Thursday, February 28, 2008
Kentucky House Approves Burial Fund Legislation.
A trust fund and related program to cover burial or cremation costs for impoverished Kentucky veterans would be established under a bill that passed the House 95-0 today.
House Bill 227, sponsored by Rep. Charles Siler, R-Williamsburg, would establish the trust fund and related Indigent Veterans' Burial Program for veterans who qualify. The trust fund would be administered by the Kentucky Department of Veterans' Affairs.
"It ensures that no Kentucky veteran who has been honorably discharged would be without a proper burial," Siler said.
HB 227 does not include an appropriation, although it does allow the state, federal government and other public or private sources to contribute to the fund. The bill now goes to the Senate for its consideration.
House Bill 227, sponsored by Rep. Charles Siler, R-Williamsburg, would establish the trust fund and related Indigent Veterans' Burial Program for veterans who qualify. The trust fund would be administered by the Kentucky Department of Veterans' Affairs.
"It ensures that no Kentucky veteran who has been honorably discharged would be without a proper burial," Siler said.
HB 227 does not include an appropriation, although it does allow the state, federal government and other public or private sources to contribute to the fund. The bill now goes to the Senate for its consideration.
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