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20 V.S.A. § 1546
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 83 - Rights and Preferences of Veterans|§ 1546. Vermont veterans' medal

§ 1546. Vermont veterans' medal|(a) The Office of Veterans' Affairs may present in the name of the State of Vermont a veterans' medal, ribbon, lapel button, and certificate to an individual or the individual's spouse, child, parent, sibling, or grandchild if the individual is deceased and the individual meets the following eligibility criteria:  (1) completed a minimum two-year tour of federal active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces, unless discharged for the convenience of the government or retired from a reserve component of the U.S. Armed Forces, and received an honorable discharge, died before separating from federal active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces, or was declared missing in action by the U.S. Department of Defense, or the individual is currently on federal active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces and in good standing with more than four years of service; and (2) is a current resident of Vermont, a resident of Vermont at the time of entry into military service, or was mobilized to federal active duty while a member of the Vermont National Guard or other reserve unit located in Vermont, regardless of the individual's home of record.   (b) The veterans' medal shall conform to MIL-DTL-3943 and the State specification sheets, and shall be as follows: the obverse shall be a relief replica of the coat of arms of the State of Vermont, and shall have the words "Vermont National Defense" in a circular style with "1777" at the bottom and centered. The great seal of Vermont shall be the model for the reverse side. The ribbon shall conform to MIL-DTL-11589 as to quality and construction, and shall consist of the four primary colors of the Vermont coat of arms: green, blue, yellow, and red. The lapel button shall conform to MIL-DTL-11484. The State specification sheets and original model shall be kept by the Secretary of State.(c) Application for a veterans' medal will be made to the Office of Veterans' Affairs. The Office of Veterans' Affairs shall also design, cast, and procure the veterans' medals and maintain and verify records and documents pertaining to the medals. Approved applicants may choose to receive the medal by mail or in a ceremony with a representative of the State of Vermont. (Added 1999, No. 155 (Adj. Sess.), § 12d; amended 2005, No. 100 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 2, 3, eff. March 23, 2006; 2007, No. 155 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2021, No. 20, § 148.)
20 V.S.A. § 1547
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 83 - Rights and Preferences of Veterans|§ 1547. Patriot's medal

§ 1547. Patriot's medal|(a) The governor, or designee, at an appropriate time and place, shall present the Vermont patriot's medal and accompanying certificate to the families of Vermont residents killed in action while serving in the armed forces after February 28, 1961.(b) The medals and certificates, which shall be procured by the office of veterans' affairs, shall match as closely as possible the original sets of the medal first presented on September 21, 1996.(c) The governor, or the governor's designee, at an appropriate time and place, shall present the Vermont patriot's medal and accompanying certificate to the family of a Vermont resident member or nonresident member of the Vermont national guard or other reserve unit located in Vermont, who is killed in action while serving in the armed forces after February 28, 1961. (Added 2005, No. 86 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2005, No. 100 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. March 23, 2006.)
20 V.S.A. § 1548
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 83 - Rights and Preferences of Veterans|§ 1548. Vermont Veterans' Fund

§ 1548. Vermont Veterans' Fund|(a) There is created a special fund to be known as the Vermont Veterans' Fund. This Fund shall be administered by the Military Department and shall be paid out in grants on the recommendations of a nine-member committee comprising:  (1) the Adjutant and Inspector General or designee; (2) the Vermont Veterans' Home Administrator or designee; (3) the Commissioner of Labor or designee; (4) the Secretary of Human Services or designee; (5) the Director of the White River Junction VA medical center or designee; (6) the Director of the White River Junction VA benefits office or designee; and (7) three members of the Governor's Veterans' Council to be appointed by that Council.   (b) The purpose of this Fund shall be to provide grants or other support to individuals and organizations:  (1) for the long-term care of veterans; (2) to aid homeless veterans; (3) for transportation services for veterans; (4) to fund veterans' service programs; and (5) to recognize veterans.   (c) The Vermont Veterans' Fund shall consist of revenues paid into it from the Vermont Veterans' Fund checkoff established in 32 V.S.A. § 5862e and from any other source. The Fund shall be managed pursuant to 32 V.S.A. chapter 7, subchapter 5, and shall be available to the Military Department for the purposes in subsection (b) of this section.(d) As used in this section, "veteran" means a resident of Vermont who served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces or the Vermont National Guard or Vermont Air National Guard and who received an honorable discharge. (Added 2009, No. 160 (Adj. Sess.), § 48, eff. June 4, 2010; amended 2013, No. 50, § E.219.4.)
20 V.S.A. § 1581
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 84 - Vermont Veterans' Memorial Cemetery|§ 1581. Vermont veterans' memorial cemetery advisory board

