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Statutes› Title 16› Chapter 133› § 4021

Title 16 : Education

Chapter 133 : State Funding of Public Education

Subchapter 002 : General State Funding of Public Education

(Cite as: 16 V.S.A. § 4021)

  • § 4021. Adult education funding

    (a) Definitions. As used in this section:

    (1) “Local adult education and literacy provider” has the same meaning as in section 942 of this title.

    (2) “Statewide AEL student count” means the average annual number of students statewide who complete the diagnostic portions of the adult education and secondary credential program over the previous two completed fiscal years.

    (3) “Statewide AEL student-hours” means the average annual number of student-hours of instruction provided statewide for adult education and literacy activities over the previous two completed fiscal years.

    [Subsection (b) effective until contingency met; see also subsection (b) effective July 1, 2029 if contingency met, set out below.]

    (b) Annual appropriation. Annually, the General Assembly shall appropriate funds to pay for adult education and literacy activities in an amount equal to 26 percent of the base education amount multiplied by the statewide AEL student count. The General Assembly shall appropriate 40 percent of the funds from the Education Fund and 60 percent of the funds from the General Fund.

    [Subsection (b) effective July 1, 2029 if contingency met; see also subsection (b) effective until contingency met, set out above.]

    (b) Annual appropriation. Annually, the General Assembly shall appropriate funds to pay for adult education and literacy activities in an amount equal to 26 percent of the categorical base amount multiplied by the statewide AEL student count. The General Assembly shall appropriate 40 percent of the funds from the Education Fund and 60 percent of the funds from the General Fund.

    (c) Payment allocations.

    (1) Beginning in fiscal year 2029, the Secretary shall determine payments from the appropriation under subsection (b) of this section on a per-county basis according to this subdivision.

    (A) The Secretary shall first allocate $80,000.00 to each county.

    (B) The Secretary shall then allocate the remaining funds among the counties according to each county’s share of the statewide AEL student count.

    (2) Annually, the Secretary shall pay to each local adult education and literacy provider, as defined in section 942 of this title, that provides an adult education and secondary credential program the amount determined pursuant to this section for each county in which the local adult education and literacy provider provides the county’s adult education and secondary credential program.

    [Subdivision (c)(3) repealed effective July 1, 2028]

    (3) For each of fiscal years 2027 and 2028, the Secretary shall determine payments from the appropriation under subsection (b) of this section on a per-county basis according to this subdivision.

    (A) The Secretary shall first allocate $80,000.00 to each county.

    (B) The Secretary shall then allocate among the counties 85 percent of the remaining funds according to each county’s share of the statewide AEL student count and 15 percent of the remaining funds according to each county’s share of the statewide AEL student-hours. (Added 2025, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § E.504.2, eff. June 16, 2026; amended 2025, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § E.504.5, contingently eff. July 1, 2029; 2025, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § E.504.3, eff. June 16, 2026.)