Title V MILITARY AFFAIRS AND POLICE Chapter 42 Effective - 28 Aug 2018 42.380. Rights of veterans. — 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.
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