{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-38a-3-1.1","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 38A:3-1.1","heading":"Findings, declarations.","body":"1.  The Legislature finds and declares:\na.\tSince the establishment of this State more than 200 years ago, New Jersey's veterans have maintained their proud allegiance to the United States and have fought and died to preserve and protect our freedom and way of life;\nb.\tPresently there are approximately 900,000 veterans with service in time of war or conflict residing in New Jersey, including more than 10,000 World War I veterans, 406,000 World War II veterans, 202,000 veterans of the Korean conflict, 203,000 veterans of the Vietnam conflict, 30,000 women veterans, and veterans of the Lebanon and Grenada peacekeeping missions;\nc.\tThe Departments of Higher Education, Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury provide special services and benefits to these veterans and their dependents;\nd.\tThe Department of Human Services, which is the principal government agency that serves this State's veterans, has done an especially commendable job attending to this special group of residents; and\ne\t(Deleted by amendment, P.L.2025, c.139)\nf.\tIt is in the public interest to incorporate various services and programs which pertain specifically to veterans and their dependents into an executive department which can serve their needs more efficiently than is possible at present.\nL. 1987, c. 444, s. 1; amended 2025, c.139, s.72.","path":["TITLE 38A MILITARY AND VETERANS LAW"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"87c8636d4ac5dd7110c72493ad3d15d01d12ea98e3be4df8885d9f6fa5216106","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-38a-3-1a","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-38a-3-1.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}