Senate Bill 2698

AN ACT TO CREATE A MISSISSIPPI VETERANS HONOR MEDAL PROGRAM TO HONOR, RECOGNIZE AND THANK MISSISSIPPI VETERANS FOR THEIR HONORABLE MILITARY SERVICE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE VETERANS AFFAIRS BOARD MAY ADOPT ANY RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO ADMINISTER THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

SECTION 1. There is hereby created a Mississippi Veterans Honor Medal Program to be administered by the State Veterans Affairs Board to honor, recognize and thank Mississippi veterans for their honorable military service. The Mississippi Veterans Honor Medal shall be available for Mississippi veterans who were honorably discharged and to the families of those who were killed in action. The medal may come with ribbons to distinguish honorable service, purple heart, prisoner of war, and killed in action. The State Veterans Affairs Board shall determine as expeditiously as possible the specific eligibility requirements for the medal. Applications for the medal shall be filed with the State Veterans Affairs Board on forms prescribed and furnished by the board. The program shall be revenue neutral with all costs to be paid by the sale of the medals at a price to be determined by the board. The State Veterans Affairs Board may adopt any rules and regulations necessary to administer the provisions of this act.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2019.