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16 V.S.A. § 245
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 5 - Secretary of Education|§ 245. Principals; technical center directors; mentoring

§ 245. Principals; technical center directors; mentoring|(a) When a school district hires a principal or a career technical center director who has not been employed previously in that capacity, the superintendent serving the district, in consultation with the Vermont Principals' Association, shall work to ensure that the new principal or technical center director receives mentoring supports during at least the first two years of employment. Mentoring supports shall be consistent with best practices, research-based approaches, or other successful models, and shall be identified jointly by the Vermont Principals' Association and the Vermont Superintendents Association.(b) When a school district hires a principal or career technical center director identified in subsection (a) of this section, the district shall allocate sufficient funds annually in the first two years of employment toward the cost of providing the mentoring supports from one or more of the following sources:  (1) funds allocated by the district for professional development; (2) grant monies obtained for the purpose of providing mentoring supports; (3) State funds appropriated for the purpose of providing mentoring supports; or (4) other sources.   (c) This section shall not be interpreted to prohibit or discourage a superintendent from working to ensure that any administrator other than those identified in subsection (a) of this section receives mentoring supports. (Added 2011, No. 20, § 1, eff. May 11, 2011.)
16 V.S.A. § 251
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 5 - Secretary of Education|§ 251. Policy

§ 251. Policy|It is the policy of the State of Vermont to use criminal record checks to deter abuse and exploitation of school children and to do so in a manner that protects, as much as is practicable, the privacy of those subject to such checks. (Added 1997, No. 163 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
16 V.S.A. § 252
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 5 - Secretary of Education|§ 252. Definitions

§ 252. Definitions|As used in this subchapter:  (1) "Criminal record" means the record of:  (A) convictions in Vermont, including whether any of the convictions is an offense listed in 13 V.S.A. § 5401(10) (sex offender definition for registration purposes); and (B) convictions in other jurisdictions recorded in other state repositories or by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).  (2) "School board" means the board of school directors of a school district or its equivalent in any independent school. (3) "School district" means, unless the context otherwise clearly requires, a school district or a supervisory union. (4) "Unsupervised" means not in the presence of a responsible adult in the employ of or under the direction of the independent school or school district. (5) "User agreement" means an agreement between the Vermont Crime Information Center and a party requesting and receiving criminal record information that requires the party to comply with all federal and State laws, rules, regulations, and policies regulating the release of criminal record information and the protection of individual privacy. (Added 1997, No. 163 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2005, No. 54, § 17; 2009, No. 1, § 6b; 2009, No. 108 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
16 V.S.A. § 253
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 5 - Secretary of Education|§ 253. Confidentiality of records

§ 253. Confidentiality of records|(a) Criminal records and criminal record information received under this subchapter are designated confidential unless, under State or federal law or regulation, the record or information may be disclosed to specifically designated persons.(b) The Secretary, a superintendent, or a headmaster may disclose criminal records and criminal record information received under this subchapter to a qualified entity upon request, provided that the qualified entity has signed a user agreement and received authorization from the subject of the record request. As used in this section, "qualified entity" means an individual, organization, or governmental body doing business in Vermont that has one or more individuals performing services for it within the State and that provides care or services to children, persons who are elders, or persons with disabilities as defined in 34 U.S.C. § 40104.(c) In accordance with 21 V.S.A. § 306, a board member, superintendent, or headmaster shall not enter into on behalf of a supervisory union, school district, or recognized or approved independent school a confidential employment separation agreement that inhibits the disclosure to prospective employers and responsible licensing entities of factual information about a prospective employee's background that would lead a reasonable person to conclude that the prospective employee has engaged in conduct jeopardizing the safety of a minor. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary under 33 V.S.A. chapter 49, a board member, superintendent, or headmaster and employees of a supervisory union, school district, or recognized or approved independent school shall provide factually correct information concerning a former employee's employment record with the supervisory union, school district, or recognized or approved independent school to a prospective employer of that individual if requested by the prospective employer. Nothing in this subsection shall permit the disclosure of information that is prohibited from disclosure by subsection (b) of this section. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a person shall not be subject to civil or criminal liability for disclosing information that is required by this section to be disclosed if the person was acting in good faith. This immunity from liability shall not apply when the information supplied by a person is knowingly false or rendered with a malicious purpose. (Added 1997, No. 163 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2013, No. 56, § 7c, eff. May 30, 2013; 2018, No. 5 (Sp. Sess.), § 2, eff. June 19, 2018; 2021, No. 20, § 55.)
16 V.S.A. § 256
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 5 - Secretary of Education|§ 256. Continued validity of criminal record check; maintenance of records

