Minnesota SF4172 modifies eligibility for burial in state veterans cemeteries and establishes a fee schedule for interments.

Minnesota SF4172 amends eligibility criteria for burial in state veterans cemeteries to include honorably discharged members of the National Guard or another reserve component and their spouses and dependent children. It also mandates the commissioner of veterans affairs to establish a fee schedule for interments, which may be adjusted over time, to cover the actual costs of interment, excluding the value of the plot. The bill allows for the waiver or reduction of burial fees for indigent eligible persons.

Minnesota SF4172 modifies eligibility for burial in state veterans cemeteries and establishes a fee schedule for interments.

Minnesota SF4172 amends eligibility criteria for burial in state veterans cemeteries to include honorably discharged members of the National Guard or another reserve component and their spouses and dependent children. It also mandates the commissioner of veterans affairs to establish a fee schedule for interments, which may be adjusted over time, to cover the actual costs of interment, excluding the value of the plot. The bill allows for the waiver or reduction of burial fees for indigent eligible persons.