Title 16, Title 16: Education

§ 4017. Universal meals supplement (a) Definition. For the purpose of this section, “universal meals supplement” has the same meaning as that term has in subdivision 1261a(5) of this title. (b) Public schools. From State funds appropriated to the Agency from the Education Fund fo…

§ 4019. Small schools; sparse schools; support grants [Effective July 1, 2028 if contingency met] (a) Definitions. As used in this section: (1) “Enrollment” means the number of students who are enrolled in a school operated by the school district on October 1. A student shall be …

§ 4025. Education Fund (a) The Education Fund is established to comprise the following: (1) all revenue paid to the State from the statewide education tax on nonhomestead and homestead property under 32 V.S.A. chapter 135; [Subdivision (a)(2) effective until contingency met; see …

§ 4026. Education Fund budget stabilization reserve [Effective July 1, 2028 if contingency met; see also 16 V.S.A. § 4026 effective until contingency met, set out above] (a) It is the purpose of this section to reduce the effects of annual variations in State revenues upon the Ed…

§ 4027. Education Fund transfer amounts (a) [Repealed.] (b) Annually, on or before June 1, each superintendent shall report to the Agency, on a form prescribed by the Secretary, each education budget that was adopted by May 1 for the following fiscal year by the member districts …

§ 4028. Fund payments to school districts [Subsection (a) effective until contingency met; see also subsection (a) effective July 1, 2028 if contingency met, set out below.] (a) On or before September 10, December 10, and April 30 of each school year, one-third of the education s…

§ 4029. Use of funds for education (a) Funds received by a school district may be used only for legitimate items of current education expense and shall not be used for municipal services. (b) Funds received by a municipality other than a school district may not be used directly o…

§ 4030. Data submission; corrections (a) Upon discovering an error or change in data submitted to the Secretary for the purpose of determining payments to or from the Education Fund, a school district shall report the error or change to the Secretary as soon as possible. Any budg…

§ 4031. Unorganized towns and gores [Repealed effective July 1, 2028] (Added 2003, No. 36, § 23; 2003, No. 68, § 17, eff. July 1, 2004; amended 2003, No. 76 (Adj. Sess.), § 21, eff. Feb. 17, 2004; 2015, No. 46, § 31; contingently repealed on July 1, 2028 by 2025, No. 73, § 42(a).…

§ 4032. Supplemental District Spending Reserve [Effective July 1, 2028 if contingency met] (a) There is hereby created the Supplemental District Spending Reserve within the Education Fund. Any recapture, as defined in 32 V.S.A. § 5401, paid to the Education Fund as part of the re…