§ 4010. Determination of weighted long-term membership and per pupil education spending (a) Definitions. As used in this section: (1) “EL pupils” means pupils described under section 4013 of this title. (2) “FPL” means the Federal Poverty Level. (3) “Weighting categories” means the categories listed under subsection (b) of this section. (b) Determination of average […]
§ 4010. Determination of weighted membership (a) On or before the first day of December during each school year, the Secretary shall determine the average daily membership of each school district for the current school year. The determination shall list separately: (1) resident prekindergarten children; (2) resident students being provided elementary or kindergarten education; and […]
§ 4011. Education payments (a) Annually, the General Assembly shall appropriate funds to pay for statewide education spending and a portion of a base education amount for each adult diploma student. (b) For each fiscal year, the base education amount shall be $6,800.00, increased by the most recent New England Economic Project Cumulative Price Index, […]
§ 4012. State-placed students (a) A district that provides for the education of its students by paying tuition to an approved independent school or a public school outside the district shall receive from the Secretary an amount equal to the calculated net cost per pupil in the receiving school, as defined in section 825 of […]
§ 4013. English learners services; State aid (a) Definitions. As used in this section: (1) “Applicable federal laws” mean the Equal Education Opportunities Act (20 U.S.C. § 1703), Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. §§ 2000d et seq.), and Titles I and III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act […]
§ 4014. Early education (a) The Secretary may grant funds for voluntary early education programs. The funds may be used for personnel costs, training of parents and staff, materials and educational equipment, and other costs related to early education programs. (b) The Secretary shall solicit proposals for early education programs from community organizations serving young […]
§ 4015. Merger support for merged districts (a) A school district that was voluntarily formed under 2010 Acts and Resolves No. 153, 2012 Acts and Resolves No. 156, or 2015 Acts and Resolves No. 46, each as amended, and received a merger support grant shall continue to receive that merger support grant, subject to the […]
§ 4015. Small school support (a) In this section: (1) “Eligible school district” means a school district that: (A) operates at least one school with an average grade size of 20 or fewer; and (B) has been determined by the State Board, on an annual basis, to be eligible due to either: (i) the lengthy […]
§ 4016. Reimbursement for transportation expenditures (a) A school district or supervisory union that incurs allowable transportation expenditures shall receive a transportation reimbursement grant each year. The grant shall be equal to 50 percent of allowable transportation expenditures; provided, however, that in any year the total amount of grants under this subsection shall not exceed […]
§ 4025. Education Fund (a) The Education Fund is established to comprise the following: (1) all revenue paid to the State from the statewide education tax on nonhomestead and homestead property under 32 V.S.A. chapter 135; (2) [Repealed.] (3) revenues from State lotteries under 31 V.S.A. chapter 14 and from any multijurisdictional lottery game authorized […]
§ 4026. Education Fund budget stabilization reserve; creation and purpose (a) It is the purpose of this section to reduce the effects of annual variations in State revenues upon the Education Fund budget of the State by reserving certain surpluses in Education Fund revenues that may accrue for the purpose of offsetting deficits. (b) There […]
§ 4027. Education Fund transfer amounts (a) [Repealed.] (b) Annually, on or before June 1, each superintendent shall report to the Agency, on a form prescribed by the Secretary, each education budget that was adopted by May 1 for the following fiscal year by the member districts of the supervisory union and for which no […]
§ 4028. Fund payments to school districts (a) On or before September 10, December 10, and April 30 of each school year, one-third of the adjusted education payment under section 4011 of this title shall become due to school districts, except that districts that have not adopted a budget by 30 days before the date […]
§ 4029. Use of funds for education (a) Funds received by a school district may be used only for legitimate items of current education expense and shall not be used for municipal services. (b) Funds received by a municipality other than a school district may not be used directly or indirectly for education expenses. (c) […]
§ 4030. Data submission; corrections (a) Upon discovering an error or change in data submitted to the Secretary for the purpose of determining payments to or from the Education Fund, a school district shall report the error or change to the Secretary as soon as possible. Any budget deficit or surplus due to the error […]
§ 4031. Unorganized towns and gores (a) For a municipality that, as of January 1, 2004, is an unorganized town or gore, its education property tax spending adjustment under 32 V.S.A. § 5401(13) shall be one for purposes of determining the tax rate under 32 V.S.A. § 5402(a)(2). (b) For purposes of a claim for […]
