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16 V.S.A. § 1707
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 51 - Professional Educators|§ 1707. Appeal from panel order

§ 1707. Appeal from panel order|(a) Appeal.  (1) A party aggrieved by a final decision of a hearing panel may, within 30 days of the decision, appeal that decision by filing a notice of appeal with the administrative officer of the hearing panel, who shall refer the case to the Director of the Office of Professional Regulation. The parties may agree to waive this review by written stipulation filed with the administrative officer of the hearing panel. The Director of the Office of Professional Regulation shall assign the case to an appellate officer, who shall conduct a review on the basis of the record created before the hearing panel and shall allow the presentation of evidence regarding alleged irregularities in hearing procedure not shown in the record. (2) The appellate officer shall not substitute the appellate officer's judgment for that of the hearing panel as to the weight of the evidence on questions of fact. The appellate officer may affirm the decision or may reverse and remand the matter with recommendations if substantial rights of the appellant have been prejudiced because the hearing panel's finding, inferences, conclusions, or decisions are:  (A) in violation of constitutional or statutory provisions; (B) in excess of the statutory authority of the hearing panel; (C) made upon unlawful procedure; (D) affected by other error of law; (E) clearly erroneous in view of the evidence on the record as a whole; (F) arbitrary or capricious; or (G) characterized by abuse of discretion or clearly unwarranted exercise of discretion.    (b) Following appeal or waiver of appeal, a party may appeal to the Supreme Court, which shall review the matter on the basis of the records created before the hearing panel and the appellate officer. (Added 2005, No. 214 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2007; amended 2021, No. 69, § 13.)
16 V.S.A. § 1751
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 53 - Contract, Compensation, and Sick Leave|§ 1751. Contract

§ 1751. Contract|A contract between a board of school directors and a teacher shall not be valid unless the same is in writing, or partly written and partly printed, in triplicate, and signed by the teacher and by a majority of the board or by a member of the board or other person who has been duly authorized by a majority vote of the board at a regular meeting to sign the contract in question on behalf of the board. One copy thereof shall be filed with the board, one copy delivered to the teacher, and one copy delivered to the superintendent. Such contract shall specify the date when the teacher shall begin service, the time, grade, and date of expiration of the license held by the teacher, the salary of the teacher and such other matters as may be necessary for a complete understanding between the parties. (Amended 1989, No. 118, § 3.)
16 V.S.A. § 1753
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 53 - Contract, Compensation, and Sick Leave|§ 1753. Time not spent in teaching counted in determining compensation

§ 1753. Time not spent in teaching counted in determining compensation|The time not exceeding five days during any one year, actually spent by a teacher in attendance upon a meeting of the State education associations, or upon educational meetings held under the authority of the Board of Education, and the time actually spent by a teacher in visiting schools when so directed by the superintendent, shall, in determining the compensation of the teacher, be counted the same as if spent in teaching. (Amended 1977, No. 33, § 5.)
16 V.S.A. § 1755
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 53 - Contract, Compensation, and Sick Leave|§ 1755. Sick leave

§ 1755. Sick leave|(a) A full time teacher under contract to teach the regular school year in a public school shall be allowed a minimum of 10 days' sick leave with full pay during each school year. Sick leave not used shall be cumulative at least to 20 days, so long as the teacher is employed in the same school district.(b) The word "days" shall mean school days.(c) The use of sick leave as provided in this section shall be subject to the rules and regulations of the directors of each school district. (Added 1957, No. 173, §§ 1-3; amended 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 81.)
16 V.S.A. § 1756
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 53 - Contract, Compensation, and Sick Leave|§ 1756. Protection of teachers, employees, and board members in damage suits

