| Issue |
Status/Date |
Level |
Summary |
|
 Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education |
Signed into law 05/2012 |
P-12 | Cardiovascular Care Instruction
S.B. 245
Requires that all public secondary schools and approved and recognized independent secondary schools provide instruction in cardiopulmonary ...
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Finance--District |
Signed into law 05/2012 |
P-12 | Incentives for Mergers of Supervisory Unions and District Mergers
S.B. 113 - Mergers Section
Provides fiscal incentives for supervisory unions that decide to merge and for regional districts and district mergers.
http://www.leg.state...
| More... |
Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 05/2012 |
P-12 | Educational Opportunities Working Group
S.B. 113 - Section on State Funding
Creates a working group to review and evaluate how the state's current system allocates financial and other resources in a way that promotes...
| More... |
Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies |
Signed into law 05/2012 |
P-12 | Establishes Secretary of Education, Amends State Board
H.B. 440
Effective January 1, 2013 (with board staff, board duties and secretary's duties effective 4/01/2013), creates an agency and a secretary of ...
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Health--Child Abuse |
Signed into law 05/2012 |
P-12 | Abuse Reporting
S.B. 113 - Section on Reporting Abuse
Includes the governing body of each approved or recognized independent school in the requirement to provide comprehensive health education a...
| More... |
School Safety |
Signed into law 05/2012 |
P-12 | School Resource Officers
S.B. 181
Exempts school resource officers from the department of education's rule regulating the use of restraint and seclusion in schools. Encourage...
| More... |
School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution |
Signed into law 05/2012 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Harassment and Bullying
H.B. 412
Clarifies the legal standard required to prove harassment in a civil action. A plaintiff is required to prove both of the following: 1) That...
| More... |
Special Populations--Corrections Education |
Signed into law 04/2012 |
P-12 | Corrections Education
H.B. 613
Requires appointment of a Director of Corrections Education (rather than education supervisor) who is licensed as an administrator to serve ...
| More... |
Health |
Signed into law 01/2012 |
P-12 | Safe Cleaning Products in Schools
S.B. 92
Proposes to protect the health of students, custodial staff, and other building occupants by requiring the use in schools of safe cleaning p...
| More... |
Attendance |
Signed into law 05/2011 |
P-12 | Amends Compulsory School Ages
S.B. 100 - Compulsory School Age Provision
Among other provisions, changes the compulsory school age from 7-16 to 6-16.
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/2012/Acts/ACT058.pdf...
| More... |
Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 05/2011 |
P-12 | Elements of Food Processing to Include in Career & Technical Centers
S.B. 100 - Career and Technical Education
Requires the inclusion of "value added food processing sectors, including meat cutting and processing" into the programs of study offered at...
| More... |
Health |
Signed into law 05/2011 |
P-12 | Concussions
S.B. 100 - Sec. 39
This section defines and establishes the importance of avoiding and treating student concussions. Requires the development of statewide guid...
| More... |
High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment |
Signed into law 05/2011 |
P-12 | Dual Enrollment
S.B. 100 - Postsecondary Credit Options Provision
Requires each public school and approved independent school offering secondary education to award credit toward graduation requirements to a...
| More... |
Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Induction Programs and Mentoring |
Signed into law 05/2011 |
P-12 | Mentoring for Principals
H.B. 430
Requires that a district that hires a principal or a technical center director who has not been employed previously in that capacity, to wor...
| More... |
P-3 Ensuring Quality |
Signed into law 05/2011 |
P-12 | Regulation of Prekindergaten Education Programs
S.B. 100 - Early Education Regulation
This section requires the departments of education and children and families to consult with the various stakeholders in early learning (spe...
| More... |
P-3 Preschool |
Signed into law 05/2011 |
P-12 | No Limit on PreK Enrollments and Services
S.B. 53
Amends language to read: There is no limit on the total number of children who may be enrolled in prekindergarten education or who receive e...
| More... |
Postsecondary Accountability--Accreditation |
Signed into law 05/2011 |
Postsec. | Postsecondary Institution Approval Process
S.B. 100
Sets the process for approval for any postsecondary school that operates primarily or exclusively in the state of
Vermont. Defines "Postseco...
