paulbsd-salt/states/misc/init.sls

---
misc-public-dir:
  file.directory:
    - name: /home/public
    - user: root
    - group: root
    - mode: "0755"

{%- for file in salt['pillar.get']('misc_files') %}
{{ file.name }}:
  file.managed:
    - name: {{ file.dest }}
    - source: {{ file.src }}
    - source_hash: sha256={{ file.checksum }}
    - user: root
    - group: root
    - mode: "0644"
{%- endfor %}