Assembly Bill 1007 proposes an amendment to the existing law regarding the administration of the veterans at risk alert system by the Department of Justice. Currently, to qualify as a "veteran at risk," an individual must be a veteran or active-duty member with a physical or mental health condition that is related to their military service. This bill seeks to remove the requirement that the health condition must be service-related, thereby broadening the criteria for what constitutes a veteran at risk.

The specific legal language being amended is found in section 175.51 (1v) (a) of the statutes, where the phrase "that is related to his or her service" is deleted. This change aims to ensure that more veterans and active-duty members can be identified and assisted through the alert system, regardless of whether their health conditions are directly linked to their military service.

Statutes affected:
Bill Text: 175.51(1v)(a), 175.51