Patronizing Veterans

This bill strikes me as just a bit patronizing and a little cheap. I think a night or two at a state camp ground is a pretty small thing to compensate a veteran for a permanent total disability. The bill limits the times the veteran can stay, don’t want to get in the way of the paying customer. One other thing, will the Department of Parks now have a Disability Determination Branch to make sure the veteran is really totally disabled?

How about looking at health care and education issues for the veteran and their family? If you are going to do something for vets then do something meaningful not this nickel and dime crap.

Maybe Siler will also give the totally disabled veteran a bucket of chicken to eat while they are at the state park.

HB 228 (BR 902) - C. Siler, C. Miller

AN ACT relating to Kentucky State Parks.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 148 to provide qualified Kentucky residents who are permanently and totally disabled veterans an exemption from the relevant overnight accommodations rate at any Kentucky State Park, Sunday through Thursday of each week; require the exemption to apply to a maximum of five overnight stays per calendar year at lodge rooms and campsites at any Kentucky State Park; require the Department of Parks to promulgate administrative regulations relating to the proof of eligibility for persons entitled to the exemption.

HB 228 - AMENDMENTS

HCS - Retain original provisions except amend the exemption to apply to a maximum of three overnight stays per calendar year; limit reservations during peak months to ten consecutive days; require the exemption to be subject to space availability.

Jan 9-introduced in House
Jan 11-to Seniors, Military Affairs, & Public Safety (H)
Mar 10-posted in committee
Mar 19-reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute