The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2024 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.
Title 16 : Education
Chapter 009 : SCHOOL DISTRICTS
Subchapter 004 : OTHER PROVISIONS
(Cite as: 16 V.S.A. § 560)-
§ 560. Condemnation for school purposes
A school board, or the board of trustees of a public school, may acquire land for school purposes by condemnation. Condemnation shall be accomplished by the procedures and be governed by the limitations established in 24 V.S.A. chapter 77, except that the school board, school district officers, or board of trustees, as the case may be, shall exercise the powers and have the responsibilities given the officers of municipalities in 24 V.S.A. chapter 79. (Added 1969, No. 298 (Adj. Sess.), § 37.)