§ 1756. Protection of teachers, employees, and board members in damage suits|(a) A town, city, incorporated, or union school district and a supervisory union shall indemnify and save harmless to the extent of the policy limits provided in subsection (b) of this section any person employed by the school district or supervisory union and any member of its executive, supervisory, or administrative staff, including members of the school board, from financial loss and expense, including reasonable legal fees and costs, if any, arising out of any claim, demand, suit, or judgment by reason of alleged negligence or other act resulting in accidental injury to a person or accidental damage to or destruction of property, within or outside the school building, provided that the indemnified person at the time of the accident resulting in such injury, damage, or destruction was acting in the discharge of his or her duties within the scope of his or her employment or under the direction of the board of the school district or of the supervisory union.(b) Each board of a school district or a supervisory union shall insure against the liability imposed upon it by this section in any insurance company organized in this State or in any insurance company of another state authorized by law to write insurance in this State, or through participation in an intermunicipal insurance agreement established under 24 V.S.A. chapter 121, subchapter 6, with minimum coverage in the form of a comprehensive general liability policy including liability for the operation of owned and nonowned motor vehicles and including the employees as additional insureds and with minimum limits of not less than $500,000.00 per person and $2 million per occurrence for bodily injury and for property damage.(c) Each board of a school district or a supervisory union required to insure against the liability imposed upon it by this section shall furnish proof of insurance with the minimum limits prescribed by this section to the Secretary of Education, which shall be evidence of the insuring against the liability and property damage required by this section. In the event of cancellation, the board shall provide at least 30 days' prior notice of cancellation to the Secretary. (Added 1969, No. 123; amended 1975, No. 48, § 13, eff. April 15, 1975; 1975, No. 100, § 1; 2003, No. 36, § 12; 2003, No. 107 (Adj. Sess.), § 10, eff. Jan. 1, 2005; 2005, No. 182 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 171, eff. Feb. 14, 2014.)
16 V.S.A. § 1801
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 53 - Contract, Compensation, and Sick Leave|§ 1801. Definitions

§ 1801. Definitions|As used in this subchapter:  (1) "New District" means a district created by the realignment or merger of two or more current districts into a new supervisory district, union school district, or any other form of merged or realigned district authorized by law, including by chapter 11, subchapter 1, of this title, regardless of whether one or more of the districts creating the New District (a Realigning District) is a town school district, a city school district, an incorporated school district, a union school district, a unified union school district, or a supervisory district. (2) "New SU" means a supervisory union created from the merger or realignment of two or more current supervisory unions or of all or some of the districts in one or more current supervisory unions (a Realigning SU). "New SU" also means a supervisory union created by the State Board's adjustment of the borders of one or more current supervisory unions or parts of supervisory unions pursuant to section 261 of this title or otherwise, regardless of whether the New SU is known by the name of one of the current supervisory unions or the adjustment is otherwise structured or considered to be one in which one current supervisory union (the Absorbing SU) is absorbing one or more other supervisory unions or parts of supervisory unions into the Absorbing SU. (3) "Employees of a Realigning Entity" means the licensed and nonlicensed employees of a Realigning District or Realigning SU, or both, that create the New District or New SU, and includes employees of an Absorbing SU and employees of a Realigning SU whose functions will be performed by employees of a New District that is a supervisory district. (4) "System" shall mean the Vermont Municipal Employees' Retirement System created pursuant to 24 V.S.A. chapter 125. (5) "Transitional Board" means the board created prior to the first day of a New District's or a New SU's existence in order to transition to the new structure by negotiating and entering into contracts, preparing an initial proposed budget, adopting policies, and otherwise planning for implementation of the New District or New SU, and includes the board of an Absorbing District to which members from the other Realigning SU or SUs have been added in order to perform transitional responsibilities. (Added 2015, No. 46, § 43, eff. June 2, 2015.)
16 V.S.A. § 1802
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 53 - Contract, Compensation, and Sick Leave|§ 1802. Transition of employees to newly created employer

§ 1802. Transition of employees to newly created employer|(a) Prior to the first day of a New District's or a new SU's existence, upon creation of the Transitional Board, the Board shall:  (1) appoint a negotiations council for the New District or New SU for the purpose of negotiating with future employees' representatives; and (2) recognize the representatives of the Employees of the Realigning Districts or Realigning SUs as the recognized representatives of the employees of the New District or New SU.   (b) Negotiations shall commence within 90 days after formation of the Transitional Board and shall be conducted pursuant to the provisions of chapter 57 of this title for teachers and administrators and pursuant to 21 V.S.A. chapter 22 for other employees.(c) An Employee of a Realigning District or Realigning SU who was not a probationary employee shall not be considered a probationary employee of the New District or New SU.(d) If a new agreement is not ratified by both parties prior to the first day of the New District's or New SU's existence, then:  (1) the parties shall comply with the existing agreements in place for Employees of the Realigning Districts or the Realigning SUs until a new agreement is reached; (2) the parties shall adhere to the provisions of an agreement among the Employees of the Realigning Districts or the Realigning SUs, as represented by their respective recognized representatives, regarding how provisions under the existing contracts regarding issues of seniority, reduction in force, layoff, and recall will be reconciled during the period prior to ratification of a new agreement; and (3) a new employee beginning employment after the first day of the New District's or New SU's existence shall be covered by the agreement in effect that applies to the largest bargaining unit for Employees of the Realigning Districts in the New District or for Employees of the Realigning SU in the New SU.   (e) On the first day of its existence, the New District or New SU shall assume the obligations of existing individual employment contracts, including accrued leaves and associated benefits, with the Employees of the Realigning Districts. (Added 2015, No. 46, § 43, eff. June 2, 2015.)
16 V.S.A. § 1803
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 53 - Contract, Compensation, and Sick Leave|§ 1803. Vermont Municipal Employees' Retirement System

