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16 V.S.A. § 2963a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 101 - Special Education|§ 2963a. Exceptional circumstances

§ 2963a. Exceptional circumstances|(a) In lieu of reimbursement under section 2963 of this title, the Secretary shall reimburse a school district or supervisory union for 80 percent of the costs not eligible for reimbursement under section 2962 of this title for each student causing the school district or supervisory union to be eligible for extraordinary services reimbursement pursuant to that section. However, in order for a school district or supervisory union to be eligible for reimbursement under this section, the total costs of the school district or supervisory union eligible for extraordinary services reimbursement must equal or exceed 15 percent of the total costs eligible for State assistance under sections 2961, 2962, and 2963 of this title.(b) An eligible school district or supervisory union may apply to the Secretary to receive reimbursement under this section. The Secretary shall award reimbursement to a school district or supervisory union under this section if the Secretary makes a determination that the school district or supervisory union considered all the cost-effective and appropriate available alternatives for placement and programs for students before incurring these costs. A decision of the Secretary shall be final. (Added 1997, No. 71 (Adj. Sess.), § 87, eff. March 11, 1998; amended 1999, No. 108 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 10, 2000; 2005, No. 182 (Adj. Sess.), § 22; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 206, eff. Feb. 14, 2014; 2015, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 1, 2017; repealed on July 1, 2022 by 2019, No. 72, § E.502.2, as amended by 2019, No. 112 (Adj. Sess.), § 10(b).)
16 V.S.A. § 2964
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 101 - Special Education|§ 2964. Service plan

§ 2964. Service plan|(a) As a condition of receiving assistance under this subchapter, a supervisory union shall file a service plan with the Secretary annually on or before October 15. The service plan shall contain the anticipated special education expenditures for the following school year for the supervisory union and its member districts. The plan shall be in a form prescribed by the Secretary and shall include information on services planned and anticipated expenditures.(b) If a supervisory union fails to file a service plan by October 15, the Secretary may withhold any funds due the supervisory union and its member districts under this title until a service plan is filed and accepted by the Secretary as properly completed. (Added 1987, No. 235 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; amended 1989, No. 107, § 8; amended 1989, No. 230 (Adj. Sess.), § 20, eff. July 1, 1991; 1995, No. 157 (Adj. Sess.), § 16; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 207, eff. Feb. 14, 2014; 2015, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 1, 2017; repealed on July 1, 2022 by 2019, No. 72, § E.502.2 as amended by 2019, No. 112 (Adj. Sess.), § 10(b).)
16 V.S.A. § 2965
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 101 - Special Education|§ 2965. Withholding of aid

§ 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 otherwise incurred under this chapter, the Secretary shall withhold the amount of funds incurred from any grants due the supervisory union, school district, or agency under this subchapter. (Added 1987, No. 235 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; amended 1995, No. 157 (Adj. Sess.), § 22; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 208, eff. Feb. 14, 2014; 2015, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 1, 2017.)
16 V.S.A. § 2967
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 101 - Special Education|§ 2967. Aid projection; State share

§ 2967. Aid projection; State share|(a) On or before December 15, the Secretary shall publish an estimate, by supervisory union and its member districts to the extent they anticipate reimbursable expenditures under this chapter, of the amount of State assistance necessary to fully fund sections 2961 through 2963 of this title in the ensuing school year.(b) The total expenditures made by the State in any fiscal year pursuant to this chapter shall be 60 percent of the statewide total special education expenditures of funds that are not derived from federal sources. Special education expenditures shall include:  (1) costs eligible for grants and reimbursements under sections 2961 through 2963a of this title; (2) costs for services for persons who are visually impaired and persons who are deaf and hard of hearing; (3) costs for the interdisciplinary team program; (4) costs for regional specialists in multiple disabilities; (5) funds expended for training and programs to meet the needs of students with emotional behavioral problems under subsection 2969(c) of this title; and (6) funds expended for training under subsection 2969(d) of this title. (Added 1987, No. 235 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; amended 1989, No. 230 (Adj. Sess.), § 27; 1995, No. 157 (Adj. Sess.), § 17; 1997, No. 60, § 30d, eff. July 1, 1998; 1997, No. 71 (Adj. Sess.), § 88, eff. March 11, 1998; 2003, No. 36, § 15; 2003, No. 130 (Adj. Sess.), § 9; 2011, No. 58, § 5, eff. May 31, 2011; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 209, eff. Feb. 14, 2014; 2013, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 79; 2013, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 31; 2015, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 25; 2015, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 1, 2017.)
16 V.S.A. § 2967
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 101 - Special Education|§ 2967. Aid projection

