Vermont § 1544 - State pay for military service

§ 1544. State pay for military service

• (a) Each enlisted individual in the U.S. Armed Forces subsequent to August 5, 1964 and
  not later than March 31, 1973 who resided in the State of Vermont at the time of the
  individual’s enlistment or induction into the U.S. Armed Forces shall be entitled
  to receive from the State, in addition to the pay received from the federal government,
  the sum of $10.00 for each month not exceeding a total of 12 months served in such
  forces. Payment may be made upon honorable discharge from service, or upon death in
  service, or upon honorable separation from active federal service, and in the case
  of the death of the enlisted individual after discharge and prior to the receipt of
  payment, it shall be paid to the individual’s spouse or, if there is no spouse living,
  to the next of kin who are lineal heirs. (b) In case any enlisted individual dies while in service, the individual’s spouse or,
  if there is no spouse living, the next of kin who are lineal heirs shall be entitled
  to receive from the State the sum of $120.00, except that if any claim is made under
  this section by a claimant other than a spouse or issue of the deceased, the claim
  shall not be paid for a period of nine months after the decease of the enlisted individual,
  and payment made by the State after the nine-month period shall be in and constitute
  full compliance with this section. (c) No person shall receive compensation from the State of Vermont under this section
  if the individual enlisted with the U.S. Armed Forces for a period of six months or
  less for the sole purpose of training. (d) No person shall receive compensation from the State of Vermont for any service performed
  subsequent to the end of the Vietnam era as set forth in 38 U.S.C. § 101, May 7, 1975. (Added 1969, No. 209 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. March 24, 1970; amended 1973, No. 138 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. Feb. 22, 1974; 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 378, eff. July 1, 2022.)