| More... |
Postsecondary Students--Foster Youth |
Signed into law 05/2011 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Special Needs
S.B. 100 - Disabilities Sections
Requires schools and local districts coordinate educational services to children and adolescents with a severe emotional disturbance with th...
| More... |
School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution |
Signed into law 05/2011 |
P-12 | Electronic Bullying and Harassment
S.B. 100 - Electronic Bullying
Adds to definitions of "Harassment" and "Bullying" to include an incident or act conducted by electronic means. http://www.leg.state.vt.us/d...
| More... |
Special Populations--Military |
Signed into law 05/2011 |
P-12 | Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children
H.B. 38
Adopts the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children. ...
| More... |
Technology--Devices/Software/Hardware |
Signed into law 05/2011 |
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 s...
| More... |
P-3 Preschool |
Adopted 04/2011 |
P-12 | Prekindergarten Education (2600)
VT ADC 7-1-9:2601 through 2612
Amendments to the existing Prekindergarten Education rules increase oversight of the community needs assessment process required before a sc...
| More... |
Choice of Schools--Vouchers |
to governor 05/2010 |
P-12 | Incentives for District Mergers, Study of Tuition Vouchers
H.B. 66 - Two Sections
The first part of this bill relates to incentives for voluntary school district merger, virtual merger, and supervisory union duties. The se...
| More... |
Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures |
Eligible for GOVERNOR'S desk. 05/2010 |
P-12 | Implementing Results of "Challenges for Change"
H.B. 792
Proposes to implement results of the earlier "Challenges for Change" legislation. Education-related provisions (beginning page 141) include ...
| More... |
P-16 or P-20 |
Signed into law 05/2010 |
P-12,
Postsec. | P-16 Council
H.B. 709
Creates a prekindergarten–16 council (the "council") to help coordinate and better align the efforts of the prekindergarten–12 educational s...
| More... |
P-3 |
Signed into law 05/2010 |
P-12 |
S.B. 268
Repeals prior language and replaces with language that codifies the Building Bright Futures Council.
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/2010/bi...
| More... |
School Safety |
Signed into law 05/2010 |
Postsec. | Hazing
H.B. 648
Adds independent postsecondary institutions to those institutions required to adopt and ensure enforcement of a policy prohibiting hazing, w...
| More... |
Special Education |
to governor 05/2010 |
P-12 | Opportunity to Join Age-Appropriate Peers
H.B. 66 - High School Seniors with Disabilities Section
This section of the bill seeks to ensure that a secondary student with a disability has the opportunity to join his or her age-appropriate p...
| More... |
Health--Nutrition |
Signed into law 04/2010 |
P-12 | 3SquaresVT
H.B. 408
Proposes to maximize eligibility and simplify the enrollment process in 3SquaresVT by implementing federal options in the supplemental nutri...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits |
Signed into law 04/2010 |
P-12 | Changes to Retirement System
H.B. 764
Makes changes to the state teachers' retirement system; adjusts the duration of service needed before a teacher qualifies for a normal retir...
| More... |
Finance |
Signed into law 02/2010 |
P-12 | An Act Relating to Challenges for Change
S.B. 286
Puts forth challenge to policy makers, administrators, service providers, and school administrators to design outcome-driven changes in serv...
| More... |
Choice of Schools--Vouchers |
Became law without governor's signature 07/2009 |
P-12 |
H.B. 427
Among other things, this act:
· Simplifies the statutory divided vote ballot language and requires that the ballot include an explanation o...
| More... |
Economic/Workforce Development |
Signed into law 06/2009 |
Community College | Economic Development, Workforce Education
H.B. 313
Establishes the following four principal, interrelated goals for future economic development in Vermont:
(1) Vermont's businesses, educators...
| More... |
Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
Signed into law 06/2009 |
P-12 | Reduces Property Tax Rates
H.B. 12
Decreases the educational property tax base rates to $ 1.35 for nonresidential property and $ 0.86 for homestead property.
http://www.leg.st...
| More... |
High School |
Signed into law 05/2009 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College | Strategies for Expanding Opportunities
H.B. 405
Strategies to expand education opportunities for high school students and others. Requires the Vermont state colleges, in consultation with ...
