Section 9-946 - General consideration. - Maryland Statutes

§ 9-946. General consideration.
 

The Secretary shall submit a report by December 31 of each year to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2-1246 of this article, the General Assembly, that includes: 

(1) the number of: 

(i) requests for help in obtaining benefits; and 

(ii) veterans, veterans' dependents, and veterans' survivors helped by the Outreach and Advocacy Program by category; 

(2) the benefits obtained through the Outreach and Advocacy Program by category; 

(3) the average length of time it takes to process benefit requests and for a recipient to access health benefits; 

(4) the average amount of disability and pension benefits received by qualified individuals in this State compared to individuals in other states; 

(5) a detailed description of the outreach plan in the Outreach and Advocacy Program; 

(6) an account of the costs of operating the Outreach and Advocacy Program; 

(7) a status of the accomplishments for, efficacy of, efficiency of, and level of resources available for each of the following programs: 

(i) cemetery; 

(ii) memorial; 

(iii) service; 

(iv) veterans homes; and 

(v) outreach and advocacy; 

(8) a general assessment of the status of veterans in the State; 

(9) the estimated impact current military operations are likely to have on the needs of veterans in the future; 

(10) the status of federal veterans programs as they relate to Maryland veterans; and 

(11) any other issues concerning veterans that the Secretary considers appropriate. 
 

[2006, ch. 44, § 6; ch. 290, § 1.]