The Vermont Statutes Online

Title 16: Education

Chapter 011: UNION SCHOOL DISTRICTS

• Subchapter 001: GENERAL PROVISIONS
•    § 701. Policy

•    § 702. Definitions

•    § 703. Application of other laws and articles of agreement

• Subchapter 002: EXPLORATION, FORMATION, AND ORGANIZATION
•    § 706. Proposal to form study committee; budget and membership

•    § 707. Approval of study budget; appointment of study committee; participation

•    § 708. Study committee; necessary and advisable districts; contents of study committee report and proposed articles; dissolution of committee

•    § 709. Review by local school district boards; consideration and approval by State Board of Education

•    § 710. Vote to form union school district

•    § 711. Vote to elect initial members of the union school district board

•    § 712. Contents of warning on votes to establish the union school district and elect the initial members of the union school district board

•    § 713. Certification of votes; designation of district as union school district; recording by Secretary of State

•    § 714. Initial members of union school district board; tallying of at-large votes; oath of office and assumption of duties

•    § 715. Organizational meeting; notice; business to be transacted

•    § 716. Transition to full operations

•    § 717. Dissolution, reorganization, and discontinuation of forming districts

•    § 718. Transfer of real property to town in which it is located

•    § 719. Supervisory union; supervisory district

•    § 721. Joining an existing union school district

•    § 722. Amendments to articles of agreement

•    § 723. Decision to vote by Australian ballot

•    § 724. Withdrawal from or dissolution of a unified union school district

•    § 725. Withdrawal from or dissolution of a union elementary or union high school district

• Subchapter 003: UNIFIED UNION SCHOOL DISTRICTS
•    § 729. Board members; term; conduct of meetings; quorum and voting; powers and duties

•    § 730. Unified union school district board members; nomination and election; bond

•    § 731. Vacancy on unified union school district board

•    § 732. Unified union school district budget; preparation and authorization

•    § 733. Annual report; data

•    § 735. Officers; election; term; vacancy; bond

•    § 736. Officers; powers, duties, and liabilities

•    § 737. Warnings of unified union school district meetings

•    § 738. Checklist for union district meetings where voting is conducted from the floor

•    § 739. Conduct of vote if by Australian ballot

•    § 740. Preparation and form of Australian ballot

•    § 741. Counting of Australian ballots

•    § 742. Commingling and reporting of all votes cast by Australian Ballot and from the floor

•    § 743. Bond issues; debt limit

• Subchapter 004: UNION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICTS
•    § 745. Definitions

•    § 747. Board members; term; conduct of meetings; quorum and voting; powers and duties

•    § 748. Union elementary and union high school district board members; nomination and election; bond

•    § 749. Vacancy on union elementary or union high school district board

•    § 750. Union elementary or union high school district budget; preparation and authorization

•    § 751. Annual report; data

•    § 753. Officers; election; term; vacancy; bond

•    § 754. Officers; powers, duties, and liabilities

•    § 755. Warnings of union elementary and union high school district meetings

•    § 756. Union district meetings conducted from the floor

•    § 757. Conduct of vote if by Australian ballot

•    § 758. Preparation and form of Australian ballot

•    § 759. Counting and reporting results of vote by Australian ballot

•    § 760. Bond issues; debt limit

• Subchapter 005: DISTRICTS FORMED PURSUANT TO PRIOR LAWS
•    § 763. Ratification; articles of agreement; application of chapter

•    § 764. Secretary of State; recording certificates

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