§ 1581. Vermont veterans' memorial cemetery advisory board|(a) The Vermont veterans' memorial cemetery advisory board is created to advise the adjutant general on all matters relating to the establishment and operation of a Vermont veterans' memorial cemetery to be known as the Vermont Veterans' Memorial Cemetery. The board shall consist of:  (1) The commissioner of the department of buildings and general services, who shall serve as chair of the board. (2) One member of the senate who shall be appointed by the senate committee on committees. (3) One member of the house who shall be appointed by the house speaker. (4) Four individuals who represent veterans or are members of a veterans' organization, to be appointed by the governor for staggered terms of six years. (5) One individual who represents the Vermont granite, Vermont slate, or Vermont marble industry selected by the governor for a six-year term.   (b) For each meeting, legislative members shall be entitled to receive compensation and reimbursement for expenses as provided under 2 V.S.A. § 406(a). The members representing veterans or from veterans' organizations shall be entitled to per diem as provided in 32 V.S.A. § 1010 and their necessary and actual expenses. (Added 1989, No. 69, § 1, eff. May 27, 1989; amended 1991, No. 256 (Adj. Sess.), § 24, eff. June 9, 1992; 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(c)(1).)
20 V.S.A. § 1582
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 84 - Vermont Veterans' Memorial Cemetery|§ 1582. Rules

§ 1582. Rules|The Vermont veterans' memorial cemetery advisory board may adopt rules under the provisions of chapter 25 of Title 3 relating to acquisition of land, design of the cemetery, its buildings and grave markers, eligibility for burial and any other matters necessary to establish and maintain the Vermont veterans' memorial cemetery. (Added 1989, No. 69, § 1, eff. May 27, 1989.)
20 V.S.A. § 1583
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 84 - Vermont Veterans' Memorial Cemetery|§ 1583. Adjutant general; powers and duties

§ 1583. Adjutant general; powers and duties|(a) The adjutant general, subject to available funds and with the advice of the Vermont veterans' memorial cemetery advisory committee, shall administer the creation, establishment, operation and maintenance of the Vermont veterans' memorial cemetery.(b) The adjutant general may accept unconditional gifts, grants of money, services and facilities from any source, public or private, subject to the provisions of 32 V.S.A. § 5. (Added 1989, No. 69, § 1, eff. May 27, 1989.)
20 V.S.A. § 1584
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 84 - Vermont Veterans' Memorial Cemetery|§ 1584. Cemetery location

§ 1584. Cemetery location|The Vermont veterans' memorial cemetery shall be located on approximately 100 acres of land, suitable for cemetery purposes, in the northerly portion of state-owned property known as the Langevin Farm in Randolph, Vermont. (Added 1989, No. 69, § 1, eff. May 27, 1989.)
20 V.S.A. § 1585
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 84 - Vermont Veterans' Memorial Cemetery|§ 1585. Cemetery design

