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AB145
AB145: Rules for Veteran Services and State Hiring
Last scannedAug 22, 2026, 1:27 AM
In one sentence
This bill stops people from charging money to help veterans with benefit claims unless they are accredited, creates a new state job coordinator to manage hiring and mentoring programs for veterans, and gives free park passes to families of service members killed in the line of duty.
What it does
- Prohibits anyone who is not accredited by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs from preparing or helping with veteran benefit claims if they accept payment or donations.
- Allows people to help veterans with benefits for free without needing special accreditation.
- Requires the Division of Human Resource Management to hire a Veterans Coordinator to supervise hiring and mentoring programs.
- Creates a program to recruit and keep employees who are veterans, spouses of veterans, or spouses of active service members.
- Codifies rules requiring state agencies that employ veterans to identify an employee to serve as a peer mentor.
- Expands free annual permits for all state parks to include widows, widowers, parents, and adult children of those killed in the line of duty while on active duty.
Who it affects
- People who provide paid services or advice on veterans' benefits claims
- Veterans, spouses of veterans, and spouses of active service members seeking state jobs
- State agencies that employ veterans
- Families of military personnel killed while serving on active duty
Limits and unknowns
- The bill does not apply if federal law already covers the same rules.
- Free park permits are only available to bona fide residents who meet specific family relationship requirements regarding line-of-duty deaths.
- Specific details of how state agencies must implement peer mentor programs beyond identifying one employee per agency are not fully detailed in this summary.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Accredited
- Officially recognized by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to handle benefit claims.
- Veterans Coordinator
- A new state employee who supervises hiring and mentoring programs for veterans.
- Qualifying person
- A veteran or the spouse of a veteran or active service member eligible for special hiring support.
Official record
Sources
Official summary
Revises provisions relating to veterans. (BDR 37-77)