Title 16, Education

§ 2957. Special education administrative and judicial appeals; limitations (a) An action against a local, intermediate, or State education agency seeking enforcement of special education rights under State or federal law shall be commenced by an administrative due process hearing…

§ 2958. Residential Placement Review Team; residential placements (a) A supervisory union shall notify the parents and the Secretary when it believes residential placement is a possible option for inclusion in a child’s individualized education program. (b) The Secretary may esta…

§ 2959. Rulemaking; mediation (a) The State Board shall adopt rules governing the determination of a child’s eligibility for special education, accounting and financial reporting standards, program requirements, procedural requirements, and the identification of the supervisory u…

§ 2959a. Medicaid School-Based Services Program; supervisory unions and supervisory districts; legislative intent [Effective October 1, 2026; see also § 2959a effective until October 1, 2026 set out above] It is the intent of the General Assembly that the State of Vermont maximiz…

§ 2959b. Individualized education programs A school district or supervisory union responsible for developing an individualized education program for a child with a disability may consider the cost of the provision of special education or related services to the child if: (1) the …

§ 2961. Census grant [Repealed July 1, 2029 if contingency met] (a) As used in this section: (1) “Average daily membership” has the same meaning as in subdivision 4001(1) of this title, except it excludes State-placed students. (2) “Average daily membership of a supervisory union…

§ 2962. Extraordinary special education reimbursement (a)(1) As used in this section, “child” means a student with disabilities who is three years of age or older in the current school year. (2) As used in this subchapter, “extraordinary expenditures” means a supervisory union’s …

§ 2965. Withholding of aid If a supervisory union, school district, or agency fails to meet its legally established obligations toward a child with a disability or the child’s parent, and as a result the Agency of Education incurs costs to meet these obligations beyond those othe…

§ 2967. Aid projection (a) On or before December 15, the Secretary shall publish an estimate, by each supervisory union, of its anticipated State special education funding under this chapter for the ensuing school year. (b) As used in this section, State special education funding…

§ 2969. Payments (a)(1) On or before August 15, December 15, and April 15 of each fiscal year, the State Treasurer shall withdraw from the Education Fund, based on a warrant issued by the Commissioner of Finance and Management, and shall forward to each supervisory union one-thir…

§ 2973. Independent school tuition rates (a)(1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, an approved independent school that accepts public tuition shall enroll any student with an individualized education program who requires special education services and who is pl…

§ 2973a. Special education; best practices; policy It is the public policy of the State that integrated special education services are recognized as an essential responsibility of the educational system that benefits all students and contribute to the good of the State. This sect…

§ 2974. Special education program; fiscal review Annually, the Secretary shall report to the State Board regarding: (1) the total amount of census grants made to supervisory unions under section 2961 of this title; (2) the total amount of extraordinary special education reimburse…

§ 2975. Unusual special education costs; financial assistance The Secretary may use funds for allowable special education expenditures, as defined in State Board of Education rules, to directly assist supervisory unions with special education expenditures of an unusual or unexpec…

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§ 3440. Statement of policy (a) It is the intent of this chapter to encourage the efficient use of public funds to modernize school infrastructure in alignment with current educational needs. School construction projects supported by this chapter should be developed taking consid…

§ 3441. Facilities Master Plan Grant Program; report [Repealed effective June 30, 2029] (a) Intent. It is the intent of the General Assembly that the Facilities Master Plan Grant Program established pursuant to this section shall enable supervisory unions and independent career a…

§ 3442. State Aid for School Construction Program The Agency of Education shall be responsible for implementing the State Aid for School Construction Program according to the provisions of this chapter. The Agency shall be responsible for: (1) reviewing all preliminary applicatio…

§ 3443. State Aid for School Construction Advisory Board (a) Creation. There is hereby created the State Aid for School Construction Advisory Board, which shall advise the Agency on the implementation of the State Aid for School Construction Program in accordance with the provisi…

§ 3444. School Construction Aid Special Fund (a) Creation. There is created the School Construction Aid Special Fund, to be administered by the Agency of Education. Monies in the Fund shall be used for the purposes of: (1) awarding aid to school construction projects under sectio…

§ 3445. Approval and funding of school construction projects (a) Construction aid. (1) Preliminary application for construction aid. A school district eligible for assistance under section 3447 of this title that intends to construct or purchase a new school, or make extensive ad…

§ 3446. Appeal Any municipal corporation as defined in section 3447 of this title aggrieved by an order, allocation, or award of the Agency of Education may, within 30 days, appeal to the Superior Court in the county in which the project is located. (Added 2025, No. 73, § 18, eff…

§ 3447. School building construction; State bonds; city as school district The State Treasurer may issue bonds under 32 V.S.A. chapter 13 in such amount as may from time to time be appropriated to assist incorporated school districts, joint contract schools, town school districts…

