00 HOUSE BILL NO. 166
01 "An Act relating to a program to honor a deceased veteran's military service."
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
03 * Section 1. AS 26.10 is amended by adding a new section to read:
04 Sec. 26.10.085. Governor's memorial certificate program. (a) Upon
05 request of the governor, the adjutant general of the Department of Military and
06 Veterans' Affairs may conduct a program for honoring the memory of a deceased
07 veteran who was discharged under honorable conditions by preparing and sending to
08 an eligible recipient a certificate bearing the signature of the governor and expressing
09 the state's grateful recognition of the veteran's service in the armed forces, the Alaska
10 National Guard, the Alaska Scouts, the Alaska State Defense Force, or the Alaska
11 Naval Militia. The award of a certificate to one eligible recipient does not preclude
12 authorization of another certificate if a request is received from another eligible
13 recipient.
14 (b) In this section,
15 (1) "eligible recipient" means the surviving spouse, next of kin, or
01 relative of the deceased veteran;
02 (2) "veteran" has the meaning given in AS 26.10.080.