§ 1585. Cemetery design|The Vermont Veterans' Memorial Cemetery identified by section 1584 of this title shall be of contemporary design prepared by an experienced cemetery landscape architect, may accommodate approximately 1,000 graves per acre, and shall allow for freedom of choice by the family of a veteran, a veteran's spouse, and a veteran's minor child, who will be interred, of an upright or flat memorialization to mark the grave. Preference shall be given to the use of Vermont granite, Vermont slate, and Vermont marble for all memorialization. The Commissioner of Buildings and General Services shall request and facilitate the availability of memorialization from the U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs. (Added 1991, No. 256 (Adj. Sess.), § 24a, eff. June 9, 1992; amended 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(c)(1), eff. May 6, 1996; 2021, No. 20, § 149.)
20 V.S.A. § 1586
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 84 - Vermont Veterans' Memorial Cemetery|§ 1586. Interment of unclaimed remains of veterans

§ 1586. Interment of unclaimed remains of veterans|The Vermont Veterans Memorial Cemetery shall accept and inter the unclaimed remains of an eligible veteran if:  (1) a funeral director or crematory operator has determined pursuant to 18 V.S.A. § 5227(c)(2) that interment of the veteran's remains in the Cemetery is appropriate; or (2) the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has determined pursuant to 18 V.S.A. § 5227(d)(4) that interment of the veteran's remains in the Cemetery is appropriate. (Added 2019, No. 9, § 1, eff. April 23, 2019.)
20 V.S.A. § 1601
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 85 - Needy Veterans|§ 1601. Aid to needy veterans

§ 1601. Aid to needy veterans|(a) The moneys annually available for the purposes of this chapter, or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be expended under the supervision of the Vermont office of veterans' affairs at the direction of the adjutant general. The office of veterans' affairs shall disburse such funds, or such part thereof as may be necessary, in aiding, caring for and educating needy veterans and needy persons who are legal dependents of veterans. The office of veterans' affairs shall award funds to applicants approved for assistance based on criteria approved by the adjutant general. Monetary assistance will be given only to applicants who would not be better served by other state, federal or private assistance programs. The adjutant general shall determine conditions for eligibility and will ensure that the program is managed to the limit imposed by the available funding. The office of veterans' affairs shall submit an annual report to the adjutant general on all fund activities at the end of each fiscal year. In addition, the adjutant general will review all fund expenditures at least once per fiscal year.(b) The office of veterans' affairs shall develop application and operating procedures for the fund, which must be approved by the office of the adjutant general. Any deviation from the application and operating procedures shall be approved by the adjutant general. The application and operating procedures shall be available for review by applicants, service providers and others that may have an interest in the fund. (Amended 1959, No. 328 (Adj. Sess.), § 8(a), (b); 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(b); 2001, No. 116 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. May 28, 2002.)
20 V.S.A. § 1605
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 85 - Needy Veterans|§ 1605. Veteran education

§ 1605. Veteran education|The office of veterans' affairs may use some, none, or all of the funds to educate needy veterans about programs and benefits that will provide more permanent solutions to their financial situation. Any use of funds for veteran education or program support shall be approved in advance by the adjutant general. (Added 2001, No. 116 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. May 28, 2002.)
20 V.S.A. § 1701
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 86 - Vietnam War Era|§ 1701. Term of Vietnam War era

§ 1701. Term of Vietnam War era|For purposes of the veterans' affairs archives, the term of the Vietnam War era shall be July 1, 1958 to May 15, 1975. (Added 1987, No. 25, eff. April 30, 1987.)
20 V.S.A. § 1711
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 87 - Vermont Veterans' Home|§ 1711. Definitions

§ 1711. Definitions|As used in this chapter:  (1) "Board" means the Vermont veterans' home board of trustees as set forth in section 1713 of this chapter. (2) "Gift" means the trust created by the quitclaim deed of the Trenor W. Park Home for Destitute Children and Women dated January 15, 1887, as modified by the May 27, 1964 decree of the Bennington County chancery court. (3) "Home" means the Vermont veterans' home as set forth in section 1712 of this chapter. (4) "Trustees" means the individual members of the board. (Added 2003, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 79, eff. June 8, 2004.)
20 V.S.A. § 1712
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 87 - Vermont Veterans' Home|§ 1712. Vermont veterans' home