§ 256. Continued validity of criminal record check; maintenance of records|(a)(1) Anyone required to request a criminal record check under this subchapter about a person who previously has undergone a check, regardless of whether the check was for student teaching, licensure, or employment purposes, shall comply with that requirement by acquiring the results of the previous criminal record check unless:   (A) the person refuses to authorize release of the information; (B) the record no longer exists; (C) since the record check, there has been a period of one year or more during which the person has not worked for a Vermont school district or a recognized or an approved independent school; or (D) as otherwise required by this chapter.  (2) Anyone required to request a criminal record check under this subchapter about a person who has previously undergone a check may request a name and date of birth or fingerprint-supported recheck of the criminal record at any time during the course of the record subject's employment in the capacity for which the original check was required. Rechecking criminal records may be accomplished through a subscription service.   (b) A superintendent or headmaster who receives criminal record or registry information under this subchapter shall maintain the record or information pursuant to the user agreement for maintenance of records. At the end of the time required by the user agreement for maintenance of the information, the superintendent or headmaster shall destroy the information in accordance with the user agreement unless the person authorizes maintenance of the record. If authorized by the person, the superintendent or headmaster shall:  (1) if the information is a notice of no criminal record, securely maintain the information indefinitely; or (2) if the information is a criminal record or notice of the existence of a criminal record, send it to the Secretary for secure maintenance in a central records repository.   (c) Upon authorization by the person, the Secretary shall release information maintained in the central records repository to a requesting superintendent or, in the case of a requesting headmaster, to the person. The Secretary shall maintain the notice or record in the repository at least until the person ceases working for a Vermont school district or independent school for a period of one year or more or until the person requests that the record be destroyed.(d) The State Board may adopt rules regarding maintenance of records. (Added 1997, No. 163 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2009, No. 1, § 6, eff. Dec. 31, 2010; 2013, No. 56, § 7, eff. May 30, 2013; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 36, eff. Feb. 14, 2014.)
16 V.S.A. § 257
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 5 - Secretary of Education|§ 257. Fees for fingerprinting; fingerprint fee special fund

§ 257. Fees for fingerprinting; fingerprint fee special fund|State, county, and municipal law enforcement agencies may charge a fee of up to $15.00 for providing applicants or other individuals with a set of classifiable fingerprints as required by this subchapter. No fee shall be charged to retake fingerprints determined by the Vermont Crime Information Center not to be classifiable. Fees collected by the State of Vermont under this section shall be credited to the Fingerprint Fee Special Fund established and managed pursuant to 32 V.S.A. chapter 7, subchapter 5, and shall be available to the Department of Public Safety to offset the costs of providing these services. (Added 1997, No. 163 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
16 V.S.A. § 258
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 5 - Secretary of Education|§ 258. Notice; license applications; job applications; employees

§ 258. Notice; license applications; job applications; employees|(a) Each application for an initial teaching license shall contain a statement that the applicant will be required to undergo a criminal record check, including an FBI fingerprint record check, and that receipt of the license may be dependent upon the results of the check.(b) Each job application provided by a school district or independent school shall contain a statement that, if the superintendent or headmaster is prepared to recommend the person for a job, the applicant will be required to undergo a criminal record check, including an FBI fingerprint record check, and that employment may be dependent upon the results of the check. (Added 1997, No. 163 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
16 V.S.A. § 259
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 5 - Secretary of Education|§ 259. Penalties; remedy

§ 259. Penalties; remedy|(a) A person who, without authorization, discloses criminal record check information received under this subchapter shall be fined not more than $2,000.00. Each unauthorized disclosure shall constitute a separate violation.(b) A person who suffers damages as a result of willful unauthorized disclosure of criminal record check information received under this subchapter may recover those damages together with reasonable attorney's fees in a civil action.(c) In addition to any other penalties described in this section, the Secretary may initiate a review of the professional licensure of any person who willfully discloses criminal record check information received under this subchapter. (Added 1997, No. 163 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 37, eff. Feb. 14, 2014.)
16 V.S.A. § 260
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 5 - Secretary of Education|§ 260. School board policies

