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16 V.S.A. § 2281
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 75 - University of Vermont and State Agricultural College|§ 2281. Annual audit; reports; control of funds

§ 2281. Annual audit; reports; control of funds|(a) The books and accounts of the University of Vermont and State Agricultural College shall be audited annually as of June 30 by an independent accounting firm registered in the State of Vermont in accordance with government auditing standards issued by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). The Auditor of Accounts or his or her designee shall be the State's nonvoting representative to an audit committee established by the Board.(b), (c) [Repealed.](d) Control of funds appropriated and of the work carried on shall be vested in the Board of Trustees of the University of Vermont and State Agricultural College.(e) The University of Vermont and State Agricultural College shall provide an accounting service that shall account for the expenditures by divisions.(f) Control of funds appropriated shall be vested in the Board of Trustees of the University of Vermont and State Agricultural College. All funds appropriated to the Agricultural College shall be kept in a separate account and shall be audited annually by an independent accounting firm registered in the State of Vermont in accordance with government auditing standards issued by the U.S. Government Accountability Office. (Amended 2007, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2007, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 6, 10; 2009, No. 33, §§ 36, 83(g)(4); 2015, No. 23, § 40.)
16 V.S.A. § 2282a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 75 - University of Vermont and State Agricultural College|§ 2282a. Determination of residency for tuition purposes

§ 2282a. Determination of residency for tuition purposes|(a) Enrollment at an institution for higher learning, or presence within the State for the purposes of attending an institution of higher learning, shall not by itself constitute residence for in-state tuition purposes or for the purpose of eligibility for assistance from the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation.(b) Any member of the Armed Forces of the United States on active duty who is transferred to Vermont for duty other than for the purpose of education shall, upon transfer and for the period of active duty served in Vermont, be considered a resident for in-state tuition purposes at the start of the next semester or academic period. (1971, No. 184 (Adj. Sess.), § 30, eff. March 29, 1972; amended 2003, No. 127 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
16 V.S.A. § 2283
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 75 - University of Vermont and State Agricultural College|§ 2283. Department of Police Services

§ 2283. Department of Police Services|(a) The Board of Trustees may establish a Department of Police Services and authorize the appointment to the Department of police officers and a director of the Department who shall be a police officer. Officers so appointed shall be sworn and shall have all law enforcement powers provided by 24 V.S.A. § 1935. Appointments and oaths shall be in writing and shall be filed with and maintained by the Board of Trustees of the University of Vermont and State Agricultural College. The director shall have free and direct access to the Board of Trustees on matters pertaining to law enforcement.(b) An officer appointed pursuant to this section shall have no law enforcement authority until satisfactory completion of a course of training pursuant to 20 V.S.A. chapter 151. The University of Vermont shall have access to training programs offered pursuant to 20 V.S.A. chapter 151 upon the same terms and conditions as municipal police officers. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the Board of Trustees or its duly authorized representative from requiring additional qualification or training as a condition of initial or continuing appointment.(c) An officer appointed under authority of this section shall be an employee of the University of Vermont and shall be subject to such terms and conditions of employment as are imposed by the Board of Trustees or its duly authorized representative. An officer so appointed may exercise law enforcement authority only while employed in good standing by the University of Vermont.(d) Upon written complaint of misconduct by one or more persons concerning any police officer appointed under this section, the director of the Department shall cause an investigation to be conducted in a manner consistent with the policies and procedures established by the Board of Trustees or its duly authorized representative for such purposes. The complainant may appeal the final action of the department to the President of the University of Vermont, who shall convene an advisory commission consisting of three persons, no more than one of whom has a direct or indirect University affiliation. The advisory commission shall provide advice and counsel to the President in assuring appropriate final disposition of the complaint.(e) Without limiting the powers described in subsection (a) of this section, the Department of Police Services may, for the purpose of coordinating effective law enforcement services, enter into any arrangements or agreements with any municipality if deemed necessary or appropriate by the Board of Trustees or its duly authorized representative. (Added 1991, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.); amended 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 95.)
16 V.S.A. § 2285
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 75 - University of Vermont and State Agricultural College|§ 2285. Nonapplicability of certain requirements for payment of wages

§ 2285. Nonapplicability of certain requirements for payment of wages|Except as expressly provided in this chapter, the University of Vermont and State Agricultural College and its Board of Trustees, officers, and employees shall not be subject to the provisions of 21 V.S.A. § 342(c) that require written employee authorization before an employer may pay wages through electronic funds transfer or other direct deposit systems to a checking, savings, or other deposit account maintained by the employee within or outside the State. (Added 2015, No. 48, § 4a.)
16 V.S.A. § 2471
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 77 - Norwich University|§ 2471. Military college of State; rank of faculty and staff

