The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
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Subchapter 002: SCHOOL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR
§ 3581. Acceptance
The State Board may accept, use, disburse, and account for federal funds made available
for the purposes of acquisition, construction, reconstruction, remodeling, or repair
of public school buildings. (Amended 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 223, eff. Feb. 14, 2014.)
§ 3582. Formulation of plans
The State Board may formulate any State plan, including preparation of surveys and
estimates of school building needs, required by federal legislation. (Amended 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 224, eff. Feb. 14, 2014.)
§ 3583. Control by federal authority prohibited
No supervision or control may be exercised under the provisions of this subchapter
by any federal authority over the administration, personnel, curriculum, instruction,
methods of instruction, or materials of instruction in any Vermont public school.
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Subchapter 005: TAX-CREDIT BOND FINANCING
§ 3597. Tax-credit bond financing; qualified school academy zones; qualified school construction
bonds
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Pub. L. No. 111-5, expanded existing
and created new tax-credit bond programs available to public schools. Accordingly,
school districts are authorized to issue bonds to finance public school building construction
and rehabilitation, the purchase of equipment, the development of course materials,
and teacher and personnel training, consistent with Sections 1397E and 54F of the Internal Revenue Code, pertaining to qualified school academy zones and qualified school construction bonds. (Added 2009, No. 54, § 21, eff. June 1, 2009.)