The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2024 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.
Title 20 : Internal Security and Public Safety
Chapter 029 : Calling Out the National Guard
Subchapter 001 : STATE SERVICE
(Cite as: 20 V.S.A. § 608)-
§ 608. Civilian leave option
If any member of the Vermont National Guard is ordered to State active duty by the Governor, the service member shall have the right to take leave without pay from his or her civilian employment and shall be entitled to the protections and rights provided pursuant to 21 V.S.A. § 491. No member of the National Guard shall be required to use or exhaust his or her vacation or other accrued leave from his or her civilian employment for a period of active service. (Added 2011, No. 149 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; amended 2021, No. 10, § 32.)
