ASSEMBLY MILITARY AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No. 660

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

      The Assembly Military and Veterans Affairs Committee reports favorably Senate Bill No. 660.

      Under federal law, a veteran rendered permanently disabled by a service-connected injury may receive from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs a 100 percent disability rating, which entitles the veteran to certain unemployment, health care, and educational benefits.  New Jersey allows these military veterans to receive a disability identification card, placard, and license plates by submitting to the MVC a statement from the Department of Veterans Affairs certifying that they are 100 percent disabled.  A military veteran who qualifies as being 100 percent disabled is not required to submit an application signed by a medical professional. 

      Under this bill, military veterans with a 100 percent disability rating would be required to submit the Department of Veterans Affairs statement on the initial application for parking privileges, but not on subsequent renewal applications.