H.F. 2321 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 356.6A Duty to inform about veteran 1 services. 2 The personnel of a jail or municipal holding facility shall 3 inform a prisoner, within twenty-four hours of incarceration, 4 that if the prisoner is a veteran of the United States military 5 forces who has been released from active duty within the 6 previous five years, the prisoner may be entitled to a visit 7 from a veteran service officer to determine if veteran services 8 are required or available. Within twenty-four hours of 9 determining a prisoner is a veteran who has been released from 10 active duty within the previous five years, the personnel of 11 a jail or municipal holding facility shall inform the county 12 commission of veteran affairs of the county where the jail or 13 facility is located that a prisoner at the jail or facility is 14 a veteran and may be entitled to a visit from a veteran service 15 officer. 16 EXPLANATION 17 This bill relates to providing veteran services to inmates 18 incarcerated in a jail or municipal holding facility. 19 The bill requires the personnel of a jail or municipal 20 holding facility, to inform a prisoner, within 24 hours of 21 incarceration, that if the prisoner is a veteran who has been 22 released from active duty within the previous five years, the 23 prisoner may be entitled to a visit from a veteran service 24 officer to determine if veteran services are required or 25 available. 26 If it is determined that the prisoner is a veteran who 27 has been released from active duty within the previous five 28 years, the bill requires the personnel of the jail or municipal 29 holding facility, within 24 hours of making the determination, 30 to inform the county commission of veteran affairs of the 31 county where the jail or facility is located that a prisoner at 32 the jail or facility is a veteran and may be entitled to a visit 33 from a veteran service officer. 34 -1- LSB 5041HV (3) 83 jm/nh 1/ 1