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IDVA briefing: new Indiana accreditation rules for county veteran service officers; Scott County hires assistant
Summary
Ron Higgins of the Indiana Department of Veterans Affairs briefed Scott County commissioners on Indiana statute 10-17-1-9, which requires accreditation and operational standards for county veteran service officers; John Shelton announced the county’s new assistant veteran service officer started that day.
Ron Higgins, southeast district service officer for the Indiana Department of Veterans Affairs, told Scott County commissioners on March 18, 2026, that a recently enacted Indiana statute (10-17-1-9) creates mandatory accreditation and operational standards for county veteran service officers.
"The statute sets clear required rules of operation for these accredited service officers," Higgins said, outlining requirements that CVSOs be county employees (no longer four‑year appointees), maintain at least 1,000 office hours per year (roughly 20 hours per week), post…
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