36.474 Eligibility for funds -- Need-based applications by member's spouse or
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dependent for necessary expenses -- Expenditure of funds to benefit group of
members, spouses, or dependents -- Expenditure of funds to Adoption
Assistance Program applicants -- Adjutant general to award or decline --
Identification of other funding sources available to applicant -- Administrative
regulations.
(1)During active duty of a regular member of the United States Armed Forces
deployed outside the United States who names Kentucky as home of record for
military purposes or any member of a state National Guard or a Reserve component
who names Kentucky as home of record for military purposes, as appropriate, trust
fund moneys shall be used to support:
(a)The person who names Kentucky as home of record for military purposes;
(b)The person's Kentucky resident spouse;
(c)The person's dependent or dependents; or
(d)A group of several members of the military or their families as described in
paragraphs
(a)to
(c)of this subsection.
(2)An application for a trust fund grant may be filed by the member who names
Kentucky as home of record for military purposes or his or her Kentucky resident
spouse. The application shall be accompanied by an appropriate authorization to
access personnel information contained in the military database Defense Enrollment
Reporting System (DEERS) for verification purposes.
(3)Subject to the availability of trust fund moneys, the adjutant general shall award a
grant to an applicant described in paragraphs
(a)to
(c)of subsection
(1)of this
section if that person's application is need-based, and the amount of the grant does
not exceed the dollar cap established by the board through the promulgation of
administrative regulations under KRS Chapter 13A. An application shall be need-
based if:
(a)Funds are requested for necessary expenses incurred, or to be incurred.
Necessary expenses shall include but not be limited to:
1. Housing;
2. Utilities;
3. Groceries;
4. Health insurance copay; and
5. Child care;
(b)The necessary expenses created, or will create, an undue hardship on a person
referred to in subsection
(1)of this section;
(c)The applicant does not have reasonable access to any other funding source,
whether public or private; and
(d)The military family assistance trust fund is the last resort.
(4)Subject to the availability of trust fund moneys, the adjutant general may expend
trust fund money, in amounts not to exceed the dollar cap established by the board
through the promulgation of administrative regulations under KRS Chapter 13A, to
benefit individuals described in subsection (1)(d) of this section if:
(a)The individuals have a demonstrated need that affects their health, safety, or
well-being; and
(b)A majority of the members of the military family assistance trust fund board
has approved the expenditure, verbally or in writing.
(5)Subject to the availability of trust fund moneys, the director of the Kentucky
National Guard Family Services Program may expend trust fund money, in amounts
not to exceed the dollar cap established by the board through the promulgation of
administrative regulations under KRS Chapter 13A, to benefit individuals described
in subsection
(1)of this section if:
(a)The individuals have a demonstrated need that affects their health, safety, or
well-being; and
(b)A majority of the members of the military family assistance trust fund board
has approved the expenditure, verbally or in writing.
(6)Subject to the availability of military family assistance trust fund moneys, the
adjutant general shall expend trust fund money to eligible applicants to the
Kentucky National Guard Adoption Assistance Program as provided in KRS
36.477. Eligible applicants to the Kentucky National Guard Adoption Assistance
Program shall not be subject to the requirements of subsection
(1)of this section.
(a)The adjutant general shall award or decline to award a grant within sixty
days of receiving an application.
(b)If the adjutant general awards or declines to award a grant, he or she shall
state in writing the reason for the decision and keep the writing on file.
(c)If the adjutant general declines to award a grant, he or she shall provide the
applicant with a copy of the writing referred to in paragraph
(b)of this
subsection. In addition, if the adjutant general declines to award a grant due to
the availability of public or private funds, the adjutant general shall identify
the source of available funds for the applicant and provide assistance with
regard to seeking funds from that source.
(8)The military family assistance trust fund board shall promulgate administrative
regulations under KRS Chapter 13A to carry out the provisions of this section.
These regulations shall, at a minimum, enhance administrative efficiency and limit
the dollar amount that a person may receive in grants per twelve
(12)month period.