§ 1712. Vermont veterans' home|The Vermont veterans' home is a body corporate and politic and a public instrumentality of the state. The exercise by the home of the powers conferred by this chapter constitute the performance of essential governmental functions of the state. (Added 2003, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 79, eff. June 8, 2004.)
20 V.S.A. § 1713
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 87 - Vermont Veterans' Home|§ 1713. Vermont Veterans' Home Board of Trustees

§ 1713. Vermont Veterans' Home Board of Trustees|(a) The Vermont Veterans' Home is governed by the Vermont Veterans' Home Board of Trustees.(b) The Board shall consist of 21 members:  (1) Twenty members shall be appointed by the Governor for staggered terms of three years, at least 15 of whom shall be veterans who have been honorably discharged from any branch of the U.S. Armed Forces. Each appointed trustee shall serve until a successor has been appointed. In the event an appointed trustee vacates the Board, is unable to serve, or is removed by the Governor for cause, the Governor shall appoint another trustee to serve the unexpired term of the departing trustee. (2)(A) One member of the Board shall be a classified employee who has at least five years of service at the Home. This trustee shall be elected by a secret ballot administered by the Board and cast by the classified employees of the Home. This trustee shall not vote in case of a real or apparent conflict of interest, shall serve a term of three years and until a successor is elected, and may be removed by the Governor for cause.  (B) The Board shall give notice of a vacancy of this trustee position and hold an election no more than 30 days from the notice date. In the event this trustee vacates the Board, is unable to serve, or is removed by the Governor for cause, the classified employees of the Home shall elect another classified employee of the Home to serve the remainder of the unexpired term.    (c) The Board shall elect annually a president, a vice president, and a secretary from among its members. Eleven members shall constitute a quorum at all meetings; provided, however, if there is a vacancy on the Board, the number of trustees constituting a quorum shall be one more than one-half the number of the remaining trustees.(d) Pursuant to 32 V.S.A. § 1010, trustees who are not State employees shall be entitled to per diem and reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in connection with performing their duties under this chapter. (Added 2003, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 79, eff. June 8, 2004; amended 2013, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), §§ E.342.1, E.342.2.)
20 V.S.A. § 1715
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 87 - Vermont Veterans' Home|§ 1715. President of the board

§ 1715. President of the board|The president of the board shall:  (1) Preside over all meetings of the board and ensure adherence to bylaws adopted by the board. (2) Act as agent of the home in the execution of all legal documents pertaining to the home, as authorized by the board. (3) Report to the governor at least once annually on all matters concerning the board and the home. (4) File annual audited financial statements with the commissioner of finance and management. (Added 2003, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 79, eff. June 8, 2004.)
20 V.S.A. § 1716
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 87 - Vermont Veterans' Home|§ 1716. Chief Executive Officer

§ 1716. Chief Executive Officer|The Chief Executive Officer shall be the chief administrative officer of the Home and shall exercise general supervision over the business and affairs of the Home. In addition to other duties, the Chief Executive Officer shall:  (1) Attend meetings of the Board and act as its treasurer. (2) Make reports concerning the Home to the Board at such times and in such detail as the Board directs, together with recommendations the Chief Executive Officer deems appropriate for the welfare and care of the residents of the Home. (3) Report annually to the Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs and the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations regarding the Home's budget. The provisions of 2 V.S.A. § 20(d) (expiration of required reports) shall not apply to the report to be made under this subdivision. (4) Subject to approval of the Board, appoint a deputy or an executive assistant, a private secretary, a Marketing and Admissions Coordinator, a Financial Director, an Environmental Services Manager, and a Nursing Services Director, all of whom shall be appointed for an indefinite term and shall be subject to removal upon a majority vote of the Board. These positions shall be exempt from the State's classified service. (5) Appoint all other employees necessary for the efficient management of the Home, all of whom shall be classified State employees subject to the provisions of Vermont statutes. (6) Supervise and direct all employees of the Home and prescribe their duties not otherwise established by the Board or by State or federal law. (7) Ensure that all laws, rules, and policies pertaining to the Home are observed. (8) Prepare policies related to operation of the Home, subject to approval by the Board. (9) Collect all sums due and payable to the Home and transfer the same to the State Treasurer when received. (10) Perform such other duties as may be directed by the Board to carry out the purposes of this chapter. (11) [Repealed.]  (Added 2003, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 79, eff. June 8, 2004; amended 2013, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § E.342.4; 2017, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 138; 2017, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 9, 25, eff. May 21, 2018; 2019, No. 72, § E.342.)
20 V.S.A. § 1717
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 87 - Vermont Veterans' Home|§ 1717. Management of funds