§ 1803. Vermont Municipal Employees' Retirement System|(a) A New District or New SU, on the first day of its existence, shall assume the responsibilities of any one or more of the Realigning Districts or Realigning SUs that have been participants in the System; provided, however, that this subsection shall not be construed to extend benefits to an employee who would not otherwise be a member of the System under any other provision of law.(b) The existing membership and benefits of an Employee of a Realigning District or a Realigning SU shall not be impaired or reduced either by negotiations with the New District or New SU under 21 V.S.A. chapter 22 or otherwise.(c) In addition to general responsibility for the operation of the System pursuant to 24 V.S.A. § 5062(a), the responsibility for implementation of all sections of this subchapter relating to the System is vested in the Retirement Board. (Added 2015, No. 46, § 43, eff. June 2, 2015.)
16 V.S.A. § 1932
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 55 - State Teachers' Retirement System of Vermont|§ 1932. Date of establishment; power and privileges; name

§ 1932. Date of establishment; power and privileges; name|A retirement system is hereby established and placed under the management of the Board of Trustees of the System for the purpose of providing retirement allowances and other benefits under the provisions of this chapter for teachers of the State of Vermont. The System shall begin operation and be established as of July 1, 1947. It shall have the power and privileges of a corporation and shall be known as the "State Teachers' Retirement System of Vermont," and by such name all of its business shall be transacted, all of its assets invested, and all of its cash and securities and other property held in trust for the purpose for which received. (Amended 2007, No. 13, § 23.)
16 V.S.A. § 1933
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 55 - State Teachers' Retirement System of Vermont|§ 1933. Members generally

§ 1933. Members generally|(a) Membership in the System shall be a condition of employment for all teachers. A person shall not join the System as a Group A member. A person shall not join the system as a Group B member after June 30, 1990. A service shall not be included in the creditable service of any member unless the member was a member at the time the service was performed or is entitled to credit under section 1936 or 1944 of this title or was transferred under 3 V.S.A. § 495.(b), (c) [Repealed.](d) Should any Group A or Group C member who has less than five years of creditable service in any period of seven consecutive years after last becoming a member be absent from service more than six years, or should a member withdraw the member's accumulated contributions or die or retire under the provisions of this chapter, the member shall thereupon cease to be a member. However, the membership of any teacher granted leave of absence by the member's school board for the purpose of professional study or for the acceptance of an exchange position shall be continued during such leave of absence subject to Board rules, if the member does not withdraw the member's contributions, if any, and such member shall be considered in the service of the State for the purposes of the System during such leave of absence. In the case of leaves of absence granted by a member's school board for purposes other than for professional study or for an exchange position, service credit shall be granted upon a contribution by the member or the member's school board. Such contribution shall be made at the member's current rate multiplied by the member's earnable compensation for the year preceding the leave of absence.(e) [Repealed.]  (Amended 1961, No. 163; 1961, No. 223, eff. July 18, 1961; 1963, No. 110, § 5, eff. May 28, 1963; 1965, No. 84, § 1; 1969, No. 62; 1969, No. 215 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1971, No. 201 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1973, No. 141 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1977, No. 53, § 3, eff. April 23, 1977; 1981, No. 41, § 24; 1981, No. 189 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 22, 1982; 1989, No. 169 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1991, No. 64, § 7; 2013, No. 22, § 11; 2017, No. 165 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 82.)
16 V.S.A. § 1935
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 55 - State Teachers' Retirement System of Vermont|§ 1935. Teachers in certain public or independent schools

§ 1935. Teachers in certain public or independent schools|(a) The Board of Trustees may designate certain public or independent schools, which are located within the State, and supported wholly or in part by the State but which are not under the control of the State Board of Education, as employers of teachers within the meaning of this chapter.(b) At any time within 75 days following the date of such designation, any person employed on the date of designation in a teaching capacity by such institution and who is not then a member of the System may become a member of the System by filing with the Board of Trustees, on a form prescribed by the Board, an application to be covered in the membership of the System.(c)-(f) [Repealed.]  (Amended 1963, No. 69; 1991, No. 24, § 11; 2007, No. 13, § 25; 2017, No. 165 (Adj. Sess.), § 9.)
16 V.S.A. § 1936
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 55 - State Teachers' Retirement System of Vermont|§ 1936. Creditable service; military service

