The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2024 session of the General Assembly.
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Title 16 : Education
Chapter 024 : PERIODIC RELEASED TIME
(Cite as: 16 V.S.A. § 1053)-
§ 1053. Duty to cooperate in periodic released time program
If requested by a religious group, the board of directors or trustees of a school district shall make available periodic released time, provided that the granting of released time will not interfere with the conduct of secular education programs within the school system. On request of a religious group, periodic released time religious education courses shall be included in public school catalogues and listings of course offerings, provided that all periodic released time religious education course offerings shall be identified as given under the provisions of this chapter. (Added 1969, No. 260 (Adj. Sess.), eff. Sept. 1, 1970.)
