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16 V.S.A. § 2699
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 83 - New England Higher Education Compact|§ 2699. Period of existence; withdrawal; reinstatement- Article IX

§ 2699. Period of existence; withdrawal; reinstatement- Article IX|This compact shall continue in force and remain binding upon a compacting state until the legislature or the governor of such state, as the laws of such state shall provide, takes action to withdraw therefrom. Such action shall not be effective until two years after notice thereof has been sent by the governor of the state desiring to withdraw to the governors of all other states then parties to the compact. Such withdrawal shall not relieve the withdrawing state from its obligations accruing hereunder prior to the effective date of withdrawal. Any state so withdrawing, unless reinstated, shall cease to have any claim to or ownership of any of the property held by or vested in the board or to any of the funds of the board held under the terms of the compact. Thereafter, the withdrawing state may be reinstated by application after appropriate legislation is enacted by such state, upon approval by a majority vote of the board.
16 V.S.A. § 2700
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 83 - New England Higher Education Compact|§ 2700. Default by compacting state- Article X

§ 2700. Default by compacting state- Article X|If any compacting state shall at any time default in the performance of any of its obligations assumed or imposed in accordance with the provisions of this compact, all rights and privileges and benefits conferred by this compact or agreement hereunder shall be suspended from the effective date of such default as fixed by the board. Unless such default shall be remedied within a period of two years following the effective date of such default, this compact may be terminated with respect to such defaulting state by affirmative vote of three-fourths of the other member states. Any such defaulting state may be reinstated by (a) performing all acts and obligations upon which it has heretofore defaulted, and (b) application to and approval by a majority vote of the board.
16 V.S.A. § 2731
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 83 - New England Higher Education Compact|§ 2731. Appointment of State members of board

§ 2731. Appointment of State members of board|Eight persons shall represent the State as members of the board. One board member shall be a member of the Senate, appointed by the President of the Senate; one shall be a Representative, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; one board member shall be appointed by the Vermont Council on Higher Education, Inc.; and three shall be appointed by the Governor. Each of the board members appointed under this section shall serve for a term of six years. However, not more than two board members' terms shall expire in any year, and appointments for terms of less than six years may be made as necessary for this purpose. A board member may be appointed to fill the unexpired term of a member who dies, resigns, or becomes disqualified to serve. The President of the University of Vermont and State Agricultural College and the presiding officer of the Vermont State Colleges Corporation shall be ex officio members of the board. (Amended 1969, No. 55, § 3.)
16 V.S.A. § 2732
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 83 - New England Higher Education Compact|§ 2732. Compensation of members

§ 2732. Compensation of members|The appointed members of the board shall receive $ 30.00 a day for the time actually spent in the performance of their duties, and all members of the board shall receive their actual and necessary expenses when away from home upon their official duties. (Amended 1964, No. 22 (Sp. Sess.), § 2, eff. March 11, 1964; 1973, No. 92, eff. April 24, 1973.)
16 V.S.A. § 2733
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 83 - New England Higher Education Compact|§ 2733. Accounts

§ 2733. Accounts|The members from this State shall obtain accurate accounts of all the board's receipts and disbursements. (Amended 2011, No. 139 (Adj. Sess.), § 14, eff. May 14, 2012.)
16 V.S.A. § 2801
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 86 - Educational Television|§ 2801. Gifts

§ 2801. Gifts|The trustees of the University of Vermont and State Agricultural College may accept any gift of money or real or personal property from any source whatever and grants in aid from the federal government to assist in carrying out the purposes of this chapter. (Added 1966, No. 23 (Sp. Sess.), § 4, eff. March 10, 1966.)
16 V.S.A. § 2802
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 86 - Educational Television|§ 2802. Construction

§ 2802. Construction|The University of Vermont and State Agricultural College may acquire real estate; construct, operate, manage, and equip television broadcast stations and related auxiliary broadcast stations, including microwave facilities; and may interconnect with any other television station or network for the purpose of providing a statewide education television network for the transmission of programs to students in schools, colleges, and universities in Vermont, as well as to the public generally throughout the State; and may enter into any contract considered necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. Title to the facilities created under this chapter shall be held in the name of the University of Vermont and State Agricultural College. (Added 1966, No. 23 (Sp. Sess.), § 5, eff. March 10, 1966.)
16 V.S.A. § 2803
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 86 - Educational Television|§ 2803. Purposes

