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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 3 Sec. 971

  • Employee: means a State employee as defined by subdivision (5) of this section except as the context requires otherwise. See
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.

§ 971. Intent of subchapter

A State employee, as a trustee and servant of the people, shall be free to report, in good faith and with candor, waste, fraud, abuse of authority, violations of law, or a threat to the health of employees, the public, or persons under the care of the State without fear of reprisal, intimidation, or retaliation. (Added 2007, No. 128 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 13, 2008.)