- 1. This section shall be known and may be* cited as "The Veterans' Bill of Rights".
2. Veterans in this state have a right to:
- (1) Receive assistance from a local veterans service officer in completing applications for state and federal benefits;
- (2) Receive counseling from veterans service officers and receive information about compensation, pensions, education benefits, life insurance medical benefits, state benefits, and burial benefits;
- (3) Preference in public employment as described in section 36.220;
- (4) Be treated with dignity and respect and to receive accurate, courteous, and timely service; and
- (5) Receive fair and equal treatment without regard to sex, race, religion, handicap, ethnicity, or national origin.
(L. 2018 S.B. 573)
*Word "be" does not appear in original rolls.