Service Organizations. 

(a) In addition to the duties and powers otherwise 
provided to the Department of Veterans’ Assistance under this chapter, the 
department shall develop and implement programs to assist veterans and their 
families combat suicide and its contributing factors in this state.

(b) The department may enter into partnerships or agreements 
with services organizations engaged with their local veteran communities to provide 
or connect veterans and their families to resources that may be available 
through any source, including state, federal, or private resources. 

§9A-5-3. Grant-making Authority. 

(a) The Department of Veterans’ Assistance may make 
grants or otherwise transfer moneys held 
by the department from any available source to provide assistance to veterans 
or their families, including by providing funding to partner service 
organizations, for the purposes of this article.

(b) The department shall maintain records of any moneys transferred or expended under this 
article, and shall comply with all relevant reporting requirements.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to direct the Department of 
Veterans Affairs to establish partnerships with service organizations engaged 
with their local veteran communities to connect veterans and their families 
with existing resources to combat suicide, and its contributing factors, among 
the veteran population in this state.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a 
heading or the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would 
be added.

Bill Status | 
B