Florida Lawmakers Authorize Veterans' Courts
By Bobbie O'Brien
TAMPA (2012-3-14)
Florida is home to more than 1.6 million veterans. So, it’s no surprise that Florida lawmakers passed several bills this session that benefit military veterans and active duty service members.
Among the bills agreed upon was the “T. Patt Maney Veterans Treatment Intervention Act.”
Named in honor of Okaloosa County Judge Maney, the bill authorizes each judicial circuit to set up a Veterans’ Court or program to handle the cases of veterans with psychological problems like substance abuse and PTSD or traumatic brain injury as a result of their military service.
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