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16 V.S.A. § 806b
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 19 - Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children|§ 806b. Applicability -  Article III

§ 806b. Applicability -  Article III|A. Except as otherwise provided in Section B, this compact shall apply to the children of:  1. active duty members of the uniformed services as defined in this compact, including members of the National Guard and Reserve on active duty orders pursuant to 10 U.S.C. Chapter 1209 and 1211; 2. members or veterans of the uniformed services who are severely injured and medically discharged or retired for a period of one (1) year after medical discharge or retirement; and 3. members of the uniformed services who die on active duty or as a result of injuries sustained on active duty for a period of one (1) year after death.   B. The provisions of this interstate compact shall only apply to local education agencies as defined in this compact.C. The provisions of this compact shall not apply to the children of:  1. inactive members of the national guard and military reserves; 2. members of the uniformed services now retired, except as provided in Section A; 3. veterans of the uniformed services, except as provided in Section A; and 4. other U.S. Dept. of Defense personnel and other federal agency civilian and contract employees not defined as active duty members of the uniformed services. (Added 2011, No. 43, § 1.)
16 V.S.A. § 806c
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 19 - Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children|§ 806c. Educational records and enrollment -  Article IV

§ 806c. Educational records and enrollment -  Article IV|A. Unofficial or "hand-carried" education records -  In the event that official education records cannot be released to the parents for the purpose of transfer, the custodian of the records in the sending state shall prepare and furnish to the parent a complete set of unofficial educational records containing uniform information as determined by the Interstate Commission. Upon receipt of the unofficial education records by a school in the receiving state, the school shall enroll and appropriately place the student based on the information provided in the unofficial records pending validation by the official records, as quickly as possible.B. Official education records and transcripts -  Simultaneous with the enrollment and conditional placement of the student, the school in the receiving state shall request the student's official education record from the school in the sending state. Upon receipt of this request, the school in the sending state will process and furnish the official education records to the school in the receiving state within ten (10) days or within such time as is reasonably determined under the rules promulgated by the Interstate Commission.C. Immunizations -  Compacting states shall give thirty (30) days from the date of enrollment or within such time as is reasonably determined under the rules promulgated by the Interstate Commission, for students to obtain any immunizations required by the receiving state. For a series of immunizations, initial vaccinations must be obtained within thirty (30) days or within such time as is reasonably determined under the rules promulgated by the Interstate Commission.D. Kindergarten and first grade entrance age -  Students shall be allowed to continue their enrollment at grade level in the receiving state commensurate with their grade level (including Kindergarten) from a local education agency in the sending state at the time of transition, regardless of age. A student that has satisfactorily completed the prerequisite grade level in the local education agency in the sending state shall be eligible for enrollment in the next highest grade level in the receiving state, regardless of age. A student transferring after the start of the school year in the receiving state shall enter the school in the receiving state on their validated level from an accredited school in the sending state. (Added 2011, No. 43, § 1.)
16 V.S.A. § 806e
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 19 - Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children|§ 806e. Eligibility -  Article VI

§ 806e. Eligibility -  Article VI|A. Eligibility for enrollment.  1. Special power of attorney, relative to the guardianship of a child of a military family and executed under applicable law shall be sufficient for the purposes of enrollment and all other actions requiring parental participation and consent. 2. A local education agency shall be prohibited from charging local tuition to a transitioning military child placed in the care of a noncustodial parent or other person standing in loco parentis who lives in a jurisdiction other than that of the custodial parent. 3. A transitioning military child, placed in the care of a noncustodial parent or other person standing in loco parentis who lives in a jurisdiction other than that of the custodial parent, may continue to attend the school in which he or she was enrolled while residing with the custodial parent.   B. Eligibility for extracurricular participation -  State and local education agencies shall facilitate the opportunity for transitioning military children's inclusion in extracurricular activities, regardless of application deadlines, to the extent they are otherwise qualified. (Added 2011, No. 43, § 1.)
16 V.S.A. § 806f
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 19 - Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children|§ 806f. Graduation -  Article VII

