197.78 STATE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS UNAVAILABLE THROUGH FEDERAL PROGRAMS. Subdivision 1. Commissioner's duties. The commissioner of veterans affairs shall foster and support educational programs for the benefit of veterans to assure that no Minnesotan shall be deprived of earned veterans benefits by virtue of the unavailability of programs for which the veteran is entitled to enroll and receive subsistence, tuition, and other benefits under federal programs. It shall be the responsibility of the commissioner to measure the demand for veterans service educational programs based on the criteria mandated by federal veterans benefits laws and to authorize, promote, and make grants within appropriated amounts to assure such program availability. Subd. 2. [Repealed, 1979 c 335 s 18] History: 1973 c 580 s 1; 1977 c 449 s 19; 1986 c 444; 1998 c 398 art 5 s 55; 2003 c 130 s 12; 2004 c 256 art 1 s 4
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