§ 2471. Military college of State; rank of faculty and staff|Norwich University is hereby recognized as the military college of the State of Vermont, and its faculty and administrative staff shall have local rank assigned by the trustees as follows: the President shall have general officer rank; and the Dean, heads of departments, and members of the faculty and administrative staff shall have a rank below the rank of the President comparable to the position on the faculty as prescribed by the Board of Trustees of Norwich University, all without pay from the State. (Amended 1979, No. 4.)
16 V.S.A. § 2535
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 79 - Scholarships; Reports|§ 2535. Town scholarships

§ 2535. Town scholarships|A town, at any legal meeting of the voters, may appropriate from its general funds money to pay all or part of the tuition and incidental expenses of one or more students from the town in any institution of higher learning. When a town makes such an appropriation, a committee consisting of the superintendent of the district in which the town is located, the chair of the school board, the chair of the prudential committee, if any, in the town, and the principals of each high school and academy in the town, or if there is not a high school or academy, the principal of the high school usually attended by the resident students shall constitute a board of selection. On or before August 1 following an appropriation, the board shall designate, on the basis of scholarship and need, the number of students authorized by the appropriation. The choice of the institution shall be made by each student receiving a scholarship. (Amended 1975, No. 100, § 2; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 184, eff. Feb. 14, 2014.)
16 V.S.A. § 2537
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 79 - Scholarships; Reports|§ 2537. Armed Services Scholarships

§ 2537. Armed Services Scholarships|(a) It shall be the policy of the State of Vermont to provide scholarships to be known as the Armed Services Scholarships for education beyond high school for:  (1) Children and spouses of members in good standing of the Vermont National Guard who since 1955 have been killed, or who since January 1, 2001 have died, while on active or inactive duty in accordance with specifications herewith. (2) Children and spouses of members in good standing of the active Reserve Forces of the United States who since January 1, 2001 have died while on active or inactive duty and who were Vermont residents at the time of death. (3) Children and spouses of members of the active Armed Forces of the United States who since January 1, 2001 have died while on active duty and who, at the time of death, were either Vermont residents, nonresident members of the Vermont National Guard who were mobilized to active duty, or nonresident active Reserve Force members of a Vermont-based reserve unit who were mobilized to active duty. A child or spouse of a deceased nonresident member of the active Reserve Forces shall be ineligible for an Armed Services Scholarship if he or she is eligible for a death benefit from the last state of residence of the deceased parent or spouse, that helps finance attendance at a postsecondary institution in that state.   (b) Definitions:  (1) "Vermont National Guard" as used in this section will be deemed to include Vermont Army National Guard and Vermont Air National Guard. (2) "Active duty for Vermont National Guard and for active Reserve Forces" means full-time duty in the active military service of the United States and includes full-time training duty, annual training duty, and attendance, while in the active military service, at a school designated as a service school by law or by the secretary of the military department concerned. (3) "Inactive duty" means training performed by members of a reserve component while not on active duty and includes unit training assemblies, training periods, military flight periods, and other equivalent duty and while on State duty on order of the Governor or the Governor's representative. (4) "Armed Forces of the United States" means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. (5) "Child" means a natural or adoptive child of a member of the Vermont National Guard or Armed Forces, and includes a stepchild. (Added 1967, No. 199, § 1; amended 1973, No. 233 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 4, 1974; 2003, No. 21, § 1; 2003, No. 127 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2011, No. 149 (Adj. Sess.), § 7.)
16 V.S.A. § 2538
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 79 - Scholarships; Reports|§ 2538. Amount, duration

§ 2538. Amount, duration|(a) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, an Armed Services Scholarship shall pay tuition for academic credit at a Vermont postsecondary institution eligible for student assistance funds under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 and leading to an undergraduate certificate or degree as follows:  (1) If the person attends the University of Vermont, the scholarship shall pay an amount equal to the actual tuition charged by the University to the person. (2) If the person attends a Vermont State College, the scholarship shall pay an amount equal to the actual tuition charged by the institution to the person. (3) If the person attends any other postsecondary institution located in Vermont, the scholarship shall pay an amount equal to the actual tuition charged by the institution to the person, or an amount equal to that which the scholarship would have paid if the person attended the University of Vermont pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection, whichever is less.   (b) An Armed Services Scholarship may be used for a maximum of 130 academic credits for an undergraduate certificate or degree.(c) A person eligible and applying for an Armed Forces Scholarship shall apply for a federal Pell Grant. The amount of the Armed Services Scholarship awarded shall be the remaining tuition to be paid pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, following receipt of a Pell Grant.(d) A person who has obtained a bachelor's degree is not eligible for an Armed Services Scholarship. (Added 1967, No. 199, § 2; amended 1973, No. 38; 2003, No. 21, § 3; 2003, No. 127 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2013, No. 50, § E.219.1.)
16 V.S.A. § 2539
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 79 - Scholarships; Reports|§ 2539. Application, award, renewal

