Vermont Administrative Code

Section 1 General Provisions Purpose. The five largest health insurance companies doing business in Vermont, as measured by covered lives, are required to file with the Commissioner (1) an annual report card on the health insurance plan's performance in relation to quality measur…

Section 1 Purpose and Authority This regulation is issued pursuant to the authority of the Commissioner of the Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities and Health Care Administration under 8 V.S.A. § 15 and 8 V.S.A. § 4088b to issue rules and regulations requiring that health…

Section 1 Purpose The purpose of this Rule is to set forth the requirements for Catamount Health insurance, as provided in 8 V.S.A. § 4080f and An Act Relating to Health Care Affordability for Vermonters, 2005 Vt. Acts & Resolves No. 191 (Adj. Sess. 2006). Catamount Health insura…

REGULATION IH-2001-01 (Revised) ARTICLE I. GENERAL PROVISIONS Section 1. Authority. This regulation is promulgated pursuant to the authority granted by 10, 15, 3381, 3541 - 3543, 3688, 3858, 4062, 4108, 4113, 4201, 4362, 4373, 4464, 4480, 4481, 4515a, 4587, 4690, Chapter 129, 481…

Section 1 Purpose The purpose of this Rule is to provide consumers with access to information concerning health care prices, health care quality, and other information necessary to empower consumers, including uninsured consumers, to make economically sound and medically appropri…

Section 1 Purpose The purpose of this rule is to set forth the requirements for the submission of health care claims data, member eligibility data, and other information relating to health care provided to Vermont residents or by Vermont health care providers and facilities by he…

Section 1 Policy (a) Authority This Rule is promulgated pursuant to Titles 8 and 18 of the Vermont Statutes Annotated, The Health Care Affordability Act of 2006 (Act 191, 2005, Adj. Sess.), An Act Relating to Health Care Reform (Act 203, 2007, Adj. Sess.) and other applicable law…

Section 1 Purpose and Goals (a) The purpose of this Rule is to establish a process for the creation of uniform standards, including electronic transaction standards, for health insurance claims administration and adjudication, including but not limited to standards relating to cl…

Section 1. Authority and Purpose. This Rule is promulgated under the authority granted to the Commissioner by Title 8 V.S.A. § 15 and Title 8 V.S.A. § 6015 in order to establish criteria for the issuance of health care stop loss insurance policies and contracts. Nothing in this R…

Section 1 Purpose The purpose of this regulation is to implement Title 8, Chapter 154, to promote the public interest, to promote the availability of long-term care insurance coverage, to protect applicants for long-term care insurance from unfair or deceptive sales or enrollment…

Section 1.0 Authority This rule is adopted pursuant to 18 V.S.A. §§ 9405a , 9405b , and 18 V.S.A. § 1919. Section 2.0 Purpose The purpose of this rule is to establish the process and time line for data submission and reporting for the generation of a statewide hospital quality re…

Section 1 Purpose The purpose of this regulation is to set forth the requirements and standards for the licensing of persons or entities that perform service review activities of mental health care services. Section 2 Authority This rule is issued pursuant to the authority vested…

Section 1. Purpose and Authority. The purpose of this regulation is to set forth the financial and reporting requirements which the commissioner deems necessary for the regulation of captive insurance companies, as authorized by the Captive Insurance Company Act, 8 V.S.A., Sectio…

Section 1100 THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 1110 Establishment. 1111 Definition: VSA § 11(14). 1112 Departments: Created 3 VSA § 212 . 1120 Powers and Duties. The powers and duties of the Department of Education are derived from the powers and duties of the State Board of Educ…

Part 1210 ORGANIZATION Section 1211 Membership See: 16 VSA § 161 . Section 1212 Removal of Members See: 16 VSA § 162 . Section 1213 Compensation See: 16 VSA § 1010. Section 1214 Officers See: 16 VSA § 161 , 211 . Section 1215 Powers and Duties See: 16 VSA § § 144-174, 211 , 213 ,…

The purpose of these rules is to ensure that all students in Vermont public schools are afforded educational opportunities that are substantially equal in quality, and enable them to achieve or exceed the standards approved by the State Board of Education. 2000 EDUCATION QUALITY …

Section 2200 Independent School Program Approval. Section 2220 Statement of Purpose. The purpose of the independent school program approval rules is to assure effective, accessible, and equitable educational opportunities that are anti-racist, culturally responsive, anti-discrimi…

