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Senate committee approves plan to peg Arkansas veterans' dependent burial fee to federal VA rate
Summary
The Senate State Agencies committee approved SB411 to allow the Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs to charge dependents the federal VA interment allowance (currently $807), raising the state-dependent fee from $300; ADVA officials said cemeteries are operating at a loss and the bill also authorizes a fee for disinterments.
Senators on the State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee approved SB411 after ADVA officials said state veteran cemeteries are operating at a loss. Senator Dave Wallace introduced the measure and Austin Booth, chief of staff and CFO for the Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs, told the committee the bill would peg the fee for an eligible dependent’s interment at the federal VA allowance rather…
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