§ 560. Condemnation for school purposes
§ 560. Condemnation for school purposes A school board, or the board of trustees of a public school, may acquire land for school purposes by condemnation. Condemnation shall be accomplished by the procedures and be governed by the limitations established in 24 V.S.A. chapter 77, except that the school board, school district officers, or board […]
§ 561. Election of school board members; oath; chair; clerk
§ 561. Election of school board members; oath; chair; clerk (a) School board members shall be sworn before entering upon the duties of their office. At the meeting next following the election of a school board member, the school board shall elect one of its number to serve as the chair and one other of […]
§ 553. Qualification of voters at school district meetings
§ 553. Qualification of voters at school district meetings A person is qualified to vote at a school district meeting if by meeting day he or she would be eligible to vote at a town meeting held on that day. (Added 1969, No. 298 (Adj. Sess.), § 30; amended 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § […]
§ 554. School board meetings; majority vote, quorum, Robert’s Rules, public participation
§ 554. School board meetings; majority vote, quorum, Robert’s Rules, public participation (a) A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum. Notwithstanding 1 V.S.A. § 172, the concurrence of a majority of members present at a school board meeting shall be necessary and sufficient for board action. (b) A school board […]
§ 555. No liability for unauthorized or deficit spending
§ 555. No liability for unauthorized or deficit spending (a) It is the intent of the General Assembly that school boards should spend within the amount authorized by the electorate pursuant to this title and should not incur a deficit. However, the General Assembly recognizes that in the course of a school district budget year […]
§ 556. Liability for damage to textbook or learning materials
§ 556. Liability for damage to textbook or learning materials The parent or guardian of a student shall be liable to a school district for damage occasioned by loss, destruction, injury, or detention by the student of a textbook or other learning materials, to be recovered in an action on this statute in the name […]
§ 557. Gratuity or compensation prohibited
§ 557. Gratuity or compensation prohibited (a) A member of the State Board, a supervisory union board, or a school board, the Secretary, and any person employed by one of the boards or by the Agency shall not solicit or receive directly or indirectly any gift or compensation for recommending or voting on any finding, […]
§ 496. Books and papers to be turned over to successor
§ 496. Books and papers to be turned over to successor When a district office becomes vacant by expiration of the term of office of the incumbent or otherwise, and a successor is elected or appointed, the successor shall, on demand, be entitled to receive the books and papers of the office from the last […]
§ 511. Budget
§ 511. Budget (a) At a meeting legally warned for that purpose, the electorate within an incorporated school district shall vote such sums of money as it deems necessary for the support of schools. If the sums are not approved or acted upon at the annual meeting, the electorate shall vote the questions at a […]
§ 512. Payment of monies collected to treasurer
§ 512. Payment of monies collected to treasurer On the written request of one or more members of the prudential committee, a school district tax collector shall pay to the treasurer monies belonging to the district that have been collected to the date of the request and submit his or her tax book and list […]