(a) In this section, “specialist” means an employee designated by a governmental unit who is responsible for responding to and assisting veterans who are employed by the unit or who contact the unit for assistance.
Duties of governmental unit
(b) Each governmental unit shall:
(1) designate an employee of the unit, who to the extent practicable is a veteran, as a veterans' services specialist for the unit and whose duties include the coordination of veterans' services with the Department;
(2) provide the Department with any nonprotected or nonprivate information about services the unit provides to veterans; and
(3) post on the unit's website:
(i) all services available for veterans from the unit;
(ii) the contact information for the unit's veterans' services specialist; and
(iii) a link to the Department with the contact information for the director of the Program in the Department.
Duties of veterans’ services specialist
(c) The veterans' services specialist shall:
(1) coordinate the provision of veterans' services available through the unit with the Department; and
(2) attend annual training that the Department provides concerning the coordination of veterans' services.
Governmental units not providing services to veterans
(d) On request for services by a veteran, a governmental unit that does not provide services to veterans shall direct the veteran to contact the Department and provide the veteran with the Department contact information.
Duties of Department
(e) The Department shall:
(1) coordinate a meeting each quarter, or as otherwise necessary, with governmental units to discuss and receive information concerning the implementation of the requirements of this section; and
(2) on or before January 15 each year, report on the implementation of the requirements of this section to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2-1257 of this article, the General Assembly.
Credits
Added by Acts 2017, c. 706, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Acts 2017, c. 707, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017. Amended by Acts 2019, c. 8, § 5; Acts 2022, c. 72, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022; Acts 2022, c. 73, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022.
MD Code, State Government, § 9-944, MD STATE GOVT § 9-944
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