§ 2539. Application, award, renewal|(a) Applications for Armed Services Scholarships shall be processed as follows:  (1) for a child or spouse of a member of the Vermont National Guard or of the active Reserve Forces of the United States, by the Vermont Adjutant General who shall verify the eligibility of the applicant as provided in section 2537 of this title; and (2) for a child or spouse of a member of the Armed Forces of the United States, by the Office of Veterans' Affairs who shall verify the eligibility of the applicant as provided in section 2537 of this title.   (b) On being notified of an eligible applicant's matriculation at an institution as specified in subsection 2538(a) of this title, the Adjutant and Inspector General or the Office of Veterans' Affairs shall provide funds from the special fund established in section 2541 of this title to the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation, which, upon verifying enrollment, shall disburse the scholarship award to the institution.(c) Application for renewal of an Armed Services Scholarship shall be made annually with written endorsement by the proper officer of the institution attended that the holder of the scholarship has maintained satisfactory scholastic standing. On receipt of this certification, the Adjutant and Inspector General or the Office of Veterans' Affairs shall provide funds from the special fund established in section 2541 of this title to the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation, which, upon verifying enrollment, shall disburse the scholarship award to the institution. (Added 1967, No. 199, § 3; amended 2003, No. 127 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 2013, No. 50, § E.219.2.)
16 V.S.A. § 2541
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 79 - Scholarships; Reports|§ 2541. Armed Services Scholarship Fund

§ 2541. Armed Services Scholarship Fund|(a) An Armed Services Scholarship Fund is established to comprise appropriations made by the General Assembly. The Fund shall be managed pursuant to 32 V.S.A. chapter 7, subchapter 5 and shall be available to the Military Department for the Armed Services Scholarships established in section 2537 of this title.(b) All balances in the Fund at the end of any fiscal year shall be carried forward and used only for the purposes set forth in this section. Earnings of the Fund that are not withdrawn pursuant to this section shall remain in the Fund. (Added 2003, No. 127 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; amended 2013, No. 50, § E.219.3.)
16 V.S.A. § 2635
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 81 - Nursing Education|§ 2635. School of Nursing

§ 2635. School of Nursing|The Board of Trustees of Vermont State Colleges may establish a School of Nursing leading to an associate in science degree if in its judgment the school would serve to alleviate the shortage of nurses in Vermont and to provide for their professional education. (1961, No. 274, § 1, eff. Aug. 1, 1961; amended 1963, No. 8, eff. March 12, 1963.)
16 V.S.A. § 2651
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 82 - Practical Nursing Education|§ 2651. Purpose of chapter

§ 2651. Purpose of chapter|The purposes of this chapter are to assist existing schools for practical nursing and to assist in the establishment of a school or schools for practical nursing under the direction of the Board of Trustees of the Vermont State College system. (Added 1957, No. 273, § 1; amended 1993, No. 145 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
16 V.S.A. § 2652
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 82 - Practical Nursing Education|§ 2652. Bylaws and regulations

§ 2652. Bylaws and regulations|The Board of Trustees of the Vermont State Colleges shall make bylaws and regulations, consistent with the policies and regulations of the Vermont State Board of Nursing, to carry out the purposes of this chapter. (Added 1957, No. 273, § 2; 1961, No. 184, § 3, eff. June 28, 1961; 1993, No. 145 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
16 V.S.A. § 2653
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 82 - Practical Nursing Education|§ 2653. Appropriations

§ 2653. Appropriations|Hereafter funds for the continuation of the program under this chapter shall be requested as a part of the operational budget of the Vermont State Colleges. (Added 1957, No. 273, § 3; amended 1959, No. 121, § 1; 1961, No. 95, § 1; 1993, No. 145 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.)
16 V.S.A. § 2654
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 82 - Practical Nursing Education|§ 2654. Consultant services by Department of Health

