SENATE MILITARY AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

 

STATEMENT TO

 

SENATE, No. 2538

 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

 

DATED:  MAY 31, 2018

 

      The Senate Military and Veterans Affairs Committee reports favorably Senate Bill No. 2538.

     This bill makes members of the New Jersey National Guard with an NGB-22 form eligible to receive certain benefits designated for veterans.  The NGB-22 form is a National Guard discharge document similar to a DD-214 form issued to veterans of the United States Armed Forces.

     Under this bill, a member of the New Jersey National Guard with an NGB-22 would be eligible for a veteran identification card and the display of veteran status on a driver’s license.

     Current law exempts certificates of honorable discharge from the reserves or the organized militia from access as a public record, but only the DD-214 is specifically mentioned.  This bill clarifies that an NGB-22 form is also exempt from access as a public record.