SENATE RESOLUTION No. 115

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

220th LEGISLATURE

 

INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 27, 2023

 


 

Sponsored by:

Senator  JOSEPH P. CRYAN

District 20 (Union)

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Urges federal Department of Veterans Affairs to increase awareness and education on programs regarding services for veterans.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     As introduced.

  


A Senate Resolution urging the federal Department of Veterans Affairs to increase awareness and education on programs regarding the services available to veterans.

 

Whereas, Many veterans face challenges separating from military service and returning to civilian life, and generally adjusting to a world that is less structured than what the veteran experienced in the military; and

Whereas, A veteran has to quickly return to dealing with the necessities of a civilian life, and navigating the paperwork and process of obtaining benefits and services, all of which are services; and

Whereas, The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) was established to serve  the men and women who are America’s veterans by providing benefits and services at the highest level of compassion, commitment, professionalism, integrity, and accountability; and

Whereas, VA programs provide veterans with disability and health care services, continued education, housing assistance, and employment coaching; and

Whereas, The Veterans Health Administration is the largest integrated health care system in the United States, providing care at 1,298 facilities, including 171 VA Medical Centers and 1,113 outpatient sites, to over 9 million veterans enrolled in the VA health care program; and

Whereas, With over 350,000 veterans in New Jersey, there is an opportunity for the VA to expand its reach in increasing awareness and education on programs regarding the services available to veterans provided by the VA; and

Whereas, New Jersey is grateful for the military service of the many men and women who have served, honorably and with courage, for their nation and this State; and

Whereas, Given the importance of the services provided by the VA, it is fitting and proper for the VA to increase its engagement and outreach with the purpose of bringing more awareness and education to the services they currently offer for veterans; now, therefore,

 

     Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of New Jersey:

 

     1.    This House respectfully urges the VA to increase awareness and education on programs they currently offer for veterans. 

 

     2.    Copies of this resolution, as filed with the Secretary of State, shall be transmitted by the Secretary of the Senate to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

STATEMENT

 

     This resolution encourages the federal Department of Veterans Affairs to increase awareness and education on programs regarding the services available to veterans. 

     Many veterans face challenges separating from military service and returning to civilian life, and generally adjusting to a world that is less structured than what the veteran experienced in the military.  The VA was established to serve the men and women who are America’s veterans by providing benefits and services at the highest level of compassion, commitment, professionalism, integrity, and accountability. 

     VA programs provide veterans with disability and health care services, continued education, housing assistance, and employment coaching. 

     With over 350,000 veterans in New Jersey, there is an opportunity for the VA to expand its reach in increasing awareness and education on programs regarding the services available to veterans provided by the VA.