39-1-35 - State employees in National Guard -- Care of dependents when called into service. - Utah Statutes

39-1-35. State employees in National Guard -- Care of dependents when called intoservice.
If the National Guard of this state is called into the service of the state, the state shallprovide for the dependents of state employees who are enlisted members of the National Guardso called into service. The Board of Examiners shall cause an examination to be made into themerits of all cases of alleged dependency, and upon finding that any mother, father, grandfather,grandmother, wife, sister, brother or child of such member of the National Guard, or any or eitherof them, are dependent upon such member for support, the Board of Examiners shall determinethe amount to be paid by the state to any such dependent, and shall cause the state auditor to drawhis warrant on the state treasurer for such sum in favor of such specific and determineddependents, payable out of any amounts available for military purposes or for the maintenanceand support of the National Guard. If there are not sufficient funds available to pay for thenecessary support of all the dependents determined and specified by the board of examiners, thefunds available shall be prorated among the dependents specified by the Board of Examiners. TheBoard of Examiners in specifying the amounts to be paid to such dependents may provide for apayment on a weekly or monthly basis and on such conditions as it may deem best in eachparticular case.

Amended by Chapter 174, 1981 General Session