Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 42.380 - Rights of veterans1. This section shall be known and may be* cited as "The Veterans' Bill of Rights".2. Veterans in this state have a right to: (1) Receive assistance from a local veterans service officer in completing applications for state and federal benefits;(2) Receive counseling from veterans service officers and receive information about compensation, pensions, education benefits, life insurance medical benefits, state benefits, and burial benefits;(3) Preference in public employment as described in section 36.220;(4) Be treated with dignity and respect and to receive accurate, courteous, and timely service; and(5) Receive fair and equal treatment without regard to sex, race, religion, handicap, ethnicity, or national origin.Added by 2018 Mo. Laws, SB 573,s A, eff. 8/28/2018.