AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 37-14-06 and 37-14-12 of the North Dakota Century Code,
relating to loans from the veterans' aid fund and appeals from the department of veterans'
affairs.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 37-14-06 of the 1999 Supplement to the North Dakota
Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows:
37-14-06. Department may provide aid. If the department of veterans' affairs is satisfied that an applicant is a veteran, as defined by section 37-01-40, or the surviving spouse of a veteran and has not remarried, and that the applicant is a citizen and resident of this state, the department may loan to the applicant, or a guardian of the applicant, a sum from the veterans' aid fund not to exceed two five thousand dollars.
SECTION 2. AMENDMENT. Section 37-14-12 of the North Dakota Century Code is amended
and reenacted as follows:
37-14-12. Decision of department final appealable. The department of veterans' affairs has full and sole power, authority, and jurisdiction over the granting or refusal of applications may grant or refuse an application for relief or assistance from the veterans' aid fund financial assistance programs under the control of the department under policies set by the administrative committee on veterans' affairs, and all of its. The committee shall adopt and establish an appeal process. The department's decisions are final appealable to an appeals committee appointed by the chairman of the administrative committee, and the decision of the committee is final.