| More... |
Health--Child Abuse |
Signed into law 03/2009 |
P-12 | Comprehensive Statewide Approach to Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse
S.B. 13
Intended to implement the November 2008 Report of the Senate Committee on Judiciary's 34-Point Comprehensive Plan for Vermont's Sexual Abuse...
| More... |
Adult Basic Education |
Signed into law 06/2008 |
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; re...
| More... |
Health |
Signed into law 06/2008 |
P-12 | Self-Medication
H.B. 748
Permits students with life-threatening food allergies or other life-threatening chronic illnesses to possess and self-administer life-saving...
| More... |
P-3 Preschool |
Rule Adoption 06/2008 |
P-12 | PREKINDERGARTEN EDUCATION
Uncodified
Amends rules pertaining to prekindergarten education in Vermont. Provides guidance for staff qualifications, program quality requirements, f...
| More... |
P-3 Preschool |
Signed into law 05/2008 |
P-12 | Quality of Prekindergarten Programs
H.B. 884
Provides for the quality of all prekindergarten education programs offered by or through public school districts. For the 2008–2009 school y...
| More... |
Attendance |
Signed into law 04/2008 |
P-12 | Absences for Attending Town Meetings
S.B. 45
Prohibits employers and schools from penalizing employees and students who are absent in order to attend town meeting; provides an employee ...
| More... |
Career/Technical Education |
Adopted 09/2007 |
P-12 | EDUCATOR LICENSING
16 VSA 164(5), -1691a, -1692, -1695, -1697, -1792(a), -1751, -59
Amends rules pertaining to Career and Technical (CTE) educator licensing. The goals of the changes to the CTE endorsements are to:
· break ...
| More... |
Economic/Workforce Development |
Signed into law 06/2007 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College | Internship Grant Programs
H.B. 433
Bridges the state's workforce development gap by supporting workforce development and secondary and postsecondary internships with employers...
| More... |
Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
Signed into law 06/2007 |
P-12 | Controlling Costs While Maintaining Quality
H.B. 526
Provides for a slight rollback in property tax assessments for this year and would place a cap on property evaluations in the future. In add...
| More... |
Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses |
Signed into law 06/2007 |
P-12 | Misc. Provisions
S.B. 93
Amends provisions regarding joint contract school districts, genders and dates of birth of pupils, base contract amounts, K-12 tuition agree...
| More... |
P-3 Preschool |
Signed into law 06/2007 |
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...
| More... |
Scheduling/School Calendar |
Signed into law 06/2007 |
P-12 | Uniform Statewide School Calendar
H.B. 15
Directs the commissioner of education to announce a uniform statewide school calendar each year. Creates a "calendar committee" to develop a...
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations--Food Service |
Veto overridden 06/2007 |
P-12 | Local Foods Mini-Grant Program
H.B. 91
Establishes the local foods mini-grant program created in Act No. 145 of 2006 as a permanent program to award local grants to help schools d...
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
Signed into law 06/2007 |
P-12 | School Bus Idling
S.B. 13
Prohibits the operator of a school bus from idling the engine while waiting for children to board at a school.
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/do...
| More... |
Special Education |
Signed into law 06/2007 |
P-12 | Autism Spectrum System of Care
S.B. 121
Requires the agency of human services and the department of education to develop and implement a statewide initiative to sustain and enhance...
| More... |
Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
Signed into law 05/2007 |
P-12 | Statewide Education Property Tax Rate Adjustment
H.B. 88
Reduces the statewide education property tax rates from the statutory rates of $ 1.10 homestead and $ 1.59 nonresidential to new rates, for ...
| More... |
Health |
Signed into law 05/2007 |
P-12 | All-Age Access to Smoking Cessation Programs
H.B. 113
Allows youth to access and consent to state smoking cessation programs.
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/DOCS/2008/BILLS/PASSED/H-113.DOC...
