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...United States department of veterans affairs as a public works project of the government of the United States, the board of county commissioners of any county or the legislative authority of any municipal corporation may acquire lands by purchase or deed of gift for the purpose of providing a suitable site and grounds in such county for veterans' facilities to be constructed, maintained, and operated by the United St...

...In any county having a cemetery or part of it set apart for the burial of veterans, or containing a monument erected to their memory, or containing monuments and memorials erected by private or public expense to the memory of veterans, the board of county commissioners shall care for and properly preserve that portion of the cemetery so set apart for the burial of such veterans, and shall care for and properly preser...

...(A) No person who is not a veteran, an active-duty member of the armed forces of the United States, or the spouse, surviving spouse, dependent parent, minor child, or ward of a veteran or an active-duty member of the armed forces of the United States shall knowingly represent that the person is a veteran, an active-duty member of the armed forces of the United States, or the spouse, surviving spouse, dependent parent...

...The person appointed to the position of director of veterans services shall be an honorably discharged or honorably separated veteran of the United States armed forces. The department of veterans services shall employ administrative and technical personnel as are necessary to perform the general and specific duties of the department. For positions within the department, the director shall adopt rules under Chapter 11...

...reach efforts, such as conferences and fairs, at which veterans and their dependents may meet, learn about the organization and operation of the department of veterans services and of veterans service commissions, and obtain information about the rights of, and the benefits and services available to, veterans and their dependents; (O) Advertising, in print, on radio and television, and otherwise, the rights of, and...

...The director of veterans services may microfilm or otherwise duplicate all or any part of copies of original certificates of discharge and separation submitted by Ohio veterans. The director may prepare and maintain files of such microfilmed certificates of discharge and separation in such manner that they may readily be available for the use of the department of veterans services, authorize...

...(A) Upon application, the director of veterans services shall furnish necessary instructions and advice to the veterans of the state, their heirs, or their legal representatives, respecting their claims against the United States or the state for pensions, bounty, bonus, back pay, or otherwise, by reason of military service. (B) The director or the director's representative may examine...

...(A) There is hereby created in the state treasury the military injury relief fund, which shall consist of money contributed to it under sections 4503.535 and 5747.113 of the Revised Code and of contributions made directly to it. Any person or entity may contribute directly to the fund in addition to or independently of the income tax refund contribution system established in section 5747.113 of the Revised Code. (B)...

...The director of veterans services shall keep a register showing the situation and disposition of any claim filed by the department of veterans services.

...The director of veterans services may administer oaths. The director's official certificate shall be received in evidence without further authentication.

...The director of veterans services, or any employee thereof, shall not receive directly or indirectly a fee or reward of any kind from a claimant or other person for services rendered or to be rendered, relating to a duty required of the director or employee under sections 5902.01 to 5902.07 of the Revised Code, or in any manner connected therewith.

...The veteran peer counseling network is established. The purpose of the network is to offer veterans in this state the opportunity to work with other veterans in order to assist with overcoming the issues unique to veterans in this state. The director of veterans services shall adopt rules, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, to administer the network.

...The director of veterans services shall develop, institute, and monitor a program under which the department of veterans services assists individuals, who are medical assistance recipients, to obtain federal military-related health care benefits. As used in this section, "federal military-related health care benefits" has the meaning defined in section 5160.471 of the Revised Code.

...(A) As used in this section, "armed forces" and "veteran" have the same meanings as in section 5903.01 of the Revised Code. (B) The sports gaming profits veterans fund is hereby created in the state treasury. Interest earned on the moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund. The director of veterans services shall use all moneys credited to the fund for the following purposes: (1) For the direct benefit of ...

...Whoever violates section 5902.08 of the Revised Code shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both.

...nited States, including the army, navy, air force, marine corps, space force, coast guard, or any reserve components of those forces; the national guard of any state; the commissioned corps of the United States public health service; the merchant marine service during wartime; such other service as may be designated by congress; or the Ohio organized militia when engaged in full-time national guard duty for a period ...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Uniformed services" and "service in the uniformed services" have the same meanings as in section 124.23 of the Revised Code. (2) "Organized militia of another state" means the national guard of any state, territory, or district other than Ohio or any military or naval force recognized under the laws of a state, district, or territory other than Ohio. (B) Any person whose absenc...

...(A) As used in this section, "military program of training" means a training program of the armed forces. (B) Notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code to the contrary, a licensing agency shall consider an applicant for a license: (1) To have met the educational requirement for that license if the applicant has completed a military program of training and has been awarded a military primary specialty ...

...Each licensing agency shall adopt rules under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to establish and implement all of the following: (A) A process to obtain from each applicant documentation and additional information necessary to determine if the applicant is a service member or veteran, or the spouse or surviving spouse of a service member or veteran; (B) A process to record, track, and monitor applications that h...

...nited States department of veterans affairs.

...(A) A holder of an expired license or certificate from this state or any political subdivision or agency of the state to practice a trade or profession shall be granted a renewal of the license or certificate by the issuing board or authority at the usual cost without penalty and without re-examination if not otherwise disqualified because of mental or physical disability and if either of the following applies:...

...stered by the department of veterans affairs for a disability rated at thirty per cent or more or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability. (2) "Veteran of the Vietnam era" means an eligible veteran who served on active duty for a period of more than one hundred eighty days, any part of which occurred from August 5, 1964, through May 7, 1975, and was discharg...

...(A) As used in this section: "Continuing education" means continuing education required of a licensee by law and includes, but is not limited to, the continuing education required of licensees under sections 3737.881, 3776.07, 3781.10, 4701.11, 4715.141, 4715.25, 4717.09, 4723.24, 4725.16, 4725.51, 4730.14, 4730.49, 4731.155, 4731.282, 4734.25, 4735.141, 4741.16, 4741.19, 4751.24, 4751.25, 4755.63, 4757.33, 4759.0...

...A licensing agency shall consider relevant education, training, or service completed by a licensee as a member of the armed forces in determining whether a licensee has fulfilled required continuing education.

...(A) As used in this section "employer" means any person who has one or more employees. "Employer" includes an agent of an employer but does not include the state or any agency of the state, and any municipal corporation, county, township, school district, or other political subdivision or any agency or instrumentality thereof. (B) An employer may adopt a policy to provide a preference for employment decisions...