House Adopts Resolution Recognizing April 2024 as Month of the Military Child
April 09, 2024 | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Committees, Legislative , Vermont
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The Vermont General Assembly adopted House Concurrent Resolution 164 recognizing April 2024 as the Month of the Military Child.
The reader on the floor presented the resolution, noting national figures (more than 1,600,000 children of U.S. military personnel) and an estimate of approximately 1,000 Vermont National Guard personnel who may be deployed over the course of a year. The resolution highlights challenges military children face, including frequent relocations and disruption to school stability, designates April 17, 2024 as "Purple Up for Military Kids Day" and directs the Secretary of State to send a copy to the Vermont National Guard Office of Child and Youth Services.
Members in the gallery included Vermont Army and Air National Guard service members, veterans, staff from the Vermont National Guard Family Programs Office and military families and youth. The resolution was adopted pursuant to the consent calendar as read on the floor.
The reader on the floor presented the resolution, noting national figures (more than 1,600,000 children of U.S. military personnel) and an estimate of approximately 1,000 Vermont National Guard personnel who may be deployed over the course of a year. The resolution highlights challenges military children face, including frequent relocations and disruption to school stability, designates April 17, 2024 as "Purple Up for Military Kids Day" and directs the Secretary of State to send a copy to the Vermont National Guard Office of Child and Youth Services.
Members in the gallery included Vermont Army and Air National Guard service members, veterans, staff from the Vermont National Guard Family Programs Office and military families and youth. The resolution was adopted pursuant to the consent calendar as read on the floor.
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