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From the ECS State Policy Database - Highlighted Policies


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This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format. To view the documents, click on the blue triangle next to the state.

Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date].

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to governor 06/2013

High School


P-12
Flexible Pathways to Secondary School Completion
S. 130
Provides state-funded dual enrollment, expansion of Early College programs, expansion of work-based learning, virtual/blended learning. Requires personal learning plans for all students by 7th grade. The definitions section should be of particular interest to ...

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Signed into law 05/2011

Technology--Devices/Software/Hardware


P-12
Technology in Schools
S.B. 100 - Technology Provisions
This section requires the Department to report to the legislature on current and planned use of technology and Internet services in public schools, including 1) each school's type of Internet service (speed of connection, service provider, projected upgrades);...

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Signed into law 06/2008

Adult Basic Education


P-12,
Community College
Access to Technical Education
H.B. 885
Relates to economic and workforce development.
Section 11 of this bill (The Adult technical education; workforce education and training; report) requires the commissioner of education to:
(1)  Outline and review the current method or methods by which tuition ...

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Signed into law 06/2007

P-3 Preschool


P-12
Prekindergarten Education
H.B. 534
Require the state board of education and the secretary of human services to adopt joint rules regarding prekindergarten education; clarifies that a public school choosing to offer prekindergarten education services to three- and four-year-old residents may cou...

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Signed into law 05/2006

Health--Nutrition


P-12
Farm-to-School Food Service
H.B. 456
Creates in the agency of agriculture, food and markets a local foods mini-grant program for the purpose of helping Vermont schools develop relationships with local farmers and producers. Allows a school, district, consortium of schools, or consortium of distri...

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Signed into law 05/2006

Postsecondary Participation--Access


P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College
Commission to Develop the Next Generation Initiative
S.B. 312
Relates to higher education. Creates a commission to develop the next generation initiative to encourage Vermonters to live and work in Vermont. Proposes the commission consider a broad range of ideas to meet this goal, including:
(1)  Strategies to ensure t...

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Signed into law 05/2004

School Safety


P-12
School District Student Misbehavior
H.B. 629
Defines bullying: Bullying" means any overt act or combination of acts directed against a student by another student or group of students and which: (A)  is repeated over time; (B)  is intended to ridicule, humiliate, or intimidate the student; and (C)  occurs...

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Signed into law 04/2004

School Safety--Sexual Harassment and Assault


P-12
Harassment in Schools
H.B. 113
Requires boards to adopt policies prohibiting harassment and hazing, including sexual harassment. The stated intent is to: the intent of the General Assembly to:
(1)  clarify the definition of harassment;
(2)  encourage education and training of teachers and s...

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