§ 2803. Purposes|The action of the University of Vermont and State Agricultural College in applying for construction permits and federal matching funds in connection with educational television in Vermont is expressly ratified and confirmed. The University of Vermont and State Agricultural College may hold all necessary governmental authorizations for all facilities contemplated by this chapter, and shall take all acts necessary for the efficient and economical operation of those facilities according to good educational and engineering practices, all in accordance with applicable law, rules, and regulations. (Added 1966, No. 23 (Sp. Sess.), § 6, eff. March 10, 1966.)
16 V.S.A. § 2821
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 87 - Grants, Scholarships and Education Loan Programs|§ 2821. Student Assistance Corporation; purpose

§ 2821. Student Assistance Corporation; purpose|(a) There is hereby established a nonprofit public corporation to be known as the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation whose purpose shall be:  (1) to provide opportunities for persons who are residents of Vermont to attend colleges or other postsecondary education institutions by awarding grants, guaranteeing, making, financing, and servicing loans of funds to students qualifying under the terms and conditions set forth in this chapter; (2) to provide career, educational, and financial aid counseling and information services; and (3) for such other purposes not inconsistent therewith.   (b) The Corporation and its existence shall continue as long as it shall have notes, bonds, or other obligations outstanding, including notes, bonds, or other obligations hereafter issued or incurred, and until its existence is terminated by law. The net earnings of the Corporation, beyond that necessary for retirement of its notes, bonds, or other obligations or to implement the public purposes and programs authorized in this chapter shall not inure to the benefit of any person other than the State. Upon termination of the existence of the Corporation, title to all of the property owned by the Corporation, including any net earnings of the Corporation, shall vest in the State. The State reserves the right at any time to alter, amend, repeal, or otherwise change the structure, organization, programs, or activities of the Corporation, including the power to terminate the Corporation, subject to any limitation on the impairment of the obligations of any contract or contracts entered into by the corporation.(c) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the provisions of 8 V.S.A. chapter 73 shall not apply to the Corporation or to any loan made or serviced by the Corporation in accordance with this title. (Added 1965, No. 198, § 1(a); amended 1975, No. 170 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1981, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 20, 1982; 1993, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2003, No. 86 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2009, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. January 1, 2011; 2017, No. 22, § 30, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 97.)
16 V.S.A. § 2823
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 87 - Grants, Scholarships and Education Loan Programs|§ 2823. Powers of Corporation

§ 2823. Powers of Corporation|(a) The Corporation may acquire by gift or otherwise, hold, and dispose of property in fee or in trust, or any other estate, for the purposes set forth in this chapter and shall be an instrumentality of the State. The State shall support and maintain the Corporation.(b) The Corporation has the general powers provided to Vermont nonprofit corporations.(c) The Corporation is hereby designated as the state agency to receive federal funds assigned to the State of Vermont for student financial aid programs.(d) The Corporation is authorized to make and finance the making of education loans and to issue its debt obligations for the purpose of acquiring funds therefor. No resolution or other action of the Corporation providing for the issuance of such debt obligations may be effective without the approval in writing of the Governor.(e) The Corporation is authorized to develop and implement loan programs, including programs for the guaranteeing, servicing, originating, and financing of education loans for borrowers and lenders located both within and outside the State, including the federal Direct Loan Program and other education loans made pursuant to federal law. The Corporation is authorized to make loans to residents and nonresidents.(f) The Corporation is authorized to borrow money and issue its debt obligations to further the governmental and public purposes set forth in this chapter, including the purchase, construction, renovation, reconstruction, rehabilitation, improvement, furnishing, and equipping of office or other business space to be owned or leased by the Corporation for use by the Corporation to further the governmental and public purposes set forth in this chapter. Notwithstanding subsection 2868(i) of this chapter, notes, bonds, or other obligations issued under this section may be direct and general obligations of the Corporation, and may be otherwise secured as the Corporation shall determine, including by a mortgage. No debt obligation issued under this subsection may be effective without the approval in writing of the Governor. Such obligations shall not be deemed to constitute a debt or liability or obligation of the State of Vermont or of any political subdivision of it, nor shall they be deemed to constitute a pledge of the faith and credit of the State or of any political subdivision thereof. Each obligation issued by the Corporation under this section shall contain on its face a statement to the effect that neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of the State of Vermont or any political subdivision of it is pledged to the payment of the principal or the interest on these obligations. (Added 1965, No. 198, § 1(b), (c); amended 1967, No. 131, § 1; 1975, No. 170 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1981, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 20, 1982; 1993, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2001, No. 58, § 6, eff. June 16, 2001; 2003, No. 86 (Adj. Sess.), § 4.)
16 V.S.A. § 2825
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 87 - Grants, Scholarships and Education Loan Programs|§ 2825. Tax exemptions