§ 260. School board policies|Each school board shall adopt a policy on supervision of volunteers and work study students. Policies shall require that superintendents, headmasters of recognized or approved independent schools, and their contractors check the names and birth dates of any work study students with the Vermont Internet Sex Offender Registry prior to allowing work study students unsupervised contact with schoolchildren. A person who is on the Registry shall not be eligible to be a work study student. (Added 1997, No. 163 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2009, No. 1, § 7b, eff. March 4, 2009; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 38, eff. Feb. 14, 2014.)
16 V.S.A. § 261
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 7 - Supervisory Unions|§ 261. Organization and adjustment of supervisory unions

§ 261. Organization and adjustment of supervisory unions|(a) The State Board shall review on its own initiative or when requested as per subsection (b) of this section and may regroup the supervisory unions of the State or create new supervisory unions in such manner as to afford increased efficiency or greater convenience and economy and to facilitate prekindergarten through grade 12 curriculum planning and coordination as changed conditions may seem to require.(b)(1) Any school district that has so voted at its annual school district meeting, if said meeting has been properly warned regarding such a vote, may request that the State Board adjust the existing boundaries of the supervisory union of which it is a member district.  (2) Any group of school districts that have so voted at their respective annual school district meeting, regardless of whether the districts are members of the same supervisory union, may request that the State Board adjust existing supervisory union boundaries and move one or more nonrequesting districts to a different supervisory union if such adjustment would assist the requesting districts to realign their governance structures into a unified union school district pursuant to chapter 11 of this title. (3) The State Board shall act on a request made pursuant to this subsection within 75 days of receipt of the request and may regroup the school districts in the area so as to ensure reasonable supervision of all of these public schools.   (c) The State Board may designate any school district, including a unified union district, as a supervisory district if it will provide for the education of all resident students in prekindergarten through grade 12 and is large enough to support the planning and administrative functions of a supervisory union.(d) Upon application by a supervisory union board, the State Board may waive any requirements of chapter 5 or 7 of this title with respect to the supervisory union board structure, board composition, or board meetings, or the staffing pattern of the supervisory union, if it can be demonstrated that such a waiver will result in efficient and effective operations of the supervisory union; will not result in any disproportionate representation; and is otherwise in the public interest. (Amended 1987, No. 228 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1991, No. 181 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2015, No. 46, § 41, eff. June 2, 2015; 2017, No. 49, § 14, eff. May 23, 2017; 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 57.)
16 V.S.A. § 262
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 7 - Supervisory Unions|§ 262. Meetings; election of officers

§ 262. Meetings; election of officers|(a) Within 30 days from the date a supervisory union is established by the State Board, the Secretary shall call a meeting of the school directors of the school districts in the supervisory union. The number of directors shall be determined and directors shall be elected according to section 266 of this title. Within 30 days thereafter, the Secretary shall call a meeting, and the board shall elect a chair and other necessary officers to serve until the first regular annual election of officers.(b) Regular annual elections of officers shall take place not later than 30 days after the latest annual school district election held by a member district in the supervisory union.(c) The directors of the supervisory union board shall serve for a one-year term. Vacancies on the supervisory union board shall be filled by appointment by the school board of the school district that was represented by the vacating board member. The person so selected shall serve for the duration of the term vacated.(d) Each supervisory union board shall establish policies and procedures designed to avoid the appearance of board member conflict of interest. (Amended 1969, No. 298 (Adj. Sess.), § 77; 1989, No. 188 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 1991, No. 181 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 40, eff. Feb. 14, 2014.)
16 V.S.A. § 263
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 7 - Supervisory Unions|§ 263. Quorum

§ 263. Quorum|A majority of the school districts comprising a supervisory union shall be represented at a supervisory union meeting and a majority of all members of the supervisory union board shall be present in order to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. A legal vote taken at such meeting shall be binding upon each school district in the supervisory union. (Amended 1991, No. 181 (Adj. Sess.), § 7.)
16 V.S.A. § 264
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 7 - Supervisory Unions|§ 264. Majority vote of school directors

§ 264. Majority vote of school directors|(a) Elections and the transaction of all other business at such supervisory union meeting shall be determined by majority vote of all school directors present.(b) A supervisory union may establish an executive committee consisting of the chair and no fewer than two additional directors. The supervisory union shall enumerate in writing the specific powers and duties delegated to the executive committee, which shall have authority to act on behalf of the supervisory union within its delegated powers. (Amended 1983, No. 119 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1991 (Adj. Sess.), § 8.)
16 V.S.A. § 266
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 7 - Supervisory Unions|§ 266. School board having more than three members

