as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 03/20/2024 12:26pm
A bill for an act
relating to veterans; requesting the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
provide free access to disabled veterans; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 197.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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(a) For purposes of this section, "disabled veteran" means a veteran as defined in section
197.447 who is certified as disabled. "Certified as disabled" means certified in writing by
the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or the state commissioner of veterans
affairs as having a permanent service-connected disability.
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(b) The University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum is requested to provide a disabled
veteran and one guest unlimited access to the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
located in the city of Chaska free of charge. The disabled veteran must provide a veteran
photo identification card with the term "service-connected" on the identification card,
verifying that the disabled veteran has a service-connected disability.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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