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations--Libraries |
Signed into law 05/2007 |
P-12 | Impact of Libraries
H.B. 99
Creates a legislative interim committee to study the impact of Vermont's public libraries on increased literacy, computer and internet acces...
| More... |
P-3 |
Issued 06/2006 |
P-12 | Building Bright Futures Council
E.O. 03-06
Establishes the Building Bright Futures Council, a public-private partnership, to support the creation of an integrated system of early chil...
| More... |
At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
P-12 | High School Completion Program
S.B. 222
Relates to a high school completion program for persons who are 16 to 22 years of age, have not received a high school diploma, and are not ...
| More... |
Attendance--Compulsory |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
P-12 | Increasing Compulsory Education Age
H.B. 867 - Section 20 (h)
Directs the commissioner of education to gather information to facilitate discussion during the next legislative session about increasing th...
| More... |
Background Checks |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
P-12 | Background Check Release Form
H.B. 867 - Section 18
Requires the release form from the Vermont criminal information center to be signed by an applicant for initial certification and to include...
| More... |
Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
P-12 | Student and Parent Awareness
H.B. 538
Directs the commissioner of education to send annually to each superintendent a list of information that schools must provide to the elector...
| More... |
Choice of Schools--Vouchers |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
P-12 | High School Tuitioning
H.B. 867 - Section 28
Provides that, notwithstanding the restrictions of 16 V.S.A. § 822(c), a town school district which is a member of a union school district a...
| More... |
Civic Education |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
P-12 | Civics Education
H.B. 867 - Section 29
Directs the commissioner of education to convene a council on civics education to strengthen civics education opportunities for all Vermonte...
| More... |
Economic/Workforce Development |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
P-12 | Workforce Development Council
H.B. 109
Creates the workforce development council as the successor to and the continuation of the governor's human resources investment council.
Di...
| More... |
Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
P-12 | School Finance
H.B. 867 - Section 20 (a) through (f)
Directs the commissioner of education to work with education administrators to study the actual costs of providing services to elementary an...
| More... |
Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature. 05/2006 |
P-12 | Education Finance Simplification
H.B. 880
Relates to education finance simplification; entitles a homestead owner to an additional property tax adjustment amount equal to one percent...
| More... |
Health |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
P-12 | Students with Life-Threatening Allergies and Chronic Illnesses
H.B. 611
Directs the commissioner of education, with the commissioner of health to annually inform superintendents and principals of appropriate prac...
| More... |
Health--Nutrition |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
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 r...
| More... |
Health--Teen Pregnancy |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
P-12 | Miscellaneous Provisions
H.B. 867 - Section 13-15
Extends to 2007-2008 provisions related to No Child Left Behind requirements, including commissioner determinations whether schools and dist...
| More... |
P-3 Preschool |
Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature. 05/2006 |
P-12 | Prekindergarten Education Study Committee
S.B. 314
Creates a prekindergarten education study committee. Directs the committee to gather the following information:
(1) How many private and p...
| More... |
Postsecondary Participation--Access |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
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 Ver...
| More... |
Postsecondary Participation--Admissions Requirements |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
P-12,
Postsec. | SAT or ACT as High School Assessment
H.B. 867 - Section 20 (g)
Directs the commissioner of education to consult with high school principals and other appropriate people to consider whether the SAT or ACT...
| More... |
Postsecondary Students--Disabled |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Disabled Adult Children and College Students on Medical Leave
S.B. 285
Relates to coverage of disabled adult children and college students on medical leave; requires a health insurance plan that covers dependent...
| More... |
School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
P-12 | Hazing, Harassment, Bullying, Suicide, or Substance Abuse Prevention Training
H.B. 867 - Section 27
Requires schools to annually submit the names of organizations and individuals who have provided effective hazing, harassment, bullying, sui...
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations--Shared Services |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
P-12 | School District Authority
H.B. 867 - Section 25
Authorizes local boards to make available school facilities and equipment for specified public purposes if such purposes appear, in the judg...
| More... |
Special Education--Transition |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Transitional Youths
H.B. 618
Relates to services for transitional youth; increases the age at which a child may be adjudicated in need of care and supervision; provides ...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention--At-Risk Schools |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
P-12 | Teaching Shortages and Licensure/Revocation
H.B. 677
Directs the commissioner of education to annually convene a meeting of directors of Vermont educator preparation programs and representative...
| More... |
Health--Suicide Prevention |
Signed into law 04/2006 |
P-12 | Suicide Prevention Education
H.B. 630
Provides that teaching about signs of and responses to depression and risk of suicide is critical to promoting a safe and healthy school env...
