2000-01

DEFENSE, VETERANS' AND EMERGENCY

MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF

Bureau of Veterans Services

Personal Services $55,000

All Other 60,000

Provides funds to the Bureau of Veterans' Services for one new full-time support staff member position; to convert 4 part-time support staff positions to full-time staff positions in the bureau's regional field offices; for the purchase of new computers and software; and to provide training in computer applications for staff members in the bureau's regional field offices.

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, VETERANS AND

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ________

TOTAL $115,000

SUMMARY

This resolve implements one of the recommendations of the Committee to Study Standardized Periods of Military Service and Other Matters Related to the Award of State of Maine Veterans' Benefits. This resolve restores funding for support staff positions in the Bureau of Veterans' Services regional field offices that was eliminated in the budget cuts of 1990. The personal services funds will support the hiring of one new support staff position in the bureau's Springvale office and increase from part-time positions to full-time positions the support staff in 4 other regional offices. The resolve also will provide the bureau funds to purchase new computers and software for the regional offices. The funds also will provide computer training to regional office staff members.