Introduced By: Representatives Ferguson, Barr and Millard
Date Introduced : July 14, 1998
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 30-25-14 of the General Laws in Chapter 30-25 entitled "Burial of Veterans" is hereby amended to read as follows:
30-25-14. Rhode Island veterans' memorial cemetery. --
The Rhode Island veterans' memorial cemetery located on the grounds
of the Joseph H. Ladd school in the town of Exeter shall be under
the management and control of the director of the department of
human services and the assistant director in charge of the division
of community services. The assistant director of the department
of human services in charge of the division of community services
shall have the general supervision over and shall prescribe rules
for the government and management of the cemetery. He or she shall
make all needful rules and regulations governing the operation
of the cemetery and generally may do all things necessary to insure
the successful operation thereof. In addition to all persons
eligible for burial pursuant to rules and regulations established
by the assistant director, any person who served in the army,
navy, air force, or marine corps of the United States for a period
of not less than {DEL four (4) DEL} {ADD two (2) ADD} years
and whose service was terminated honorably, shall be eligible
for burial in the Rhode Island veterans' memorial cemetery. The
director shall appoint and employ all subordinate officials and
persons needed for the proper management of the cemetery. National
Guard members who are killed in the line of duty or who are honorably
discharged after completion of at least twenty (20) years' of
service in the Rhode Island National Guard and their spouse shall
be eligible for internment in the Rhode Island Veterans' Memorial
Cemetery. For the purpose of computing service under this section,
honorable service in the active forces or reserves shall be considered
toward the twenty (20) years of National Guard service. The general
assembly shall make an annual appropriation to the department
of human services to provide for the operation and maintenance
for the cemetery. The director shall charge and collect a grave
liner fee per interment equal to the Department's cost for the
graveliner.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.