§ 1936. Creditable service; military service|(a) Each member shall receive membership service credit for all service rendered while a member of the System since he or she became a member, or since he or she last became a member in the event of a break in his or her membership.(b) [Repealed.](c) Creditable service shall consist of membership service credit, any other service allowable under this chapter, and service transferred under 3 V.S.A. § 495.(d) Credit shall also be granted for any period of absence from service due to any class of military service of the United States approved by the Retirement Board, provided the member returns to service as a teacher as defined under section 1931 of this title within 90 days after having become discharged or separated from military service, as if such service had been service as a teacher. The earnable compensation of the teacher at the time of entering such military service shall be deemed to be the earnable compensation for the period of such service.(e) Credit shall also be granted for any period of absence from service in connection with an approved workers' compensation claim as a result of a work-related injury, provided the employee provides evidence of the period covered by the approved workers' compensation claim upon return to active service. The earnable compensation of the employee at the time of entering the absence from service resulting from an approved workers' compensation claim or the wages plus all other wage replacement compensation received while on the approved period of absence, whichever provides for the highest total compensation, shall be deemed to be the earnable compensation for the period of service. The total compensation under this subsection shall not exceed what the earnable compensation would have been had the member not been injured. (Amended 1977, No. 53, §§ 1, 5, eff. April 23, 1977; 2001, No. 29, § 4; 2007, No. 13, § 26; 2017, No. 165 (Adj. Sess.), § 10.)
16 V.S.A. § 1938a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 55 - State Teachers' Retirement System of Vermont|§ 1938a. Benefit denial; evidentiary hearing

§ 1938a. Benefit denial; evidentiary hearing|(a) An applicant for disability retirement benefits under section 1938 of this title may file a request for an evidentiary hearing with the Board of Trustees if the application for benefits is denied.(b) The hearing shall be conducted by a hearing officer designated by the Board and in conformance with rules adopted by the Board. Rules adopted by the Board shall be consistent with 3 V.S.A. § 809.(c) The decision of the hearing officer shall constitute final administrative action. (Added 2003, No. 38, § 6.)
16 V.S.A. § 1939
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 55 - State Teachers' Retirement System of Vermont|§ 1939. Restoration to service

§ 1939. Restoration to service|(a) In any fiscal year in which a beneficiary resumes service, as that term is defined in section 1931 of this title, he or she shall again become a member of the System, shall contribute at the rate established for members of his or her group and shall not be entitled to receive a retirement allowance, if he or she is:  (1) compensated in excess of the allowable number of days per school year as established by the Board for substitute teaching; or (2) receives compensation in excess of 60 percent of the average compensation in the teacher System.   (b) If a person once again becomes a member under subsection (a) of this section, membership shall be retroactive to the beginning of the fiscal year in which the person resumed service and the member shall not be entitled to any retirement allowance received during that fiscal year. If the person received a retirement allowance during the fiscal year in which he or she resumed service, upon subsequent retirement the Board shall suspend his or her retirement allowance for a period necessary to reimburse the System for the total retirement allowance received during the period in which the beneficiary resumed service and became a member.(c) Upon subsequent retirement of a person who once again becomes a member under subsection (a) of this section, the beneficiary's former retirement allowance shall be restored, but the beneficiary shall not be entitled to cost of living adjustments for the period during which he or she was restored to service. In addition to the former retirement allowance, a beneficiary shall be entitled to a retirement allowance separately computed for the period beginning with his or her last restoration to service for which the member has made a contribution. (Amended 1963, No. 110, § 2, eff. May 28, 1963; 1973, No. 141 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 1981, No. 41 § 27; 1995, No. 36, § 5; 1999, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), § 10.)
16 V.S.A. § 1944a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 55 - State Teachers' Retirement System of Vermont|§ 1944a. Periodic actuarial reports

§ 1944a. Periodic actuarial reports|The Board shall cause to be made an actuarial reevaluation of the rate of member contributions deducted from earnable compensation pursuant to subdivision 1944(b)(2) of this title, on a periodic basis at least every three years, to determine whether the amount deducted is necessary to make the contributions picked up and paid by the State for such members cost neutral to the General Fund. The actuarial re-evaluation shall consider all relevant factors including federal tax law changes. The Board shall report the results of the actuarial reevaluation to the General Assembly together with any recommendations for adjustment in the members' contribution rate under subdivision 1944(b)(2). (Added 1991, No. 247 (Adj. Sess.), § 6.)