Vermont § 2537 - Armed Services Scholarships

§ 2537. Armed Services Scholarships

• (a) It shall be the policy of the State of Vermont to provide scholarships to be known
  as the Armed Services Scholarships for education beyond high school for: (1) Children and spouses of members in good standing of the Vermont National Guard who
  since 1955 have been killed, or who since January 1, 2001 have died, while on active
  or inactive duty in accordance with specifications herewith. (2) Children and spouses of members in good standing of the active Reserve Forces of the
  United States who since January 1, 2001 have died while on active or inactive duty
  and who were Vermont residents at the time of death. (3) Children and spouses of members of the active Armed Forces of the United States who
  since January 1, 2001 have died while on active duty and who, at the time of death,
  were either Vermont residents, nonresident members of the Vermont National Guard who
  were mobilized to active duty, or nonresident active Reserve Force members of a Vermont-based
  reserve unit who were mobilized to active duty. A child or spouse of a deceased nonresident
  member of the active Reserve Forces shall be ineligible for an Armed Services Scholarship
  if he or she is eligible for a death benefit from the last state of residence of the
  deceased parent or spouse, that helps finance attendance at a postsecondary institution
  in that state. (b) Definitions: (1) “Vermont National Guard” as used in this section will be deemed to include Vermont
  Army National Guard and Vermont Air National Guard. (2) “Active duty for Vermont National Guard and for active Reserve Forces” means full-time
  duty in the active military service of the United States and includes full-time training
  duty, annual training duty, and attendance, while in the active military service,
  at a school designated as a service school by law or by the secretary of the military
  department concerned. (3) “Inactive duty” means training performed by members of a reserve component while not
  on active duty and includes unit training assemblies, training periods, military flight
  periods, and other equivalent duty and while on State duty on order of the Governor
  or the Governor’s representative. (4) “Armed Forces of the United States” means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps,
  Space Force, and Coast Guard. (5) “Child” means a natural or adoptive child of a member of the Vermont National Guard
  or Armed Forces, and includes a stepchild. (Added 1967, No. 199, § 1; amended 1973, No. 233 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 4, 1974; 2003, No. 21, § 1; 2003, No. 127 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2011, No. 149 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 2023, No. 85 (Adj. Sess.), § 34, eff. July 1, 2024.)