§ 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 shall include:  (1) funds eligible for grants and reimbursements under sections 2961 and 2962 of this title; (2) funds for services for persons who are visually impaired; (3) funds for persons who are deaf or hard of hearing; (4) funds for the interdisciplinary team program; (5) funds expended for training and programs to meet the needs of students with emotional or behavioral challenges under subsection 2969(c) of this title; and (6) funds expended for training under subsection 2969(d) of this title. (Added 1987, No. 235 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; amended 1989, No. 230 (Adj. Sess.), § 27; 1995, No. 157 (Adj. Sess.), § 17; 1997, No. 60, § 30d, eff. July 1, 1998; 1997, No. 71 (Adj. Sess.), § 88, eff. March 11, 1998; 2003, No. 36, § 15; 2003, No. 130 (Adj. Sess.), § 9; 2011, No. 58, § 5, eff. May 31, 2011; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 209, eff. Feb. 14, 2014; 2013, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 79; 2013, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 31; 2015, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 25; 2015, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 1, 2017; 2017, No. 173 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. July 1, 2022; 2019, No. 112 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2022.)
16 V.S.A. § 2968
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 101 - Special Education|§ 2968. Reports

§ 2968. Reports|(a) On or before November 15, March 15, and August 1 of each school year, each supervisory union and its member districts to the extent they incur reimbursable expenditures under this chapter shall file a financial report with the Secretary in a form prescribed by the Secretary. The report shall describe total expenditures for special education actually incurred during the preceding period, and shall describe revenues derived from different funding sources, including federal assistance, State assistance under this chapter, and local effort.(b) If a supervisory union or its member districts that have incurred reimbursable expenditures under this chapter fail to file a complete report by August 1, until the properly completed August 1 report is filed and accepted by the Secretary, the Secretary may withhold any funds due the supervisory union or school district under this title and shall subtract $100.00 per business day from funds due to the supervisory union or school district under this title for that fiscal year. The Secretary may waive the $100.00 penalty required under this subsection upon appeal by the supervisory union or school district. The Secretary shall establish procedures for administration of this subsection.(c) The Secretary shall review and monitor the reports received pursuant to subsection (a) of this section as well as the service plans received pursuant to section 2964 of this title, and shall assist supervisory unions and school districts to complete and submit these documents in a timely and accurate fashion.(d) Special education receipts and expenditures shall be included within the audits required of a supervisory union and its member districts that have incurred reimbursable expenditures under this chapter pursuant to section 323 of this title. (Added 1987, No. 235 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; amended 1989, No. 230 (Adj. Sess.), § 21; 1995, No. 157 (Adj. Sess.), § 18; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 210, eff. Feb. 14, 2014; 2015, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 1, 2017; repealed on July 1, 2022 by 2019, No. 72, § E.502.2, as amended by 2019, No. 112 (Adj. Sess.), § 10(b).)
16 V.S.A. § 2969
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 101 - Special Education|§ 2969. Payments