§ 2825. Tax exemptions|All real and personal property of the Corporation is exempt from taxation. All bonds, notes, and other obligations issued pursuant to this chapter are issued by a body corporate and public of this State and for an essential public and governmental purpose and those bonds, notes, and other obligations, and the interest on and income from them, except as otherwise provided by resolution of the Corporation authorizing the issuance of taxable debt pursuant to section 2868 of this title, and all activities of the Corporation and fees, charges, funds, revenues, incomes, and other monies of the Corporation whether or not pledged or available to secure the payment of these bonds, notes, or other obligations, or interest thereon, are exempt from all taxation, franchise taxes, fees, or special assessments of whatever kind except for transfer, inheritance, and estate taxes. (Added 1965, No. 198, § 9; amended 1981, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 20, 1982; 2003, No. 86 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 99.)
16 V.S.A. § 2826
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 87 - Grants, Scholarships and Education Loan Programs|§ 2826. Statutory purposes

§ 2826. Statutory purposes|(a) The statutory purpose of the exemption for interest income from Vermont Student Assistance Corporation bonds in section 2825 of this title is to lower the cost of borrowing in order to finance education loan programs.(b) The statutory purpose of the exemption for Vermont Student Assistance Corporation property tax in section 2825 of this title is to allow State instrumentalities that provide financial and information resources for postsecondary education and training to use all of their resources for those purposes. (Added 2013, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
16 V.S.A. § 2827
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 87 - Grants, Scholarships and Education Loan Programs|§ 2827. Confidentiality of personally identifying information

§ 2827. Confidentiality of personally identifying information|Except as otherwise provided by law, or by consent of the individual identified in the record, information that directly or indirectly identifies applicants, recipients, beneficiaries, or participants in programs administered by the Corporation, including grant, loan, scholarship, outreach, or investment plan programs, is exempt from public inspection and copying under the Public Records Act and shall be kept confidential. (Added 2015, No. 29, § 4.)
16 V.S.A. § 2831
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 87 - Grants, Scholarships and Education Loan Programs|§ 2831. Membership; vacancies

§ 2831. Membership; vacancies|The Corporation shall be governed and all of its powers exercised by a Board of Directors consisting of 11 members. The Governor shall appoint five members as follows: one person to be the financial aid officer of an institution of postsecondary education in the State of Vermont; one person to be a guidance counselor from a Vermont secondary school; and three members representing the general public. In making the appointments of the members representing the general public, the Governor shall give due consideration to the Board's needs for expertise and experience in the management of a financial institution. The State Treasurer or his or her designee shall be a member. The Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives and the Committee on Committees of the Vermont Senate shall each appoint one member from their respective legislative bodies to serve on the Board. The Board shall elect three additional members. All members shall be of full age, citizens of the United States, and residents of Vermont. All appointments shall be for terms of six years with the exception of legislative members whose terms shall expire at the end of six years or when their service in the Vermont General Assembly is completed, whichever shall first occur. The date of the expiration of the term of appointment in each case shall be June 30. Vacancies that may occur by reason of death or resignation shall be filled in the same manner as original appointments. (Added 1965, No. 198, § 4(a), (b), (i); amended 1967, No. 131, § 2; 1989, No. 283 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2003, No. 86 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 2011, No. 40, § 54, eff. May 20, 2011; 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 100.)
16 V.S.A. § 2832
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 87 - Grants, Scholarships and Education Loan Programs|§ 2832. Organization and compensation

§ 2832. Organization and compensation|(a) The Board, with the advice and consent of the Governor, shall elect from its members a chair. The Board shall also elect from its members a vice chair and secretary. Each of the officers shall hold office for two years and shall be eligible for reelection.(b) The Board shall serve without compensation except for expenses actually and necessarily incurred by them in the performance of their duties under this chapter.(c) The Board shall adopt bylaws for the Corporation and may appoint a president and determine the president's compensation and duties. The Chair annually shall notify the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate of the president's compensation.(d) The Board may elect an executive committee to serve in the interval between meetings to transact such business of the Corporation as provided in the bylaws. (Added 1965, No. 198, § 4(c), (d), (f), (g); amended 1967, No. 131, § 3; 1989, No. 283 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2003, No. 86 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 185, eff. Feb. 14, 2014.)
16 V.S.A. § 2833
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 87 - Grants, Scholarships and Education Loan Programs|§ 2833. Meetings; quorum

