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Vermont bill would give military spouses hiring preference, 5-point exam boost for competitive tests
Summary
Representative Mary Catherine Stone introduced H.531 to add spouses of currently serving U.S. military personnel to Vermont’s state-employment hiring preferences and to give qualifying spouses an additional five points on point-based competitive exams; committee signaled broad support and asked for further testimony and fiscal follow-up.
Representative Mary Catherine Stone (D-Burlington) told the House Government Operations & Military Affairs Committee on Jan. 8 that H.531 would create a targeted state‑employment hiring preference for spouses of personnel currently serving in the U.S. Armed Forces and, where positions use a point‑based competitive examination, add five points to a qualifying spouse’s exam rating.
Stone opened with personal testimony, saying she is a military spouse and that frequent relocations create persistent employment barriers…
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