§ 2969. Payments|(a) On or before August 15, December 15, and April 15 of each school year, the State Treasurer shall withdraw from the Education Fund, based on warrant of the Commissioner of Finance and Management, and shall forward to each supervisory union and its member districts to the extent they anticipate reimbursable expenditures under this chapter, the amount of State assistance estimated in accordance with State Board rules to be necessary to fund sections 2961 through 2963a of this title in the current fiscal period. The State Board shall by rule ensure that the amount of such assistance shall be adjusted to compensate for any overpayments or underpayments determined, after review and acceptance of the reports submitted under section 2968 of this title, to have been made in previous periods. Notwithstanding this subsection, failure to submit the reports within the timelines established by subsection 2968(a) of this title shall result in the withholding of any payments until the report is filed.(b) [Repealed.](c) For the purpose of meeting the needs of students with emotional behavioral problems, each fiscal year the Secretary shall use for training, program development, and building school and regional capacity, up to one percent of the State funds appropriated under this subchapter.(d) For the training of teachers, administrators, and other personnel in the identification and evaluation of, and provision of education services to children who require educational supports, each fiscal year the Secretary shall use up to 0.75 percent of the State funds appropriated under this subchapter. In order to set priorities for the use of these funds, the Secretary shall identify effective practices and areas of critical need. The Secretary may expend up to five percent of these funds for statewide training and shall distribute the remaining funds to school districts or supervisory unions.(e) School districts and supervisory unions that apply for funds under this section must submit a plan for training that will result in lasting changes in their school systems and give assurances that at least 50 percent of the costs of training, including in-kind costs, will be assumed by the applicant. The Secretary shall establish written procedures and criteria for the award of such funds. In addition, the Secretary may identify schools most in need of training assistance and may pay for 100 percent of the assistance to the supervisory union or school district for these schools to fund the provision of training assistance for these schools. (Added 1989, No. 107, § 9; amended 1989, No. 230 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 7, 22; 1995, No. 157 (Adj. Sess.), § 19 eff. July 1, 1997; 1995, No. 157 (Adj. Sess.), § 24; 1997, No. 60, § 30e, eff. July 1, 1998; 1997, No. 71 (Adj. Sess.), § 116, eff. March 11, 1998; 2005, No. 71, § 267; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 211, eff. Feb. 14, 2014; 2015, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 1, 2017.)
16 V.S.A. § 2973
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 101 - Special Education|§ 2973. Independent school tuition rates

§ 2973. Independent school tuition rates|(a) The Secretary shall establish minimum standards of services for students receiving special education in independent schools in Vermont; shall set, after consultation with independent schools in Vermont, the maximum rates to be paid by the Agency and school districts for tuition, room, and board based on the level of services; and may advise independent schools as to the need for certain special education services in Vermont.(b) Neither school districts nor any State agency shall pay rates for tuition, room, and board, for students receiving special education in independent schools outside Vermont that are in excess of allowable costs approved by the authorized body in the state in which the independent school is located, except in exceptional circumstances or for a child who needs exceptional services, as approved by the Secretary.(c) The State Board is authorized to enter into interstate compacts with other states to regulate rates for tuition, room, and board for students receiving special education in independent schools. (Added 1989, No. 230 (Adj. Sess.), § 28; 1991, No. 24, § 11; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 212, eff. Feb. 14, 2014.)
16 V.S.A. § 2973a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 101 - Special Education|§ 2973a. Special education; best practices; policy

§ 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 section and section 2974 of this title recognize that best practices in delivery of such services promote this policy. (Added 2007, No. 82, § 26.)
16 V.S.A. § 2974
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 101 - Special Education|§ 2974. Special education program; fiscal review

§ 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 reimbursement made to supervisory unions under section 2962 of this title; (3) results for special education students; (4) the availability of special education staff; (5) the consistency of special education program implementation statewide; (6) the status of tiered systems of supports in supervisory unions; and (7) a statewide summary of the special education student count, including:  (A) the percentage of the total average daily membership represented by special education students statewide and by supervisory union; (B) the percentage of special education students by disability category; and (C) the percentage of special education students served by public schools within the supervisory union, by day placement, and by residential placement. (Added 1997, No. 60, § 31, eff. June 26, 1997; amended 1997, No. 71 (Adj. Sess.), § 115, eff. March 11, 1998; 1999, No. 117 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 2007, No. 82, § 10; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 213, eff. Feb. 14, 2014; 2015, No. 11, § 14; 2015, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 1, 2017; 2017, No. 74, § 24; 2017, No. 173 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. July 1, 2022.)
16 V.S.A. § 2975
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 101 - Special Education|§ 2975. Unusual special education costs; financial assistance

§ 2975. Unusual special education costs; financial assistance|The Secretary may use up to two percent of the funds appropriated for special education expenditures, as that term is defined in subsection 2967(b) of this title, to directly assist supervisory unions with special education expenditures of an unusual or unexpected nature. These funds shall not be used for exceptional circumstances that are funded under section 2963a of this title. The Secretary's decision regarding a supervisory union's eligibility for and amount of assistance shall be final. (Added 2007, No. 66, § 13; amended 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 214, eff. Feb. 14, 2014; 2015, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 1, 2017.)
16 V.S.A. § 2975
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 101 - Special Education|§ 2975. Unusual special education costs; financial assistance