§ 2654. Consultant services by Department of Health|The Department of Health may furnish consultant services as requested by the Vermont State College Board of Trustees in connection with this chapter. (1961, No. 95, § 2; amended 1993, No. 145 (Adj. Sess.), § 4.)
16 V.S.A. § 2691
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 83 - New England Higher Education Compact|§ 2691. Purposes- Article I

§ 2691. Purposes- Article I|The purposes of the New England Higher Education Compact shall be to provide greater educational opportunities and services through the establishment and maintenance of a coordinated educational program for the persons residing in the several states of New England parties to this compact, with the aim of furthering higher education in the fields of medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, public health and in professional, technical, scientific, literary and other fields.
16 V.S.A. § 2692
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 83 - New England Higher Education Compact|§ 2692. Creation of Board of Higher Education- Article II

§ 2692. Creation of Board of Higher Education- Article II|There is hereby created and established a New England Board of Higher Education hereinafter known as the board, which shall be an agency of each state party to the compact. The board shall be a body corporate and politic, having the powers, duties and jurisdiction herein enumerated and such other and additional powers as shall be conferred upon it by the concurrent act or acts of the compacting states. The board shall consist of eight members from each compacting state, at least two of whom shall be members of the legislature, chosen in the manner and for the terms provided by law of the several states parties to this compact. (Amended 1969, No. 55, § 1.)
16 V.S.A. § 2693
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 83 - New England Higher Education Compact|§ 2693. When operative- Article III

§ 2693. When operative- Article III|This compact shall become operative immediately as to those states executing it whenever any two or more of the states of Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut have executed it in the form which is in accordance with the laws of the respective compacting states.
16 V.S.A. § 2695
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 83 - New England Higher Education Compact|§ 2695. General powers of board; contracts- Article V

§ 2695. General powers of board; contracts- Article V|The board shall have the power to: (1) collect, correlate, and evaluate data in the fields of its interest under this compact; to publish reports, bulletins and other documents making available the results of its research; and, in its discretion, to charge fees for said reports, bulletins and documents; (2) enter into such contractual agreements or arrangements with any of the compacting states or agencies thereof and with educational institutions and agencies as may be required in the judgment of the board to provide adequate services and facilities in educational fields covered by this compact; provided, that it shall be the policy of the board in the negotiation of its agreements to serve increased numbers of students from the compacting states through arrangements with then existing institutions, whenever in the judgment of the board adequate service can be so secured in the New England region. Each of the compacting states shall contribute funds to carry out the contracts of the board on the basis of the number of students from such state for whom the board may contract. Contributions shall be at the rate determined by the board in each educational field. Except in those instances where the board by specific action allocates funds available to it under Article VII hereof, the board's authority to enter into such contracts shall be only upon appropriation of funds by the compacting states. Any contract entered into shall be in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the board and in accordance with the laws of the compacting states.
16 V.S.A. § 2696
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 83 - New England Higher Education Compact|§ 2696. Availability of funds- Article VI

§ 2696. Availability of funds- Article VI|Each state agrees that, when authorized by the legislature pursuant to the constitutional processes, it will from time to time make available to the board such funds as may be required for the expenses of the board as authorized under the terms of this compact. The contribution of each state for this purpose shall be in the proportion that its population bears to the total combined population of the states who are parties hereto as shown from time to time by the most recent official published report of the Bureau of the Census of the United States of America, unless the board shall adopt another basis in making its recommendation for appropriation to the compacting states.
16 V.S.A. § 2697
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 83 - New England Higher Education Compact|§ 2697. Power of board as to grants, devises, gifts and bequests- Article VII

§ 2697. Power of board as to grants, devises, gifts and bequests- Article VII|The board for the purposes of this compact is hereby empowered to receive grants, devises, gifts and bequests which the board may agree to accept and administer. The board shall administer property held in accordance with special trusts, grants and bequests, and shall also administer grants and devises of land and gifts or bequests of personal property made to the board for special uses, and shall execute said trusts, investing the proceeds thereof in notes or bonds secured by sufficient mortgages or other securities.
16 V.S.A. § 2698
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 83 - New England Higher Education Compact|§ 2698. Separability- Article VIII

§ 2698. Separability- Article VIII|The provisions of this compact shall be severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence or provision of this compact is declared to be contrary to the Constitution of any compacting state or of the United States the validity of the remainder of this compact and the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person or circumstance shall not be affected thereby; provided, that if this compact is held to be contrary to the constitution of any compacting state the compact shall remain in full force and effect as to all other compacting states.