S.B. 117
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SENATE BILL NO. 117–SENATOR CRUZ-CRAWFORD
PREFILED JANUARY 27, 2025
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JOINT SPONSOR: ASSEMBLYMEMBER MOORE
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Referred to Committee on Government Affairs
SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to services for veterans.
(BDR 37-795)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
Effect on the State: Yes.
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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
AN ACT relating to veterans; requiring the Director of the
Department of Veterans Services to develop and make
available to certain agencies, resource centers or programs
a program of training and informational materials
concerning the process for applying for an upgrade to the
character of a veteran’s discharge from service or a
change in the narrative reason for a veteran’s discharge
from service; and providing other matters properly
relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law requires the Director of the Department of Veterans Services to 1
conduct outreach to, and provide assistance designed for the unique needs of, veterans 2
and members of the military who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender and their 3
spouses and dependents. Existing law further requires this outreach and assistance to 4
include, without limitation, a requirement for the Director to provide assistance in 5
applying for an upgrade to the character of the veteran’s discharge from service or a 6
change in the narrative reason for the veteran’s discharge from service. (NRS 7
417.121) This bill additionally requires the Director to, as part of such outreach and 8
assistance, develop and make available to any agency, resource center or program in 9
this State which provides services and resources to veterans and members of the 10
military regarding the benefits, services, programs and assistance available to veterans 11
a program of training and informational materials concerning the process for applying 12
for an upgrade to the character of the veteran’s discharge from service or a change in 13
the narrative reason for the veteran’s discharge from service. 14
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- *SB117*
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. NRS 417.121 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1
417.121 1. The Director shall conduct outreach to, and 2
provide assistance designed for the unique needs of, veterans and 3
members of the military who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or 4
transgender and their spouses and dependents, including, without 5
limitation [, providing] : 6
(a) Providing assistance in applying for an upgrade to the 7
character of the veteran’s discharge from service or a change in the 8
narrative reason for the veteran’s discharge from service [.] ; and 9
(b) Developing and making available to any agency, resource 10
center or program in this State which provides services and 11
resources to veterans and members of the military regarding the 12
benefits, services, programs and assistance available to veterans a 13
program of training and informational materials concerning the 14
process for applying for an upgrade to the character of the 15
veteran’s discharge from service or a change in the narrative 16
reason for the veteran’s discharge from service. 17
2. As used in this section, “veteran” means a resident of this 18
State who meets the qualifications of subsection 1 of NRS 417.005. 19
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