Pennsylvania HB 1452: An Act amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, further providing for veterans registry and for PA VETConnect Program.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 1700
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1452
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY SHUSTERMAN, FLICK, PIELLI, K.HARRIS, HILL-EVANS,
MAYES, PROBST, POWELL, SANCHEZ, MADDEN, HOHENSTEIN, NEILSON,
INGLIS AND D. WILLIAMS, MAY 13, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS, MAY 13, 2025
AN ACT
Amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in Department of Military and Veterans
Affairs, further providing for veterans registry and for PA
VETConnect Program.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Sections 712(c)(5) and 714(e)(1) of Title 51 of
the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:
§ 712. Veterans registry.
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(c) Duties of department.--The department shall provide
access to a paper and an online registry form which contain a
statement indicating the purpose for the registry. The forms
shall be developed to obtain the following information relating
to the veteran:
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(5) Benefit and program information requests for various
benefits and programs for which veterans may be eligible,
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including information pertaining to support resources for
military sexual trauma.
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§ 714. PA VETConnect Program.
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(e) Duties of department.--The department shall develop and
administer the program, which shall contain a mission statement
that shall be clearly communicated to network advocates,
partners and participants under subsection (b). The department
shall:
(1) Coordinate with Federal agencies, State agencies,
county directors of veterans' affairs, veterans' service
organizations, accredited postsecondary educational and
technical institutions, the health care provider community,
businesses and nonprofit organizations, identified by the
department, that provide programs, initiatives, reintegration
outreach, support resources for military sexual trauma and
related services to veterans and the families of veterans.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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