SB 5861 - DIGEST

Requires travel awards earned by state officers and state employees, while conducting state business, to be used to reduce the costs of travel expenses of veterans in need of medical and health care.

Requires the director of the department of veterans affairs to: (1) Be the custodian of travel awards earned by state officers and state employees; and

(2) Expend travel awards for the benefit of veterans who must travel to receive medical and health care purchased with state and federal funds by the department.