ORS 406.464
Volunteer veterans’ guides

  • duties
  • training

(1)

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(a)

The county governing body in each county may appoint one or more volunteer veterans’ guides to provide support services and assistance to veterans, spouses and dependents of veterans, and survivors of veterans, within the county.

(b)

The Department of Veterans’ Affairs may appoint one or more volunteer veterans’ guides to provide support services and assistance to veterans, spouses and dependents of veterans, and survivors of veterans, whom the department serves.

(2)

A volunteer veterans’ guide shall provide volunteer services under the direction of:

(a)

The county veterans’ service officers appointed under ORS 408.410 (Appointment of county service officer), as described in ORS 406.450 (Services provided by county veterans’ service officers); or

(b)

The Department of Veterans’ Affairs, as appropriate.

(3)

The duties of a volunteer veterans’ guide may include, but are not limited to:

(a)

Developing and maintaining relationships with the local community and local service providers for veterans;

(b)

Assisting and referring veterans to county and local providers of support services and programs for food, shelter and health care within the county;

(c)

Assisting county veterans’ service officers or state veterans’ service officers in developing, planning and implementing outreach to local veterans; and

(d)

Assisting county veterans’ service officers or state veterans’ service officers by providing administrative services, including handling of telephone calls, scheduling client appointments, greeting clients, doing client intake, distributing materials, doing mailings, and handling, scanning and copying of documents and files.

(4)

The county governing body or the department, as appropriate, shall:

(a)

Conduct a fingerprint-based criminal records check on an applicant for a volunteer veterans’ guide position prior to appointing the person to the position; and

(b)

Require the volunteer veterans’ guide to sign an oath of confidentiality relating to all information received by the guide that relates to clients and applicants or recipients of veterans’ benefits or public assistance, including but not limited to names, addresses, telephone numbers, and personal, financial and medical information.

(5)

The volunteer veterans’ guide shall serve as a volunteer and receive no compensation. The county or the department, as appropriate, may reimburse the volunteer veterans’ guide for expenses, may provide the guide with business cards bearing the county’s or the department’s official logo and may provide the guide with office space and equipment, if available or necessary. Expenditures made pursuant to this subsection, if any, must be made from the county funds described in ORS 408.720 (Tax levy to finance activities of veterans’ service officer) or the department’s funds, as appropriate.

(6)

The department may provide training for volunteer veterans’ guides and county veterans’ service officers on implementation of this section and offer opportunities for sharing innovative practices and ideas.

(7)

As used in this section:

(a)

“Survivor” means the spouse or a dependent of a deceased veteran.

(b)

“Veteran” has the meaning given that term in ORS 408.225 (Definitions for ORS 408.225 to 408.237). [2015 c.574 §1]
Note: 406.464 (Volunteer veterans’ guides) was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 406 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 406.464 — Volunteer veterans’ guides; duties; training, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors406.­html.

406.005
Department of Veterans’ Affairs
406.010
Definition of “director.”
406.020
Director of Veterans’ Affairs
406.030
Administration of veterans’ laws
406.040
General powers and duties of department
406.050
Additional powers and duties of director or department
406.055
Authority of director to require fingerprints
406.060
Use of services and facilities of other state agencies
406.070
Director to qualify and furnish bond
406.072
Notice of application for public assistance
406.073
Notice of application for certain items from Department of Transportation
406.074
Native American veterans’ programs
406.075
Oregon Women Veterans Coordinator
406.076
Veteran Volunteer Coordinator
406.077
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Coordinator
406.079
Health care navigation assistance
406.081
Suicide prevention campaign
406.082
Veterans Suicide Prevention and Outreach Program
406.083
Veterans Suicide Prevention and Outreach Program Fund
406.085
Conservatorship Revolving Account
406.087
Information regarding apprenticeship programs and veterans’ education benefits
406.090
Sections not affected by parts of this chapter
406.100
Claims against estate by department
406.110
Waiver of claims
406.120
Conservatorship Services Account
406.130
Veterans’ Services Account
406.140
Veterans’ Services Fund
406.141
Reversion of appropriations to Veterans’ Services Fund
406.142
Department of Veterans’ Affairs Veteran Services Grant Fund
406.144
Veterans’ Department of Veterans’ Affairs Dedicated Lottery Fund
406.146
Veterans’ Housing and Community Services Department Dedicated Lottery Fund
406.210
Function of advisory committee
406.215
Additional duties of advisory committee
406.217
Duties of director concerning advisory committee
406.220
Meetings and reports
406.230
Compensation and expenses of members
406.310
Director authorized to aid veterans’ organizations
406.320
Qualification of veterans’ organization for state aid
406.330
Power to establish regulations for aid program
406.340
Director authorized to accept voluntary services
406.448
Definitions
406.450
Services provided by county veterans’ service officers
406.452
State certification program for veterans’ service officers
406.454
Distribution formula
406.456
Rules
406.458
Consultation with Association of Oregon Counties
406.460
Limitation on use of funds by county governing body
406.462
Distribution of moneys by Director of Veterans’ Affairs
406.464
Volunteer veterans’ guides
406.505
World War II memorial
406.530
Campus veteran resource center grant programs
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