HB 1452 — An Act amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, further providing for veterans registry and for PA VETConnect Program.

PRINTER'S NO.   1700

                      THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                          HOUSE BILL
                          No. 1452
                                                Session of
                                                  2025

     INTRODUCED BY SHUSTERMAN, FLICK, PIELLI, K.HARRIS, HILL-EVANS,
        MAYES, PROBST, POWELL, SANCHEZ, MADDEN, HOHENSTEIN, NEILSON,
        INGLIS AND D. WILLIAMS, MAY 13, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY
        PREPAREDNESS, MAY 13, 2025


                                     AN ACT
 1   Amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania
 2      Consolidated Statutes, in Department of Military and Veterans
 3      Affairs, further providing for veterans registry and for PA
 4      VETConnect Program.
 5      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 6   hereby enacts as follows:
 7      Section 1.     Sections 712(c)(5) and 714(e)(1) of Title 51 of
 8   the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:
 9   § 712.   Veterans registry.
10      * * *
11      (c)   Duties of department.--The department shall provide
12   access to a paper and an online registry form which contain a
13   statement indicating the purpose for the registry. The forms
14   shall be developed to obtain the following information relating
15   to the veteran:
16            * * *
17            (5)   Benefit and program information requests for various
18      benefits and programs for which veterans may be eligible,
 1      including information pertaining to support resources for
 2      military sexual trauma.
 3            * * *
 4   § 714.   PA VETConnect Program.
 5      * * *
 6      (e)   Duties of department.--The department shall develop and
 7   administer the program, which shall contain a mission statement
 8   that shall be clearly communicated to network advocates,
 9   partners and participants under subsection (b). The department
10   shall:
11            (1)   Coordinate with Federal agencies, State agencies,
12      county directors of veterans' affairs, veterans' service
13      organizations, accredited postsecondary educational and
14      technical institutions, the health care provider community,
15      businesses and nonprofit organizations, identified by the
16      department, that provide programs, initiatives, reintegration
17      outreach, support resources for military sexual trauma and
18      related services to veterans and the families of veterans.
19            * * *
20      Section 2.    This act shall take effect immediately.




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