§ 3448e. Construction of career technical education facilities; approval and funding (a) Definitions. For the purposes of this section: (1) “Construction” includes the purchase of career technical education facilities. (2) “School district” means, unless otherwise provided: (A) a…

§ 3448f. Energy performance contracting; authorization; State aid (a) Definitions. As used in this section: (1) “Cost-saving measure” means any facility improvement, repair, addition, or alteration or any equipment, fixture, or furnishing to be constructed or installed in any fac…

§ 3453a. Emergency operation centers and shelters Any school building that may be designated as a local, regional, or State emergency operation center or shelter shall be designed for use as an emergency operations center or shelter. For this purpose, the proposed project shall i…

§ 3455a. Computer aided design Whenever a school district or independent school makes final application for construction aid pursuant to subdivision 3448(a)(5) of this title, the district or school shall submit to the Secretary copies of site plans and building plans either in co…

§ 3456. Limit of indebtedness The amount of indebtedness of an incorporated school district, town school district, or union school district incurred to finance any project approved under sections 3447-3456 of this title shall not be considered a part of the indebtedness of such l…

§ 3581. Acceptance The State Board may accept, use, disburse, and account for federal funds made available for the purposes of acquisition, construction, reconstruction, remodeling, or repair of public school buildings. (Amended 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 223, eff. Feb. 14, 201…

§ 3582. Formulation of plans The State Board may formulate any State plan, including preparation of surveys and estimates of school building needs, required by federal legislation. (Amended 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 224, eff. Feb. 14, 2014.)

§ 3583. Control by federal authority prohibited No supervision or control may be exercised under the provisions of this subchapter by any federal authority over the administration, personnel, curriculum, instruction, methods of instruction, or materials of instruction in any Verm…

§ 3597. Tax-credit bond financing; qualified school academy zones; qualified school construction bonds The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Pub. L. No. 111-5, expanded existing and created new tax-credit bond programs available to public schools. Accordingly, schoo…

§ 3641. Common investment of individual trust funds In its discretion, an educational institution may associate together for common investment the funds of individual trusts or individual funds held by it whether created by order of court or otherwise, if the terms of the trust o…

§ 3681. Complaint to Superior Court If an educational corporation or association holds a fund of which, whether by statute or by usage, only the income may be expended, and, because of such limitation, such corporation or association is unable to reduce its indebtedness and to pa…

§ 3682. Contents of complaint; party defendant; notice A complaint brought in accordance with section 3681 of this title shall set forth the situation of such corporation or association within the provisions of that section 3681 and shall describe particularly the fund involved a…

§ 3683. Hearing; determination If the Superior Court shall find upon hearing that the situation of such corporation or association is within the provisions of section 3681 of this title, that its affairs have been conducted in a proper manner, and that the purposes of its organiz…

§ 3684. Orders The court may make all orders necessary or incidental to the exercise of the jurisdiction conferred by this subchapter, including such orders relating to the custody, preservation, and conservation of the assets and property of the corporation or association as may…

§ 3741. School construction; debt service; taxation A school district that issues bonded debt to pay for capital construction costs is authorized under the provisions of sections 428 and 511 of this title to levy ad valorem taxes on the grand list to pay for debt service as it be…

§ 3742. Flag display Each school district shall erect a flag pole on the building or premises of each public school and, while school is in session, at such times as it directs, shall cause a United States flag, which shall not be lettered or marked in any way, to be displayed. A…

§ 3743. Textbooks, appliances, and supplies The board shall select and provide all textbooks, appliances, and supplies required for use in the elementary schools and the textbooks required for use in the secondary schools in the town district that shall be paid for by the distric…

§ 3821. Transfer; acceptance An incorporated academy, institute, seminary, or other educational institution, having no capital stock, by vote of at least two-thirds of its directors, trustees, or other governing body, may authorize the transfer of all of its real and personal pro…

§ 3822. Proceeding in Superior Court (a) An incorporated academy, institute, seminary, or other educational institution, and a school district, upon completion of the votes required by section 3821 of this title and before transfer of any property, shall apply to the Superior Cou…

§ 3823. The Austine School; financing (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the Vermont Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, which owns and operates the Austine School for the Deaf, and its successors in interest are authorized to mortgage, pledge as colla…

§ 3824. The Austine School for the Deaf; selection of president Any president of the Vermont Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing selected and hired subsequent to June 11, 2003 shall be selected and hired pursuant to the provisions for employing a superintendent of schools in …

§ 3851. Definitions (a) “Agency” means the Vermont Educational and Health Buildings Financing Agency. (b) “Facilities” means all or any part of any building, improvements to real property, equipment, furnishings, appurtenances, utilities, and other property, real or personal, det…

§ 3852. Vermont Educational and Health Buildings Financing Agency; creation; members (a) A board of 13 members known as the Vermont Educational and Health Buildings Financing Agency is created. It is a body corporate and politic constituting a public instrumentality of the State.…