KRS 40.360: Veterans' Service Organization Burial Honor Guard Program.

(1) The Commonwealth of Kentucky recognizes the vast majority of honorable burials

for Kentuckians who have served their state and nation in the Armed Forces are

conducted by the veterans' service organizations. The active military units in

Kentucky, the Kentu cky National Guard, and the military reserves are providing

burial honors details as available manpower permits. Year 2000 data from the

Department of Defense shows over 497,000 veterans died, but only 91,074 military

funeral honors were performed. Althoug h the veterans' service organizations

provide untold thousands of unofficial services, many Kentucky veterans are still

being buried without honors, including firing details, color guard, and pallbearers.

(2) To correct this situation, the Department of Ve terans' Affairs shall oversee a

Veterans' Service Organization Burial Honor Guard Program.

(3) The Department of Veterans' Affairs shall implement and administer the provisions

of this section through the promulgation of administrative regulations. These

regulations shall be in accordance with the provisions of KRS Chapter 13A.