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 04/2006 |
P-12 | Supervisory Districts
H.B. 710
Permits a school district with schools in grades K–8 and that was designated as a supervisory district prior to January 1, 2006 to remain a ...
| More... |
Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling |
Signed into law 03/2006 |
P-12 | Home Study Oversight
H.B. 862
Effective 2006-2007, requires annual assessment of each home study program. Progress must be assessed through one of the following measures...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 03/2006 |
P-12 | Credit for Prior Service
S.B. 111
Allows retired teachers who are then reemployed to obtain credit for prior service. A teacher who has ceased being a member upon reemploymen...
| More... |
Finance--District |
Signed into law 06/2005 |
P-12 | School Finance
S.B. 159
Authorizes the voters to eliminate the office of auditor and to employ instead a public accountant annually to audit the financial statement...
| More... |
Governance--School Boards |
Signed into law 05/2005 |
P-12 | Board Vacancies
H.B. 201
Stipulates that the school board instead of the selectboard is to fill a vacancy on a town or union school board. If a town does not have a ...
| More... |
Health |
Signed into law 05/2005 |
P-12 | Mercury in Schools
S.B. 84
One section of this bill (§ 7109) deals with mercury in schools. After July 1, 2006, no school in Vermont may use, or purchase for use, in a...
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
Signed into law 05/2005 |
P-12 | Multifunction School Activity Bus
S.B. 81
Amends the definition of school bus in the motor vehicle statutes to allow for the limited use of motor coaches for school activities and to...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining |
Signed into law 05/2005 |
P-12 | Collective Bargaining
H.B. 299
Teachers have the right to or not to join, assist, or participate in any teachers' organization of their choosing, but teachers or administr...
| More... |
No Child Left Behind |
Signed into law 03/2005 |
P-12 | Education
H.B. 135
Extends the council on education governance and the No Child Left Behind oversight committee which are due to expire on July 1, 2005. The co...
| More... |
Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
Signed into law 02/2005 |
P-12 | Education Property Tax Rates
H.B. 61
Reduces education property tax rates for fiscal year 2006. http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/legdoc.cfm?URL=/docs/2006/acts/ACT001.HTM...
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Curriculum |
Signed into law 06/2004 |
P-12 | Nutrition Policy in Schools
H.B. 272
The purpose of the act is to encourage wellness programs in Vermont public schools and in Vermont communities. Wellness programs will be de...
| More... |
Finance--Equity |
Signed into law 05/2004 |
P-12 | School Districts Funding
S.B. 315
This act establishes an equalized pupil count for union and unified union school districts, removes the system of assessing member districts...
| More... |
Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
Signed into law 05/2004 |
P-12 | Rutland
H.B. 774
Authorizes the Rutland school commissioners to adopt annual general fund budgets without voter approval provided that the actual homestead t...
| More... |
No Child Left Behind |
Signed into law 05/2004 |
P-12 | Supervisory Unions Included Under the No Child Left Behind Act
S.B. 308
Authorizes the state commissioner to measure whether supervisory unions are meeting state standards, for the purposes of determining pupil p...
| More... |
Postsecondary Institutions--For-Profit/Proprietary |
Signed into law 05/2004 |
Postsec. | Certificate of Approval for New Postsecondary Schools
H.B. 756
One provision of this bill requires a person intending to operate a postsecondary school, to apply for a certificate of approval from the st...
| More... |
School Safety |
Signed into law 05/2004 |
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 an...
| More... |
School Safety--Sexual Harassment and Assault |
Signed into law 04/2004 |
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...
| More... |
High School |
Signed into law 02/2004 |
P-12 | Governor's Diploma
H.B. 490
Repeals the governor's diploma. http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/legdoc.cfm?URL=/docs/2004/acts/ACT078.HTM...
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Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 02/2004 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Trust Fund
H.B. 171
Relates to the establishment of a trust fund; provides aid to students who do not have parental support and are in Social and Rehabilitation...
| More... |
Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 06/2003 |
P-12 | Homeless and Migrant Children
S.B. 185
This act clarifies that the state board of education is authorized to administer federal education funds available under the No Child Left B...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans |
Signed into law 06/2003 |
Postsec. | Higher Education Investment Plan
H.B. 141
Relates to the state higher education investment plan income tax credit; provides that contributions to such account shall be eligible for a...
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 05/2003 |
P-12 | Federal School Meals Programs
H.B. 54
Requires that a school district participate in the federal school breakfast program, and that a district may vote every two years on whether...