§ 2833. Meetings; quorum|The Board shall hold regular meetings and such special meetings as it deems necessary. A majority of the directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business unless the bylaws of the Corporation require a larger number. (Added 1965, No. 198, § 4(e); amended 2003, No. 86 (Adj. Sess.), § 8.)
16 V.S.A. § 2834
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 87 - Grants, Scholarships and Education Loan Programs|§ 2834. Powers and duties

§ 2834. Powers and duties|(a) The Board has the power to adopt rules, regulations, policies, and procedures not inconsistent with law, governing the application for and the origination, servicing, and repayment of loans, the awarding of grants to students, and the Corporation's other activities and programs.(b) [Repealed.]  (Added 1965, No. 198, § 4(h), (j); amended 1967, No. 131, § 4; 2003, No. 86 (Adj. Sess.), § 9; 2013, No. 56, § 15, eff. May 30, 2013.)
16 V.S.A. § 2835
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 87 - Grants, Scholarships and Education Loan Programs|§ 2835. Controls, audits, and reports

§ 2835. Controls, audits, and reports|(a) Control of funds appropriated and all procedures incident to the carrying out of the purposes of this chapter shall be vested in the Board.(b) The books of account of the Corporation shall be audited annually by an independent public accounting firm registered in the State of Vermont in accordance with government auditing standards issued by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the resulting audit report filed with the Secretary of Administration not later than November 1 each year.(c) Biennially, the Board shall report to the General Assembly on its activities during the preceding biennium. The provisions of 2 V.S.A. § 20(d) (expiration of required reports) shall not apply to the report to be made under this subsection. (Added 1965, No. 198, § 8; amended 2003, No. 86 (Adj. Sess.), § 10; 2007, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 2013, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 29; 2019, No. 104 (Adj. Sess.), § 5.)
16 V.S.A. § 2841
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 87 - Grants, Scholarships and Education Loan Programs|§ 2841. Establishment; rules

§ 2841. Establishment; rules|A need-based grant program is hereby established to aid students who need financial assistance and are pursuing undergraduate studies and give promise of completing satisfactorily a degree program or who have been accepted for admission to an approved postsecondary education institution for undergraduate studies. The Board may establish rules, regulations, and standards for the awards under this subchapter. (Added 1965, No. 198, § 5(a); amended 2003, No. 86 (Adj. Sess.), § 11.)
16 V.S.A. § 2842
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 87 - Grants, Scholarships and Education Loan Programs|§ 2842. Eligibility

§ 2842. Eligibility|(a) To qualify for an incentive grant for the first year of undergraduate study, a student must be in attendance at an approved postsecondary education institution or be accepted for admission and be enrolled as a full-time or part-time student at such an institution. For each year following the first year of undergraduate study, the student must have been certified by the institution attended to be in good standing and to give promise of satisfactory completion of a course of study leading to a degree or diploma.(b) Any qualified person may apply for an incentive grant in addition to any other scholarship aid. (Added 1965, No. 198, § 5(b), (g); amended 1967, No. 371 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. March 27, 1968; 2003, No. 86 (Adj. Sess.), § 12.)
16 V.S.A. § 2843
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 87 - Grants, Scholarships and Education Loan Programs|§ 2843. Applications, certificates, and reports

§ 2843. Applications, certificates, and reports|(a) The recipient must apply for an incentive grant at least annually. Grants may be for a maximum of five full-time equivalent school years.(b) Each applicant for an incentive grant shall furnish a certificate of income with the application. Attached to the certificate shall be a form of consent, executed by the student and any other required persons, granting permission to the Vermont Commissioner of Taxes to disclose the income tax information required by subsection (c) of this section.(c) The Vermont Commissioner of Taxes, when requested by the Corporation, shall compare any certificate filed pursuant to this subchapter with the State income tax returns filed by the persons making such certificate and shall report any instances of discrepancy to the Corporation.(d) [Repealed.]  (Added 1965, No. 198, § 5(b), (d), (e), (f); amended 1967, No. 131, § 5; 1967, No. 371 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. March 27, 1968; 2003, No. 86 (Adj. Sess.), § 13; 2015, No. 29, § 5.)