An Act amending Titles 51 (Military Affairs) and 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, further providing for duties of department; in State Veterans' Commission and Deputy Adjutant General for Veterans' Affairs, further providing for specific duties relating to Deputy Adjutant General for Veterans' Affairs; and, in general administration relating to correctional institutions, further providing for powers and duties of department.

PRINTER'S NO. 929
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 889
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY WEBSTER, GIRAL, MADDEN, SANCHEZ, SOLOMON AND
MALAGARI, MARCH 13, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS, MARCH 13, 2025
AN ACT
Amending Titles 51 (Military Affairs) and 61 (Prisons and
Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in
Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, further
providing for duties of department; in State Veterans'
Commission and Deputy Adjutant General for Veterans' Affairs,
further providing for specific duties relating to Deputy
Adjutant General for Veterans' Affairs; and, in general
administration relating to correctional institutions, further
providing for powers and duties of department.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 702 of Title 51 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a paragraph to read:
§ 702. Duties of department.
The department shall have the power and its duty shall be:
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(13) To contact veterans whose names appear on the list
transmitted to the department under 61 Pa.C.S. § 1105(a)(3)
(relating to powers and duties of department) and encourage
the veterans' voter registration.
Section 2. Section 1712(6) and (7) of Title 51 are amended
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and the section is amended by adding a paragraph to read:
§ 1712. Specific duties.
In addition to such other duties as may be provided by law or
as assigned by the Adjutant General, the Deputy Adjutant General
for Veterans' Affairs shall have the following specific duties:
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(6) To aid in the rehabilitation of injured, wounded or
compensable veterans in educational institutions or
[vocational training] career and technical training
institutions for which they may be eligible by law.
(7) To cooperate with and advise the Department of
Education with respect to [vocational] career and technical
training programs for veterans, particularly programs suited
to casualties.
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(17) To encourage voter registration among veterans.
Section 3. Section 1105(a) of Title 61 is amended by adding
a paragraph and the section is amended by adding a subsection to
read:
§ 1105. Powers and duties of department.
(a) General rule.--The department shall have the power and
its duty shall be:
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(3) To maintain a list of individuals who are both
veterans and committed to a term of imprisonment or otherwise
confined under the custody of the Commonwealth and to
transmit the individuals' names and addresses, not less than
30 days prior to the individuals' release or discharge from
confinement, to each county director of veterans affairs.
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(c) Definition.--As used in this section, the term "veteran"
means the same as in 51 Pa.C.S. § 7101.2 (relating to
definitions).
Section 4. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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