§ 806f. Graduation -  Article VII|In order to facilitate the on-time graduation of children of military families, states and local education agencies shall incorporate the following procedures:  A. Waiver requirements -  Local education agency administrative officials shall waive specific courses required for graduation if similar course work has been satisfactorily completed in another local education agency or shall provide reasonable justification for denial. Should a waiver not be granted to a student who would qualify to graduate from the sending school, the local education agency shall provide an alternative means of acquiring required coursework so that graduation may occur on time. B. Exit exams -  States shall accept: 1) exit or end-of-course exams required for graduation from the sending state; or 2) national norm-referenced achievement tests; or 3) alternative testing, in lieu of testing requirements for graduation in the receiving state. In the event the above alternatives cannot be accommodated by the receiving state for a student transferring in his or her senior year, then the provisions of Article VII, Section C shall apply. C. Transfers during senior year -  Should a military student transferring at the beginning or during his or her senior year be ineligible to graduate from the receiving local education agency after all alternatives have been considered, the sending and receiving local education agencies shall ensure the receipt of a diploma from the sending local education agency, if the student meets the graduation requirements of the sending local education agency. In the event that one of the states in question is not a member of this compact, the member state shall use best efforts to facilitate the on-time graduation of the student in accordance with Sections A and B of this Article. (Added 2011, No. 43, § 1.)
16 V.S.A. § 806g
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 19 - Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children|§ 806g. State coordination -  Article VIII

§ 806g. State coordination -  Article VIII|A. Each member state shall, through the creation of a State Council or use of an existing body or board, provide for the coordination among its agencies of government, local education agencies, and military installations concerning the state's participation in, and compliance with, this compact and Interstate Commission activities. While each member state may determine the membership of its own State Council, its membership must include at least: the state superintendent of education, superintendent of a school district with a high concentration of military children, representative from a military installation, one representative each from the legislative and executive branches of government, and other offices and stakeholder groups the State Council deems appropriate. A member state that does not have a school district deemed to contain a high concentration of military children may appoint a superintendent from another school district to represent local education agencies on the State Council.B. The State Council of each member state shall appoint or designate a military family education liaison to assist military families and the state in facilitating the implementation of this compact.C. The compact commissioner responsible for the administration and management of the state's participation in the compact shall be appointed by the Governor or as otherwise determined by each member state.D. The compact commissioner and the military family education liaison designated herein shall be ex-officio members of the State Council, unless either is already a full voting member of the State Council. (Added 2011, No. 43, § 1.)
16 V.S.A. § 806k
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 19 - Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children|§ 806k. Rulemaking functions of the interstate commission -  Article XII

§ 806k. Rulemaking functions of the interstate commission -  Article XII|A. Rulemaking Authority -  The Interstate Commission shall promulgate reasonable rules in order to effectively and efficiently achieve the purposes of this Compact. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the Interstate Commission exercises its rulemaking authority in a manner that is beyond the scope of the purposes of this Act, or the powers granted hereunder, then such an action by the Interstate Commission shall be invalid and have no force or effect.B. Rulemaking Procedure -  Rules shall be made pursuant to a rulemaking process that substantially conforms to the "Model State Administrative Procedure Act," of 1981, Uniform Laws Annotated, Vol. 15, p.1 (2000) as amended, as may be appropriate to the operations of the Interstate Commission.C. Not later than thirty (30) days after a rule is promulgated, any person may file a petition for judicial review of the rule; provided, that the filing of such a petition shall not stay or otherwise prevent the rule from becoming effective unless the court finds that the petitioner has a substantial likelihood of success. The court shall give deference to the actions of the Interstate Commission consistent with applicable law and shall not find the rule to be unlawful if the rule represents a reasonable exercise of the Interstate Commission's authority.D. If a majority of the legislatures of the compacting states rejects a rule by enactment of a statute or resolution in the same manner used to adopt the compact, then such rule shall have no further force and effect in any compacting state. (Added 2011, No. 43, § 1.)
16 V.S.A. § 806m
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 19 - Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children|§ 806m. Financing of the interstate commission -  Article XIV

