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16 V.S.A. § 3455a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 123 - State Aid for Capital Construction Costs|§ 3455a. Computer aided design

§ 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 computer-aided design (CAD) format, if used, or, if not, in the form submitted by the architect or engineer to the school board or board of trustees. (Added 1995, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 77, eff. May 22, 1996; amended 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 221, eff. Feb. 14, 2014.)
16 V.S.A. § 3456
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 123 - State Aid for Capital Construction Costs|§ 3456. Limit of indebtedness

§ 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 local district for the purpose of determining its debt limit, as provided by 24 V.S.A. § 1762, or otherwise. (Added 1953, No. 256, § 10; amended 1955, No. 266, § 2; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 222, eff. Feb. 14, 2014.)
16 V.S.A. § 3581
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 125 - Federal Aid; School Construction|§ 3581. Acceptance

§ 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, 2014.)
16 V.S.A. § 3582
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 125 - Federal Aid; School Construction|§ 3582. Formulation of plans

§ 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.)
16 V.S.A. § 3583
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 125 - Federal Aid; School Construction|§ 3583. Control by federal authority prohibited

§ 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 Vermont public school.
16 V.S.A. § 3597
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 125 - Federal Aid; School Construction|§ 3597. Tax-credit bond financing; qualified school academy zones; qualified school construction bonds

§ 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, school districts are authorized to issue bonds to finance public school building construction and rehabilitation, the purchase of equipment, the development of course materials, and teacher and personnel training, consistent with Sections 1397E and 54F of the Internal Revenue Code, pertaining to qualified school academy zones and qualified school construction bonds. (Added 2009, No. 54, § 21, eff. June 1, 2009.)
16 V.S.A. § 3641
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 127 - Use of Educational Trust Funds|§ 3641. Common investment of individual trust funds

§ 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 or gift do not require a separate investment. For that purpose, an educational institution may create an investment account in which may be placed for investment the whole or any part of the funds of trusts or gifts permitted to be associated. An individual trust or gift whose funds are thus associated shall at all times be the equitable owner of its pro rata share of the funds of such investment account and the net increase or decrease of its principal during the time its funds are a part of such account.
16 V.S.A. § 3681
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 127 - Use of Educational Trust Funds|§ 3681. Complaint to Superior Court

§ 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 pay its debt and expenses from its current receipts, so that cessation of its activities or winding-up of its affairs and liquidation is threatened or impends, such corporation or association may bring its complaint to the Superior Court in the county in which it has its principal place of business, for relief as provided in this subchapter. (Amended 1973, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 9, 1974; amended 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 112.)
16 V.S.A. § 3682
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 127 - Use of Educational Trust Funds|§ 3682. Contents of complaint; party defendant; notice

§ 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 and shall pray for relief under the provisions of this subchapter. The Attorney General shall be cited as party defendant. Public notice shall be given by publication of the substance of the complaint and the time and place to which the complaint is returnable, pursuant to the provisions of 1 V.S.A. § 174 and V.R.C.P. 4(g). (Amended 2021, No. 20, § 67.)
16 V.S.A. § 3683
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 127 - Use of Educational Trust Funds|§ 3683. Hearing; determination

§ 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 organization, the nature and results of its activities, and the general welfare require its continuance as a going organization, such court may authorize such corporation or association to use such part of the principal of such fund upon such terms as such court shall determine may be necessary to enable such corporation or association to rehabilitate itself and free itself in part or in whole from its indebtedness. (Amended 1973, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 9, 1974.)
16 V.S.A. § 3684
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 127 - Use of Educational Trust Funds|§ 3684. Orders

§ 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 be deemed necessary and proper for the protection of all interests involved.
16 V.S.A. § 3741
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 129 - School Property|§ 3741. School construction; debt service; taxation