Section 2310 Length of School Day and Year Section 2311 School Year Each public school shall be maintained and operated for 175 student days unless waivers are granted by the Board as provided by 16 VSA § 1071 . 2311.1 Days lost because schools are closed for emergency reasons pr…

Introduction. INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT 2004 The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), first enacted in 1975 and most recently revised in 2004, is a federal law governing how State provide accommodations, and services to support children and studen…

Section 2370 Definitions 1. Adult technical education - means technical education provided to an adult student that is not part of a course of study leading to a diploma or degree. 2. Adult student - means a resident of Vermont, of any age, who has received a high school diploma.…

3100 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE. The state Board of Education firmly believes that the school districts of Vermont should be organized so as to provide the maximum educational opportunities for pupils in grades K-12 or 1-12 consistent with administrative and financial effectiveness and…

Part 4100 STATUTORY AUTHORITY Section 4101 Safety Program Every school district receiving federal and/or state funds for program support will develop a program of safety, institute that safety program, and monitor it to make sure it is kept current. Section 4102 Emergency Plan Su…

Acronym Guide Acronym Stands for ASHA American Speech Language Hearing Association CAEP Counsel for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation CTE Career Technical Education EPP or TPP Educator Preparation Program or Teacher Preparation Program ETS Education Testing Services IEP I…

Section 6100 BUILDING PROJECTS ELIGIBLE FOR STATE AID Section 6110 Statutory Authority 16 VSA Chapter 123 Section 6111 Policy and Purpose (a) It is the policy of the State of Vermont to encourage renovation of, additions to, or construction of school facilities where necessary to…

Section 7100 INTERSTATE AGREEMENTS 7110 Personnel Qualifications Interstate Agreement on Qualification of Educational Personnel 16 VSA § 2041-2062. (See also Series 5000 of this manual, titled School Personnel.) 7120 Vermont - New Hampshire Interstate Compact 16 VSA § 771-784. 71…

Section 8100 SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAMS Statement of Purpose The purpose of school lunch programs is to safeguard the health and well-being of Vermont's children, to assist the schools to serve nutritious lunches to children each school day, and to teach and model good nutrition habit…

SUBCHAPTER 9000 PUBLIC BIDS 9001 Definitions 9001.1 "Publicly advertise or invite" means, for the purposes of 16 V.S.A. § 559(a) , to seek bids on goods or services through written communication mailed, personally delivered, published in a newspaper of general circulation or prin…

Section 10100 Statement of Purpose These rules are jointly promulgated by the Vermont Departments of Mental Health and Mental Retardation (DMHMR) and Social and Rehabilitation Services (SRS) and the Vermont State Board of Education to implement the provisions of Act 203 of the 19…

Statewide Student Attendance Calendar 1996-1997 N.B. The State Board of Education is interested in seeing student attendance calendars with a greater number of student days. Therefore this calendar proposes 175, 180, and 185-day student attendance calendars. Districts are encoura…

SUBCHAPTER 8200 APPROVAL OF NEW FAMILY DAY CARE HOME SPONSORS 8210 PURPOSE The purpose of the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) is to ensure that nutritious meals are available to children and adults in day care settings. Federal regulations require that home day care pro…

SUBCHAPTER 9100 NET COST PER PUPIL 9101 Statutory Authority 16 V.S.A. § 825 , Maximum tuition rate, calculated net cost per pupil. defined. 9102 Federal and State Handbooks: Incorporated by Reference The definitions and classification of revenues, expenditures, and programs conta…

Section 6310 Statutory Authority 16 V.S.A. 559(b) Section 6320 Policy And Procedure To ensure that school construction projects are bid through a fair and open process and bids are received from responsible and qualified contractors. Section 6330 Cross References State Board Rule…

Section 6410 Statutory Authority 16 V.S.A. Section 559(d) Section 6420 Policy And Purpose To ensure that school construction projects using a construction management approach are bid through a fair and open process. Section 6430 Definitions "Construction manager" means, for the p…

SUBCHAPTER 9400 SLIDING SCALES 9401 Statutory Authority Sec. 24(b)(1)(B) and (C) of Act 60 of the 1997 Adjourned Session 9402 Purpose It is the purpose of these rules to provide a method for determining, for FY1999, how much a school district pays into or receives from the educat…