§ 806m. Financing of the interstate commission -  Article XIV|A. The Interstate Commission shall pay or provide for the payment of the reasonable expenses of its establishment, organization, and ongoing activities.B. The Interstate Commission may levy on and collect an annual assessment from each member state to cover the cost of the operations and activities of the Interstate Commission and its staff which must be in a total amount sufficient to cover the Interstate Commission's annual budget as approved each year. The aggregate annual assessment amount shall be allocated based upon a formula to be determined by the Interstate Commission, which shall promulgate a rule binding upon all member states.C. The Interstate Commission shall not incur obligations of any kind prior to securing the funds adequate to meet the same; nor shall the Interstate Commission pledge the credit of any of the member states, except by and with the authority of the member state.D. The Interstate Commission shall keep accurate accounts of all receipts and disbursements. The receipts and disbursements of the Interstate Commission shall be subject to the audit and accounting procedures established under its bylaws. However, all receipts and disbursements of funds handled by the Interstate Commission shall be audited yearly by a certified or licensed public accountant, and the report of the audit shall be included in and become part of the annual report of the Interstate Commission.E. The Interstate Commission may not assess, levy, or collect from Vermont in its annual assessment more than $2,000.00 per year. Other funding sources may be accepted and used to offset expenses related to the State's participation in the compact. (Added 2011, No. 43, § 1; amended 2013, No. 56, § 20, eff. May 30, 2013.)
16 V.S.A. § 806n
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 19 - Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children|§ 806n. Member states, effective date and amendment -  Article XV

§ 806n. Member states, effective date and amendment -  Article XV|A. Any state is eligible to become a member state.B. The compact shall become effective and binding upon legislative enactment of the compact into law by no less than ten (10) of the states. The effective date shall be no earlier than December 1, 2007. Thereafter it shall become effective and binding as to any other member state upon enactment of the compact into law by that state. The governors of non-member states or their designees shall be invited to participate in the activities of the Interstate Commission on a non-voting basis prior to adoption of the compact by all states.C. The Interstate Commission may propose amendments to the compact for enactment by the member states. No amendment shall become effective and binding upon the Interstate Commission and the member states unless and until it is enacted into law by unanimous consent of the member states. (Added 2011, No. 43, § 1.)
16 V.S.A. § 806o
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 19 - Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children|§ 806o. Withdrawal and dissolution -  Article XVI

§ 806o. Withdrawal and dissolution -  Article XVI|A. Withdrawal.  1. Once effective, the compact shall continue in force and remain binding upon each and every member state; provided that a member state may withdraw immediately from the compact by specifically repealing the statute which enacted the compact into law. 2. Withdrawal from this compact shall be by the enactment of a statute repealing the same. 3. The withdrawing state shall immediately notify the chairperson of the Interstate Commission in writing upon the introduction of legislation repealing this compact in the withdrawing state. The Interstate Commission shall notify the other member states of the withdrawing state's intent to withdraw within sixty (60) days of its receipt thereof. 4. The withdrawing state is responsible for all assessments, obligations, and liabilities incurred through the effective date of withdrawal, not to exceed $100 per year as provided in Article XIV, Section E, of this compact for each year that the State of Vermont is a member of the compact. 5. Reinstatement following withdrawal of a member state shall occur upon the withdrawing state reenacting the compact or upon such later date as determined by the Interstate Commission.   B. Dissolution of Compact.  1. This compact shall dissolve effective upon the date of the withdrawal or default of the member state which reduces the membership in the compact to one (1) member state. 2. Upon the dissolution of this compact, the compact becomes null and void and shall be of no further force or effect, and the business and affairs of the Interstate Commission shall be concluded and surplus funds shall be distributed in accordance with the bylaws. (Added 2011, No. 43, § 1.)
16 V.S.A. § 806p
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 19 - Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children|§ 806p. Severability and construction -  Article XVII

§ 806p. Severability and construction -  Article XVII|A. The provisions of this compact shall be severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision is deemed unenforceable, the remaining provisions of the compact shall be enforceable.B. The provisions of this compact shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes.C. Nothing in this compact shall be construed to prohibit the applicability of other interstate compacts to which the states are members. (Added 2011, No. 43, § 1.)
16 V.S.A. § 806q
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 19 - Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children|§ 806q. Binding effect of compact and other laws -  Article XVIII

