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Title 16 : Education
Chapter 101 : Special Education
Subchapter 002 : Aid for Special Education and Support Services
(Cite as: 16 V.S.A. § 2967)-
[Section 2967 effective until July 1, 2022; see also section 2967 effective July 1, 2022 set out below.]
§ 2967. Aid projection; State share
(a) On or before December 15, the Secretary shall publish an estimate, by supervisory union and its member districts to the extent they anticipate reimbursable expenditures under this chapter, of the amount of State assistance necessary to fully fund sections 2961 through 2963 of this title in the ensuing school year.
(b) The total expenditures made by the State in any fiscal year pursuant to this chapter shall be 60 percent of the statewide total special education expenditures of funds that are not derived from federal sources. Special education expenditures shall include:
(1) costs eligible for grants and reimbursements under sections 2961 through 2963a of this title;
(2) costs for services for persons who are visually impaired and persons who are deaf and hard of hearing;
(3) costs for the interdisciplinary team program;
(4) costs for regional specialists in multiple disabilities;
(5) funds expended for training and programs to meet the needs of students with emotional behavioral problems under subsection 2969(c) of this title; and
(6) funds expended for training under subsection 2969(d) of this title. (Added 1987, No. 235 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; amended 1989, No. 230 (Adj. Sess.), § 27; 1995, No. 157 (Adj. Sess.), § 17; 1997, No. 60, § 30d, eff. July 1, 1998; 1997, No. 71 (Adj. Sess.), § 88, eff. March 11, 1998; 2003, No. 36, § 15; 2003, No. 130 (Adj. Sess.), § 9; 2011, No. 58, § 5, eff. May 31, 2011; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 209, eff. Feb. 14, 2014; 2013, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 79; 2013, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 31; 2015, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 25; 2015, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 1, 2017; 2017, No. 173 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. July 1, 2022; 2019, No. 112 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2022.)
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[Section 2967 effective July 1, 2022; see also section 2967 effective until July 1, 2022 set out above.]
§ 2967. Aid projection
(a) On or before December 15, the Secretary shall publish an estimate, by each supervisory union, of its anticipated State special education funding under this chapter for the ensuing school year.
(b) As used in this section, State special education funding shall include:
(1) funds eligible for grants and reimbursements under sections 2961 and 2962 of this title;
(2) funds for services for persons who are visually impaired;
(3) funds for persons who are deaf or hard of hearing;
(4) funds for the interdisciplinary team program;
(5) funds expended for training and programs to meet the needs of students with emotional or behavioral challenges under subsection 2969(c) of this title; and
(6) funds expended for training under subsection 2969(d) of this title. (Added 1987, No. 235 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; amended 1989, No. 230 (Adj. Sess.), § 27; 1995, No. 157 (Adj. Sess.), § 17; 1997, No. 60, § 30d, eff. July 1, 1998; 1997, No. 71 (Adj. Sess.), § 88, eff. March 11, 1998; 2003, No. 36, § 15; 2003, No. 130 (Adj. Sess.), § 9; 2011, No. 58, § 5, eff. May 31, 2011; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 209, eff. Feb. 14, 2014; 2013, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 79; 2013, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 31; 2015, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 25; 2015, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 1, 2017; 2017, No. 173 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. July 1, 2022; 2019, No. 112 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2022.)
