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LAWS
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(Updated 4/23/08) |
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Use the following links to view available information about:
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LEGISLATION
& REGULATIONS
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No
Child Left Behind Act
(NCLBA)
Find important information about the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLBA),
which introduces sweeping changes to the long-standing Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (ESEA) and its periodic amendments. Information and resources about the
department’s efforts to implement this far-reaching legislation can be accessed here,
including Vermont’s NCLBA Consolidated State Application, field updates, announcements
of NCLBA grant opportunities and the list of approved providers of supplemental educational services. |
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Title 16
(Vermont Statutes Related to Education)
Vermont makes available two versions of the statutes online:
- Viewable Text Version
The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated, provided as a convenience. It has NOT been edited for publication, and is not in any way official or authoritative.
- LexisNexis
Version
The "official" version of the Vermont Statutes Annotated is online as Michie's Legal Resources, a division of LexisNexis Publishing. This site includes the Vermont Statutes, the Vermont Court Rules, and a sophisticated search capability.
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Act
68 of 2003:
Education Finance
This act
amends the education funding system created by Act 60 of 1997 and has additional
educational policy provisions.
- Act 60: The Equal Educational Opportunity Act of 1997 (Archived Material)
Act 60 was drafted in response to a Vermont Supreme Court decision that said Vermont’s existing educational funding system was unconstitutional. The court, in Brigham v. State of Vermont, concluded that the state must provide “substantially equal access” to education for all Vermont students, regardless of where they reside. More archival information about Act 60
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Act
117: An Act Strengthen the Capacity of Vermont's Education System to Meet the Educational Needs of All Vermont Students
Passed by the Vermont Legislature in 2000, Act 117 is designed to increase the capacity
of the educational system to meet the needs of more students outside of special education,
while curbing the increase in special education costs. More about Act 117 |
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Act 130: Funding of Union and Unified Union School Districts
Act 130, the law designed to align union school district funding with Act 68, was signed into law May 24, 2004. Transitional provisions will take effect in fiscal year 2007, with full implementation in fiscal year 2008. This document provides an overview of the main purposes of the law, a list of the provisions that take effect on July 1, 2006, and a link to the full text of the law.
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Act
150: An Act Relating to Public School Choice in Grades 9-12
Act 150 is designed to foster choice for public high school students in grades
9-12. Each school must join with at least one other school to form a choice region.
Schools are allowed to limit the number of students who may transfer out in a given
year (five percent or 10 students, whichever is smaller), but they may set higher
limits. Schools are required to determine their capacity to receive students, but
there are no specific numerical or percentage figures. If more students want to transfer
out of, or into, a school than there are places available, nondiscriminatory lotteries
are to be used. The law provides no funding for transportation, and, unless regions
agree otherwise, no tuition changes hands. More about Act 150.
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State
Board of Education Manual of Rules and Practices
The rules that govern educational policy along with Title 16 of the Vermont statutes. |
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LEGISLATIVE REPORTS (Updated 4/23/08)
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As a result of each legislative session, the Vermont Department of Education is charged with various reporting requirements. This page offers the final reports that are due based on the first year of the 2007-2008 legislative biennium as well as other required annual reports from previous legislative sessions. View available Legislative Reports.
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LEGISLATIVE
SUMMARIES
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NOTE: The URLs provided
in the following PDF documents are "live." Clicking on the link contained
in the PDF document will take you to the referenced statute on the Vermont Legislature's
Web site. |
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2007-2008 Legislative Biennium
- 2007 Legislative Summary
This document provides a brief review of legislation considered by the General Assembly in the year 2007. This is the first year of the 2007-2008 biennium.
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2005-2006 Legislative Biennium
- 2006 Legislative Summary
No summary available.
- 2005 Legislative Summary
This document provides a brief review of legislation considered by the General Assembly in the year 2005. This is the first year of the 2005-2006 biennium.
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1999-2004 Archived Legislative Summaries
Use this link to view archived summaries, legislative priorites and work-between-sessions documents. |
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MODEL
POLICIES
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Model
Policies
Model policies provide guidance, direction and recommended standards to help school
administrators develop general school policy statements. At times, the department
is specifically tasked by the Vermont State Board of Education or the Vermont Legislature
to create model policies that address specific issues related to students and schools.
Other recommended and/or mandatory policies are developed by the Vermont School Boards
Association, often in conjunction with department staff. |
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NONDISCRIMINATION
POLICY
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The Vermont Department
of Education does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin,
creed, marital status, sex, disability, age, gender identity or sexual orientation in its programs
or activities. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding
nondiscrimination policies*:
Barbara Crippen, Civil Rights Coordinator
Vermont Department of Education
120 State Street, Montpelier, VT 05620-2501
(802) 828-5937 (P)
(802) 828-3140 (F)
barbara.crippen@state.vt.us
* NOTE: The phone number listed above is for nondiscrimination policy questions ONLY. For questions NOT related to nondiscrimination policies, use the department's general phone numbers Web page. |
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