§ 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 unexpected nature. These funds shall be appropriated in the amount of two percent times the census grant as defined in section 2961 of this title. The Secretary's decision regarding a supervisory union's eligibility for and amount of assistance shall be final. (Added 2007, No. 66, § 13; amended 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 214, eff. Feb. 14, 2014; 2015, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 1, 2017; 2017, No. 173 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. July 1, 2021; 2019, No. 112 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. July 1, 2022.)
16 V.S.A. § 3447
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 123 - State Aid for Capital Construction Costs|§ 3447. School building construction; State bonds; city as school district

§ 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, union school districts, regional career technical center school districts, and independent schools meeting education quality standards that serve as the public high school for one or more towns or cities, or combination thereof, and that both receive their principal support from public funds and are conducted within the State under the authority and supervision of a board of trustees, not less than two-thirds of whose membership is appointed by the selectboard of a town or by the city council of a city or in part by such selectboard and the remaining part by such council under the conditions and for the purpose set forth in sections 3447-3456 of this title. A city shall be deemed to be an incorporated school district within the meaning of sections 3447-3456 of this title. (Added 1995, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 71, eff. May 22, 1996; amended 2001, No. 8, § 14; 2001, No. 33, § 5; 2011, No. 129 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. May 11, 2012; 2015, No. 23, § 28.)
16 V.S.A. § 3448a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 123 - State Aid for Capital Construction Costs|§ 3448a. Appeal

§ 3448a. Appeal|Any municipal corporation or independent school as defined in section 3447 of this title aggrieved by an order, allocation, or award of the State Board of Education may, within 30 days, appeal to the Superior Court in the county in which the project is located. (Added 1995, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 73, eff. May 22, 1996; amended 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 111.)
16 V.S.A. § 3448e
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 123 - State Aid for Capital Construction Costs|§ 3448e. Construction of career technical education facilities; approval and funding

§ 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 school district that manages a regional career technical center or a comprehensive high school; or (B) a regional career technical center school district authorized under subchapter 5A of chapter 37 of this title.  (3) "Career technical education facilities" means regional technical centers and those portions of comprehensive high schools that are designed to provide State board-approved career technical education programs and services.   (b) Application of chapter. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the provisions of chapter 123 of this title shall apply to the construction of career technical education facilities.(c) Approval of regional advisory board. The Secretary may approve a preliminary application for a project involving career technical education facilities if, in addition to meeting the other requirements of this chapter, the project has received the approval of the regional advisory board as defined under section 1542 of this title. This subsection shall not apply to a project proposed by a regional career technical center school district authorized under subchapter 5A of chapter 37 of this title.(d) Involvement of the Department of Buildings and General Services. The Department of Buildings and General Services shall be available to consult with and share its expertise with the school district regarding the design and construction of any new career technical education facility or any alterations to existing career technical education facilities and for the analysis of any lease or lease-purchase proposal.(e) Award of construction aid. The amount of an award shall be 50 percent of the approved cost of the project. Where the construction of career technical education facilities is undertaken in conjunction with the construction of noncareer technical education facilities, the approved costs of the project shall be allocated as determined by the Secretary. (Added 2001, No. 149 (Adj. Sess.), § 61, eff. June 27, 2002; amended 2005, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 48, eff. May 15, 2006; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 218, eff. Feb. 14, 2014.)
16 V.S.A. § 3453a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 123 - State Aid for Capital Construction Costs|§ 3453a. Emergency operation centers and shelters

§ 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 include the installation of a wiring harness capable of being connected to emergency electric power generation to provide for emergency heating, lighting, and communications. The wiring installation cost to upgrade emergency facilities shall be included in the budgets submitted to the General Assembly for capital funding pursuant to 32 V.S.A. § 309. The State shall pay 100 percent of such costs, which shall at the Agency level be itemized and accounted for separately from those costs in which the State only shares in the project cost. The State shall not pay for the costs of purchasing the generator. (Added 1999, No. 29, § 43, eff. May 19, 1999; amended 2009, No. 43, § 47, eff. May 27, 2009; 2021, No. 20, § 66.)
16 V.S.A. § 3454
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 123 - State Aid for Capital Construction Costs|§ 3454. Deferred maintenance

§ 3454. Deferred maintenance|No State school construction aid shall be available under this title for any proposed project or construction if the Secretary finds the need for the project or construction has arisen in whole or in part from significant deferred maintenance. The State Board, by rule, shall define "significant deferred maintenance."  (Added 1995, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 75, eff. May 22, 1996; amended 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 220, eff. Feb. 14, 2014.)