§ 266. School board having more than three members|For the purpose of holding meetings and transacting the business of a supervisory union, the school board of any district assigned to a supervisory union, and having more than three members, shall elect from such board three members who shall represent and act for it in meetings of the supervisory union to which it is assigned. But the school board of any district that employs no teacher shall have only one vote in said supervisory union meeting.
16 V.S.A. § 267
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 7 - Supervisory Unions|§ 267. Joint agreements among supervisory unions

§ 267. Joint agreements among supervisory unions|(a) Supervisory unions, or administrative units not within a supervisory union, in order to provide services cooperatively, may at any annual or special meeting of the supervisory unions, by a majority vote of the directors present and eligible to vote, enter into a joint agreement to provide joint programs, services, facilities, and professional and other staff that are necessary to carry out the desired programs and services.(b) The supervisory union may provide any authorized or required services by contract with any person, partnership, corporation, or school district within or outside the supervisory union or with other supervisory unions. The supervisory union may also provide such services to any independent school in the supervisory union area on such terms as the supervisory union board deems proper. Contracts shall be approved by the board and signed by the chair or the chair's designee. A contract may be for a term not to exceed four years renewable for successive four-year periods.(c) The expense of carrying on these shared programs, services, and facilities shall be allocated according to a plan mutually agreed upon by the participating supervisory unions and the Secretary of Education, including agreement on revision and adequate auditing procedures to allocate costs.(d) Facilities constructed to house such shared programs and services when constructed with funds from the State School Building Aid Bond Account and attached to an existing building become a part of a new construction program. The school district within which the special facilities are located shall own the facilities subject to the mutual agreement on reversion.(e) A central treasury may be established among the participating unions. Such central treasury will receive and disburse funds of participating supervisory unions. Funds shall be disbursed only on orders signed by at least one authorized member from each of the participating supervisory unions. The participating supervisory unions may jointly own personal property under their contract. (Added 1967, No. 70; amended 1969, No. 298 (Adj. Sess.), § 78; 1991, No. 24, § 11; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 41, eff. Feb. 14, 2014; 2021, No. 20, § 56.)
16 V.S.A. § 301
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 7 - Supervisory Unions|§ 301. Apportionment of expenses

§ 301. Apportionment of expenses|Unless otherwise agreed upon, each school district shall pay a proportionate share of the salary and expenses of the superintendent and the expenses of the supervisory union based on the number of enrolled students in each member school district. "Enrolled students" shall be defined by the State Board by rule, including the treatment of tuition students, special education students, students enrolled in career technical centers, and other particular circumstances. (Amended 1961, No. 123; 1987, No. 228 (Adj. Sess.), § 17, eff. July 1, 1989; 1991, No. 181 (Adj. Sess.), § 11; 1991, No. 204 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 43, eff. Feb. 14, 2014.)
16 V.S.A. § 321
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 7 - Supervisory Unions|§ 321. Treasury; uses

§ 321. Treasury; uses|A supervisory union shall have a treasury for the purpose of transacting the financial affairs of the supervisory union and any joint operations among or within supervisory unions authorized under section 267 of this title. (Added 1966, No. 59 (Sp. Sess.), § 1(a); amended 1987, No. 228 (Adj. Sess.), § 9.)
16 V.S.A. § 322
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 7 - Supervisory Unions|§ 322. Treasurer; salary; expenses; duties

§ 322. Treasurer; salary; expenses; duties|(a) A supervisory union board shall elect a supervisory union treasurer at least annually, fix the salary and expenses, and determine the amount of a bond for him or her.(b) Nothing shall preclude a supervisory union treasurer from also being a treasurer or deputy treasurer for any school district within the supervisory union if so voted by the electors for the school treasurer. Before beginning duty, a deputy treasurer shall give a bond with corporate surety conditioned for the faithful performance of duties in the same amount and for the benefit of the same obligee as the bond required of the school treasurer.(c) It shall be the duty of the supervisory union treasurer to sign all checks and drafts, and invest in a prudent manner all funds in the supervisory union treasury as directed by the supervisory union board. Upon request by the supervisory union board, the supervisory union treasurer shall prepare a balance sheet. The supervisory union treasurer shall reconcile monthly accounts with the supervisory union bookkeeper. (Added 1966, No. 59 (Sp. Sess.), § 1(b); amended 1967, No. 155, § 1, eff. April 15, 1967; 1987, No. 228 (Adj. Sess.), § 10; 2003, No. 107 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.)