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 05/2003 |
P-12 | Education Law
H.B. 477
This act assigns duties appropriately carried out by staff and which are currently assigned to a supervisory union board to the superintende...
| More... |
No Child Left Behind--Supplemental Services |
Active 10/2002 |
P-12 | Supplement Education Services
N/A
Approved supplemental service providers (revised 10/15/02): http://www.state.vt.us/educ/new/pdfdoc/laws/nclba/supp_providers.pdf...
| More... |
No Child Left Behind |
Active 06/2002 |
P-12 | 2002 Consolidated Plan
N/A
2002 Consolidated Plan (6/12/02): http://www.state.vt.us/educ/new/html/pgm_federal/state_cfa_03_application.html...
| More... |
Curriculum |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
P-12 | American Sign Language
S.B. 25
Authorizes schools to offer American Sign Language (ASL) as a course of foreign language credit; directs the Board of Education to establish...
| More... |
Economic/Workforce Development |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Technical Centers
H.B. 495
The purpose of this act to enable technical center regions to establish alternative governance structures which meet regional technical educ...
| More... |
Governance--School Boards |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
P-12 | Proportional Representation
H.B. 314
Ensures that every union school board follows the proportional representation principle....
| More... |
Postsecondary |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
Postsec. | Institutional Approval
S.B. 86
Increases the scope to include any institution that uses the words "college," "university" or "institute," which is intended to indicate tha...
| More... |
Special Education |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
P-12 | Special Education Services Cost Sharing
H.B. 499
Relates to special education services cost sharing; states the Commissioner of Education and the Secretary of Human Services shall present t...
| More... |
Attendance |
Signed into law 06/2000 |
P-12 | Compulsory School Attendance (part of Safe Schools Bill)
H.B. 270
The age of compulsory school attendance is lowered from age seven to six. ...
| More... |
Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment |
Signed into law 06/2000 |
P-12 | Public School Choice in Grades 9-12
S.B. 203
This Act creates a system of public school choice for students in grades 9 through 12 by July 1, 2002. It applies only to school districts ...
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Governance--School Boards |
Signed into law 06/2000 |
P-12 | Signatures on School Board Petitions
H.B. 255
This Act makes clear that the Australian ballot nominating process for union school board members is the same at the time of establishment o...
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School Safety |
Signed into law 06/2000 |
P-12 | Safe Schools Bill
H.B. 270
There are a number of new provisions regarding school discipline including: School boards must adopt comprehensive discipline plans that in...
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School Safety |
Signed into law 06/2000 |
P-12 | Bomb Threats Made Over Internet
S.B. 314
This Act adds language to statute addressing the transmission of false public alarms which include bomb threats. Bomb threats made over the ...
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Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits |
Signed into law 06/2000 |
P-12 | Retired Teachers
H.B. 688
Permits eligible teachers to be employed and compensated up to 60% rather than 50% of the average teachers' compensation and still receive a...
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At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol |
Signed into law 05/2000 |
P-12 | Liability for Alcohol Consumption; Bus Driver Intoxication
H.B. 566
Makes a social host who furnishes intoxicating liquor to a minor liable under the Dram Shop Act for damages and injuries caused by the intox...
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Health |
Signed into law 05/2000 |
P-12 | Environmental Clearinghouse
H.B. 192
Provides for a school environmental health clearinghouse on the Department of Health's website; provides for the development of a model scho...
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School Safety |
Signed into law 05/2000 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Makes Hazing a Crime
S.B. 76
This legislation does essentially five things: It addresses school (public and independent schools at the elementary and secondary level as...
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Special Education |
Signed into law 05/2000 |
P-12 | Special Education
H.B. 629
Clarifies the definition of special education services; permits the cost of special education services to be a factor in considering how to ...
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Finance |
Signed into law 03/2000 |
P-12 | Purchasing
H.B. 620
This act amends the public bids section of law to make clear that school boards may resort to the state purchasing system without having to ...
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Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies |
Signed into law 03/2000 |
P-12 | Addition of One Adult and Two Student Members to State Board
H.B. 234
This Act expands the Vermont State Board of Education from seven to ten members. The three additional members will be appointed by the Gover...
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