The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
(Cite as: 20 V.S.A. § 368)
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§ 368. Activation or deployment of National or State Guard or reserve members; professions
and occupations; State regulation
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a member of the National Guard,
State Guard, or a reserve component of the U.S. Armed Forces, whose profession or
occupation is regulated by an agency of the State and who holds a valid license, certification,
or registration to practice that profession or occupation at the time of activation
or deployment, shall be entitled to:
(1) An extension of the period of active licensure or certification through the duration
of and up to 60 days following the person’s return from activation or deployment,
provided that maintenance of active licensure or certification is required by the
military during the time of the activation or deployment. In order to qualify for
the extension, the person shall:
(A) notify the agency of his or her activation or deployment at any time prior to the
scheduled expiration of the current license or certification; and
(B) certify that the circumstances of the activation or deployment impede good faith efforts
to make timely application for renewal of the license or certification.
(2) A reasonable opportunity to meet the terms or conditions of licensure or certification
following the person’s return from activation or deployment if military service in
any way interferes with a good faith effort to complete a term or condition of licensure,
regardless of whether the military requires the person to maintain the license or
certification during the time of activation or deployment. (Added 2005, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 4, 2006; amended 2021, No. 10, § 8.)