§ 806q. Binding effect of compact and other laws -  Article XVIII|A. Other Laws. Nothing herein prevents the enforcement of any other law of a member state.B. Binding Effect of the Compact.  1. All lawful actions of the Interstate Commission, including all rules and bylaws promulgated by the Interstate Commission, are binding upon the member states. 2. All agreements between the Interstate Commission and the member states are binding in accordance with their terms. 3. In the event any provision of this compact exceeds the constitutional limits imposed on the legislature of any member state, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of the conflict with the constitutional provision in question in that member state. (Added 2011, No. 43, § 1.)
16 V.S.A. § 821
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 21 - Maintenance of Public Schools|§ 821. School district to maintain public elementary schools or pay tuition

§ 821. School district to maintain public elementary schools or pay tuition|(a) Each school district shall maintain one or more approved schools within the district in which elementary education for its resident students in kindergarten through grade six is provided unless:  (1) the electorate authorizes the school board to provide for the elementary education of the students by paying tuition in accordance with law to one or more public elementary schools in one or more school districts; (2) the school district is organized to provide only high school education for its students; or (3) the General Assembly provides otherwise.   (b) [Repealed.](c) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, without previous authorization by the electorate, a school board in a district that operates an elementary school may pay tuition for elementary students who reside near a public elementary school in an adjacent district upon request of the student's parent or guardian, if in the board's judgment the student's education can be more conveniently furnished there due to geographic considerations. Within 30 days of the board's decision, a parent or guardian who is dissatisfied with the decision of the board under this subsection may request a determination by the Secretary, who shall have authority to direct the school board to pay all, some, or none of the student's tuition and whose decision shall be final.(d) Notwithstanding subdivision (a)(1) of this section, the electorate of a school district that does not maintain an elementary school may grant general authority to the school board to pay tuition for an elementary student at an approved independent elementary school or an independent school meeting education quality standards pursuant to sections 823 and 828 of this chapter upon notice given by the student's parent or legal guardian before April 15 for the next academic year. (Added 1969, No. 298 (Adj. Sess.), § 52; amended 1985, No. 71, § 4; 1987, No. 141 (Adj. Sess.); 1989, No. 271 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 1, 2; 1991, No. 24, § 11; 2009, No. 44, § 13, eff. May 21, 2009; 2011, No. 58, § 29, eff. May 31, 2011; 2011, No. 129 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. May 11, 2012; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 95, eff. Feb. 14, 2014; 2015, No. 23, § 21.)
16 V.S.A. § 822
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 21 - Maintenance of Public Schools|§ 822. School district to maintain public high schools or pay tuition

§ 822. School district to maintain public high schools or pay tuition|(a) Each school district shall maintain one or more approved high schools in which high school education is provided for its resident students unless:  (1) the electorate authorizes the school board to close an existing high school and to provide for the high school education of its students by paying tuition to a public high school, an approved independent high school, or an independent school meeting education quality standards, to be selected by the parents or guardians of the student, within or outside the State; or (2) the school district is organized to provide only elementary education for its students.   (b) For purposes of this section, a school district that is organized to provide kindergarten through grade 12 and maintains a program of education for only the first eight years of compulsory school attendance shall be obligated to pay tuition for its resident students for at least four additional years.(c)(1) A school district may both maintain a high school and furnish high school education by paying tuition:   (A) to a public school as in the judgment of the school board may best serve the interests of the students; or (B) to an approved independent school or an independent school meeting education quality standards if the school board judges that a student has unique educational needs that cannot be served within the district or at a nearby public school.  (2) The judgment of the board shall be final in regard to the institution the students may attend at public cost. (Added 1969, No. 298 (Adj. Sess.), § 53; amended 1977, No. 33, § 2; 1989, No. 271 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1991, No. 24, § 2; 1997, No. 71 (Adj. Sess.), § 85, eff. March 11, 1998; 2009, No. 44, § 13, eff. May 21, 2009; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 96, eff. Feb. 14, 2014; 2015, No. 23, § 22.)