§ 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 becomes due and payable and shall do so unless otherwise payable from other sources. (Amended 1997, No. 71 (Adj. Sess.), § 89, eff. March 11, 1998; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 225, eff. Feb. 14, 2014.)
16 V.S.A. § 3742
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 129 - School Property|§ 3742. Flag display

§ 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 United States flag and a State flag may be displayed inside the school building. A person who violates this section shall be fined not more than $10.00. (Added 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 226, eff. Feb. 14, 2014.)
16 V.S.A. § 3743
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 129 - School Property|§ 3743. Textbooks, appliances, and supplies

§ 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 district. The selection of textbooks, appliances, and supplies shall be subject to the approval of the superintendent of the schools of the district. The board shall provide nonresident students attending the schools with the necessary textbooks, appliances, and supplies under the rules the Board of Education shall prescribe. The board of school directors with the superintendent shall make the rules and regulations it deems proper for the care and custody of all textbooks, appliances, and supplies. (Amended 1965, No. 93, § 1, eff. July 1, 1966; amended 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 113.)
16 V.S.A. § 3821
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 129 - School Property|§ 3821. Transfer; acceptance

§ 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 property, including trust funds, to the school district in which the academy, institute, seminary, or other educational institution is located as provided in this chapter. The school district, at an annual or special meeting of the legal voters warned for the purpose, may vote to accept the transfer of real and personal property, including trust funds, as provided in this chapter to be used for school purposes. (Amended 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 227, eff. Feb. 14, 2014.)
16 V.S.A. § 3822
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 129 - School Property|§ 3822. Proceeding in Superior Court

§ 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 Court of the county in which the property is located setting forth the votes and any other material facts.(b) The court shall issue an order stating the substance of the bill and fixing the time and place of hearing. The plaintiff shall cause the order to be published in a newspaper named in the order, three weeks successively, the last publication to be at least 10 days prior to the date fixed for the hearing. The plaintiff shall give further notice as required by the order.(c) Upon hearing, the court shall determine what portion, if any, of the real and personal property to be transferred is held in trust, may order the transfer of that property subject to the terms of the trust, may make any other orders and decrees for the protection and disposition of the same it deems proper, and shall order the remainder of the real and personal property to be transferred in accordance with the votes authorizing the transfer for use for school purposes. (Amended 1973, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 9, 1974; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 228, eff. Feb. 14, 2014.)
16 V.S.A. § 3823
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 129 - School Property|§ 3823. The Austine School; financing

§ 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 collateral, sell, transfer, or otherwise convey any real property associated with the Austine School for the Deaf without consent of the General Assembly.(b) All State capital appropriations made to or for the benefit of the Austine School for the Deaf prior to or subsequent to June 11, 2003 shall create a first priority lien in favor of the State, unless expressly waived by the General Assembly, provided that this first priority lien shall be subordinate, in an amount not to exceed $3,000,000.00, to the interest of any lender to whom the Vermont Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing has pledged its real property as collateral pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.(c) If the Vermont Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing sells any or all of its real property, then, subject to the subordination provisions of subsection (b) of this section, all State capital appropriations made to or for the benefit of the Austine School shall be repaid to the State, without interest, from any remaining proceeds of the sale. (Added 1993, No. 233 (Adj. Sess.), § 50, eff. June 21, 1994; amended 2003, No. 63, § 42, eff. June 11, 2003.)
16 V.S.A. § 3824
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 129 - School Property|§ 3824. The Austine School for the Deaf; selection of president

§ 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 section 241 of this title. For purposes of this section, the terms "supervisory union," "supervisory union board," and "supervisory district board" as used in section 241 shall mean the Board of Trustees of the Vermont Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. (Added 2003, No. 63, § 43, eff. June 11, 2003.)
16 V.S.A. § 3852
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 131 - Educational and Health Buildings Financing Agency|§ 3852. Vermont Educational and Health Buildings Financing Agency; creation; members