SUBCHAPTER 9300 ALLOWABLE AND EXTRAORDINARY TRANSPORTATION EXPENDITURES 9301 Statutory Authority Subsection 22(c) and (d) of Act 60 of the 1997 Session 9302 Definition of Allowable Transportation Expenditures 9302.1 For the purposes of Subsection 22(c) of Act 60 of the 1997 Sessi…

Section 9200.1 Statutory Authority 16 V.S.A § 4001(1) Section 9200.2 General Definition For the purposes of 16 V.S.A. § 4001(1) , "full-time equivalent enrollment of pupils" for K-12 pupils means enrollment for the minimum hours per week in each grade as required by Rule 2311.4. …

9501 Each school district shall report, as part of its average daily membership count, pursuant to 16 V.S.A. § 4010(e) , the number of students for whom English is not the primary language. A student shall be determined to be a "student for whom English is not the primary languag…

Adopted Rule - Rules for Vermont's School Accountability System Based on Student Achievement - Approved by the Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules on July 15, 2004 Rules 2500-2585 of the State Board of Education Manual of Rules and Practices are amended by striking Rule…

Section 2401 Statement of Purpose These rules establish a state Adult Education Board to define policies and oversee the development and operations of Department of Education adult education programs in Vermont. These rules further clarify policies with respect to the Adult Basic…

(a) Unsafe school choice - Each local education agency shall ensure that any student who either attends a persistently dangerous public elementary or secondary school, or is a victim of a violent criminal offense that occurred in or on the grounds of a public elementary or second…

Section 6001 School Bus Idling Section 6002 Statutory Authority 23 V.S.A. § 1282(f) Section 6003 Statement of Purpose It is the purpose of these rules to implement 23 V.S.A. § 1282(f) by providing for the limited idling of school buses in specific circumstances. Section 6004 Defi…

Selected Definitional Sections and Statutory Authority. See 16 V.S.A. § 11(a)(31) for the definition of "prekindergarten education." See also 16 V.S.A. § 11(a)(6) for the definition of "kindergarten," 16 V.S.A. § 1073(a) for the definition of "legal pupil." Rule No.2601 Statement…

Section 4500.1 Statement of Purpose The purposes of these rules are to: a. Create and maintain a positive and safe learning environment in schools; b. Promote positive behavioral interventions and supports in schools; and c. Ensure that students are not subjected to inappropriate…

Rule No.3410 Definitions For all State Board of Education rules relating to Alternative Structures, the term: 3410.1 "Act 46" means 2015 Acts and Resolves No. 46. "Act 153" means 2010 Acts and Resolves No. 153, as amended. "Act 156" means 2012 Acts and Resolves No 156, as amended…

1301. Statutory Authority. Federal Statutory Authority: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) ( 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400 et seq.) State Statutory Authority in accordance with 3 V.S.A. Chapter 25: 16 V.S.A. § 164 .(7) 16 V.S.A. Chapter 101 1302. Statement of Purpose. In 2018…

100. District Quality Standards. 101. Statutory Authority. 16 V.S.A. § 165(g) ; 2022 Acts and Resolves No. 127, Sec. 14 102. Statement of Purpose. As set forth in 16 V.S.A. § 165 : (g) In addition to the education quality standards provided in section (a) of this section, each Ve…

Services performed under Title IIB of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA Work Experience Programs) shall be excluded from the statutory definition of "employment" found in 21 V.S.A. § 1301 by virtue of the terms of 21 V.S.A. § 1301(6)(C) (vii)(e). 21 V.S.A. § 130…

Section I Definitions A. "Issue - (Local level) - any dispute or controversy relating to the CETA program which arises among the prime sponsor, its contractors and subcontractors, participants and other aggrieved parties. Issues may include, but are not limited to: 1) Alleged civ…

The Department of Labor, created by 3 V.S.A. § 212 , consists of the Commissioner of Labor, the Workforce Development Division, Labor Market Information Division, Workers' Compensation and Safety Division, and the Unemployment Insurance and Wages Division. The Commissioner of the…

Section 1 DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION The Department of Labor and Industry is organized into five major divisions and is responsible for eight boards and councils. The divisions include: (1) Administration, which is responsible for administration of the Workmen's Compensation Act…