Pennsylvania Act 2026-38 — MILITARY AND VETERANS CODE (51 PA.C.S.) - ACCREDITATION

Act text

Session of 2026

No. 2026-38

HB 2024

AN ACT

Amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in State Veterans' Commission and Deputy Adjutant General for Veterans' Affairs, further providing for accreditation.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Section 1731(d) of Title 51 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a paragraph to read:

§ 1731. Accreditation.

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(d) Office duties.--The Office of the Deputy Adjutant General for Veterans' Affairs shall establish a county director of veterans affairs training program, agreed upon with the State Association of County Directors of Veterans Affairs, which shall include the following:

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(5) Training on a wide range of veteran-related topics, including trauma-informed care, military sexual trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury and other forms of trauma-informed care.

Section 2. This act shall take effect in 180 days.

APPROVED--The 20th day of July, A.D. 2026.

JOSH SHAPIRO