Major General David Michalaitis, adjutant general and commissioner of the Department of Military Affairs and Veteran Services, told the Senate Budget Committee the department’s budget largely matched the governor’s efficiency plan, with a single House amendment adjusting burial fees charged at the state veterans cemetery.

Michalaitis told senators that the House recommended increasing fees for veteran dependents buried at the state veterans cemetery: “The house proposed us to increase that fee from $350 per burial to $450 per burial. That was the only change between the governor and house's budget,” he said. He also summarized the department’s two major functions: the New Hampshire Army and Air National Guard (about 3,000 members) and the veteran services portfolio that includes the division of veteran services, community‑based outreach and the veterans cemetery.

Ending: Michalaitis invited committee questions and noted the department otherwise met the governor’s efficiency budget levels.