SB 2137 - Veterans' Home Objective and Contributions

An ACT to amend and reenact section 37-15-02 and subsection 3 of section 37-15-14.1 of North Dakota Century Code, relating to the object of the veterans' home and membership contributions for residents of the veterans' home.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:

SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 37-15-02 of the North Dakota Century Code is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: 

37-15-02. Object of veterans' home. The object of the veterans' home is to provide domiciliary and long-term care as defined under chapter 23-16 for:

1. All veterans as defined in section 37-01-40 and all honorably discharged soldiers of the North Dakota national guard who heretofore or hereafter may become permanently disabled from any cause while in line and discharge of duty.
2. The spouses and surviving spouses of those mentioned in subsection 1 if they meet the requirements for admission under section 37-15-10. 

SECTION 2. AMENDMENT. Subsection 3 of section 37-15-14.1 of the North Dakota Century Code is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:

3. All moneys received as a result of charging the membership contribution authorized by subsection 1 must be deposited in a special fund in the state treasury to be known as the "veterans' home improvement fund". The fund must be invested by the state investment board in the manner provided in chapter 21-10, and all income received, less amounts deducted pursuant to section 21-10-10, must be deposited in, or reinvested for the benefit of, the veterans' home improvement fund. Moneys in the veterans' home improvement fund must, subject to and following legislative appropriations, be expended only for expansion of present facilities of the home, for development of new facilities, for enrichment of living conditions, or for additional care for members of the home, as such expansion, development, enrichment, or additional care is deemed necessary by the administrative committee. The office of management and budget shall prepare the warrant-checks.