§ 15. 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 uniformed services 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 uniformed services and veterans and their families,
(4) employment and re-employment services, (5) the process of submitting
an application for a discharge upgrade to the discharge upgrade advisory
board, and (6) 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 uniformed services 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 commissioner.

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.