§ 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. The State Treasurer or his or her designee and the Secretaries of Education, of Human Services, and of Administration shall be members ex officio. The Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint seven members for six-year terms. The members appointed by the Governor shall appoint two additional members whose term of office shall be two years.(b) The Board shall select its chair and a vice chair, a treasurer, and a secretary. The term of the Chair, Vice Chair, Treasurer, and Secretary shall be one year, and they shall be elected at the first meeting of the Board each fiscal year. All members of the Board, except those ex officio, shall be entitled to reimbursement of their necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties and also to per diem compensation for their services subject to approval of the Governor.(c) [Repealed.](d) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the provisions of 8 V.S.A. chapter 73 shall not apply to the Agency or to any loan made by the Agency in accordance with this title before or after February 14, 2014. (Added 1966, No. 56 (Sp. Sess.), § 3, eff. March 12, 1966; amended 1969, No. 224 (Adj. Sess.), § 10, eff. March 31, 1970; 1971, No. 67, § 3, eff. April 15, 1971; 1987, No. 203 (Adj. Sess.), § 21 eff. May 27, 1988; 2011, No. 40, § 53, eff. May 20, 2011; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 230, eff. Feb. 14, 2014; 2021, No. 20, § 68.)
16 V.S.A. § 3855
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 131 - Educational and Health Buildings Financing Agency|§ 3855. Trust funds

§ 3855. Trust funds|(a) All monies received under the authority of this chapter, whether as proceeds from the sale of bonds or notes or as revenues, shall be deemed to be trust funds to be held and applied solely as provided in this chapter. Any officer with whom, or any bank or trust company with which, those monies are deposited shall act as trustee of them and shall hold and apply them for the purposes hereof, subject to such regulations as this chapter and the resolution authorizing the bonds or notes of any issue or the trust indenture securing the bonds may provide.(b) All monies of the Agency derived from State, local, or federal appropriations or the sale of bonds or notes, and all monies constituting reserve funds, shall be paid to the treasurer of the Agency or to the trustee under the trust indenture securing the bonds or designated in the resolution authorizing the bonds, and all such monies shall be held, administered, secured, and applied as provided in such resolution or trust indenture. All deposits of the monies shall, if required by such resolution or trust indenture, be secured by obligations of the United States of America or of the State of Vermont of the market value equal at all times to the amount of the deposit, and all banks and trust companies are authorized to give such security for the deposits.(c) The Auditor of Accounts of the State of Vermont and his or her legally authorized representatives may at any time examine the accounts and books of the Agency, including its receipts, disbursements, contracts, sinking funds, investments, and any other matters relating to its financial standing. (Added 1966, No 56 (Sp. Sess.), § 6, eff. March 12, 1966; amended 1969, No. 224 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. March 31, 1970.)
16 V.S.A. § 3857
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 131 - Educational and Health Buildings Financing Agency|§ 3857. Liability of State

§ 3857. Liability of State|The bonds and other obligations of the Agency shall not be a debt of the State of Vermont nor shall the State be liable thereon, nor shall they be payable out of any funds other than those of the Agency. (Added 1966, No. 56 (Sp. Sess.), § 8, eff. March 12, 1966.)
16 V.S.A. § 3858
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 131 - Educational and Health Buildings Financing Agency|§ 3858. Legal investment

§ 3858. Legal investment|The bonds and notes are hereby made securities in which all public officers and bodies of this State and all municipalities and municipal subdivisions, all insurance companies and associations, all savings banks and savings institutions, including savings and loan associations, administrators, guardians, executors, trustees, committees, and other fiduciaries, in the State may properly and legally invest funds in their control. (Added 1966, No. 56 (Sp. Sess.), § 9, eff. March 12, 1966; amended 1969, No. 224 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. March 31, 1970.)
16 V.S.A. § 3859
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 131 - Educational and Health Buildings Financing Agency|§ 3859. Exemptions from taxation

