358 - Powers and duties of local veterans' service agencies.

§ 358. Powers  and  duties  of local veterans' service agencies.  1. A  local veterans' service agency shall have power under the  direction  of  the  state  veterans' service agency, and it shall be its duty to inform  military and naval authorities of the United States and  assist  members  of  the  armed forces and veterans, who are residents of this state, and  their families, in relation to (1)  matters  pertaining  to  educational  training and retraining services and facilities, (2) health, medical and  rehabilitation services and facilities, (3) provisions of federal, state  and  local  laws and regulations affording special rights and privileges  to members of the armed forces and war veterans and their families,  (4)  employment and re-employment services, and (5) other matters of similar,  related  or  appropriate  nature. The local veterans' service agency may  also assist families of members of the reserve components of  the  armed  forces and the organized militia ordered into active duty to ensure that  they  are  made  aware  of  and  are  receiving  all appropriate support  available  to  them  and  are  placed  in  contact  with  the   agencies  responsible  for  such  support,  including,  but  not  limited  to, the  division  of  military  and  naval  affairs  and  other  state  agencies  responsible  for  providing  such  support.  The local veterans' service  agency also shall perform such other duties as may be  assigned  by  the  state director.    2. A local veterans' service agency shall utilize, so far as possible,  the  services and facilities of existing officers, offices, departments,  commissions, boards, bureaus, institutions and  other  agencies  of  the  state  and  of  the political subdivisions thereof and all such officers  and  agencies  shall  cooperate  with  and  extend  such  services   and  facilities to the local veterans' service agency as it may require.