§ 1717. Management of funds|(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision 1714(2) of this chapter, all funds of the Home, except residents' funds as described in subsection (e) of this section, shall be held by the State Treasurer and credited to appropriate accounts established in compliance with subsection (b) of this section and 32 V.S.A. § 401(a).(b) There are created one or more funds to be held in trust. To these funds shall be credited donations and endowments to the Home with and without specific restrictions on their use. Interest and earnings accruing to the funds created by this subsection shall be credited to the respective fund. The funds deposited pursuant to this subsection shall not be considered funds of the State and shall be used solely for the purposes of this chapter, subject to the terms and conditions of the gift and to the terms and conditions of the donation or endowment. Upon deposit with the State Treasurer's Office, the Home may request from the State Treasurer's Office and may retain locally up to $10,000.00 of donations and endowments, which may be expended consistent with their applicable terms and conditions, for supporting residents of the home. The funds shall be maintained in an account pursuant to 32 V.S.A. § 431. The Chief Executive Officer shall make a report at each scheduled Board meeting of the locally retained donations and endowments. The report shall include any amounts requested by the Home from the State Treasurer's Office, the nature of the funds, the account balance, and any expenditures.(c) Monies from the funds established by this section may be expended by the Home upon submission of vouchers, submitted at the direction and with the approval of the Board, to the Commissioner of Finance and Management in compliance with 32 V.S.A. § 463, and issuance of warrants pursuant to 32 V.S.A. §§ 461 and 465. The Commissioner shall approve expeditiously any request for a release of funds if the request is in conformance with all applicable State law.(d) On no less than a quarterly basis, the Chief Executive Officer of the Home shall provide a statement of account activity and fund balances to the Board.(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of 32 V.S.A. chapter 7, subchapter 1, the Home is authorized to retain funds when acting in a trustee capacity for individual residents of the Home. Establishment and maintenance of accounts for this purpose shall be pursuant to 32 V.S.A. § 431 and any other relevant provisions of law.(f) Grants, gifts, donations, loans, or other things of value may be accepted pursuant to the provisions of 32 V.S.A. § 5. (Added 2003, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 79, eff. June 8, 2004; amended 2013, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § E.342.5.)
20 V.S.A. § 1719
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 87 - Vermont Veterans' Home|§ 1719. Legal actions

§ 1719. Legal actions|(a) Except for purposes of collecting charges due under subdivision 1714(3) of this chapter, the Board shall have no independent authority to sue, be sued, complain, or defend in its own name or on behalf of the Home. The Attorney General shall represent the Board and the Home in all civil actions as provided by law. Outside legal counsel may be obtained with the concurrence of the Attorney General.(b) Each Trustee shall be considered a "State employee" for purposes of 3 V.S.A. chapter 29 and an "employee of the State" for purposes of 12 V.S.A. chapter 189.(c) The Home shall be entitled to the sovereign immunity of the State, except as waived by the State in 12 V.S.A. chapter 189 or in any other provision of law. (Added 2003, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 79, eff. June 8, 2004; amended 2013, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § E.342.6.)