§ 3859. Exemptions from taxation|(a) The creation of the Agency and the carrying out of its corporate purposes is in all respects for the benefit of the people of the State of Vermont and for the improvement of their education, health, welfare, and prosperity, and is a public purpose. The Agency will be performing an essential governmental function in the exercise of the powers conferred upon it by this chapter. The State of Vermont covenants with the holders of the bonds and notes that the Agency shall be required to pay no taxes or assessments upon any of the property acquired by it or under its jurisdiction, control, possession, or supervision, or upon its activities in the operation and maintenance of facilities, or upon any monies, revenues, or other income received by the Agency; and that the bonds and notes of the Agency and the income from them shall at all times be exempt from taxation, except for transfer and estate taxes.(b) The State of Vermont does pledge to and agree with the holders of the bonds that the State will not limit or alter the rights hereby vested in the Agency to acquire, mortgage, construct, reconstruct, and equip the facilities; to maintain, reconstruct, improve, and operate the facilities; to establish and collect such rates, rental, fees, and other charges as may be convenient or necessary to produce sufficient revenue to meet the expense of maintenance and operation; and to fulfill the terms of any agreements made with the holders of the bonds or in any way impair the rights and remedies of the bondholders, until the bonds, together with interest, thereon, with interest on any unpaid installment of interest, and all costs and expenses incurred by the Agency in connection with the facilities or in connection with any action or proceedings by or on behalf of the bondholders, are fully met and discharged. (Added 1966, No. 56 (Sp. Sess.), § 10, eff. March 12, 1966; amended 1969, No. 224 (Adj. Sess.), § 7, eff. March 31, 1970; 1971, No. 67, § 4, eff. April 15, 1971; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 231, eff. Feb. 14, 2014.)
16 V.S.A. § 3861
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 131 - Educational and Health Buildings Financing Agency|§ 3861. Compensation of members and employees of Agency

§ 3861. Compensation of members and employees of Agency|No officer, member, or employee of the Agency may receive, or be lawfully entitled to receive, any pecuniary profit from the operation of the Agency except reasonable compensation for services in effecting one or more of its purposes set forth under law. (Added 1966, No. 56 (Sp. Sess.), § 12, eff. March 12, 1966; amended 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 119.)
16 V.S.A. § 3862
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 131 - Educational and Health Buildings Financing Agency|§ 3862. Reports

§ 3862. Reports|The Vermont Education and Health Buildings Finance Agency shall prepare and annually submit to the Governor a complete report listing all projects applied for, planned, in progress, and completed and a complete financial report duly audited and certified by a certified public accountant. (Added 1966, No. 56 (Sp. Sess.), § 14, eff. March 12, 1966; amended 2003, No. 122 (Adj. Sess.), § 294j; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 232, eff. Feb. 14, 2014; 2015, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 26.)
16 V.S.A. § 4000
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 133 - State Funding of Public Education|§ 4000. Statement of policy

§ 4000. Statement of policy|(a) The intent of this chapter is to make educational opportunity available to each student in each town on substantially equal terms, in accordance with the Vermont Constitution and the Vermont Supreme Court decision of February 5, 1997, Brigham v. State of Vermont.(b) [Repealed.]  (Added 1997, No. 60, § 18, eff. July 1, 1998; amended 2003, No. 68, § 25.)
16 V.S.A. § 4002
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 133 - State Funding of Public Education|§ 4002. Payment; allocation

§ 4002. Payment; allocation|(a) State and federal funds appropriated for services delivered by the supervisory union and payable through the Agency shall be paid to the order of the supervisory union and administered in accordance with the plan adopted under subdivision 261a(4) of this title. Funding for special education services under section 2969 of this title shall be paid to the supervisory unions in accordance with that section.(b) The Secretary shall notify the superintendent or chief executive officer of each supervisory union in writing of federal or State funds disbursed to member school districts. (Added 1997, No. 60, § 18, eff. July 1, 1998; amended 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 234, eff. Feb. 14, 2014; 2015, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2017; 2017, No. 173 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. May 25, 2018.)