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House amends omnibus military-affairs bill, removes Gold Star definition for further study
Summary
The House considered H.917, an omnibus military-affairs bill updating the Adjutant General title, creating hiring preference for military spouses, and adding disabled-veteran parking; members adopted a floor amendment to strike proposed Gold Star-family definitions for further deliberation.
Representative Stone (member from Burlington) presented H.917, describing it as an omnibus bill to modernize statutes affecting the Vermont National Guard, veterans and military families. The bill would correct the Adjutant General's title, add a statutory definition for Gold Star family member (later removed by amendment), create a hiring preference and five-point examination boost in certain law-enforcement recruitment for military spouses and veterans, and allow vehicles with disabled-veteran plates to…
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