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.
(Cite as: 16 V.S.A. § 1604)
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§ 1604. State Board responsibilities
The State Board of Education shall:
(1) Establish standards of operation for a student apprenticeship program. Standards shall
ensure that a program prepares students to meet labor market standards and needs,
and that a student shall receive relevant and quality work experience.
(2) Establish standards for entrance into a student apprenticeship program.
(3) Establish a process for termination of a student from a student apprenticeship program.
(4) In collaboration with related business or trade organizations, establish academic
and occupation-specific industry competency standards for each occupation-specific
student apprenticeship program offered in the State. The standards shall be those
to be met in order to earn an industry competency certificate.
(5) Establish guidelines for preparation of worksite mentors.
(6) Certify those who graduate from a student apprenticeship program as meeting industry
competency standards for entrance into the trade or profession the student has studied.
The State Board shall maintain a record of certificates issued under this subdivision. (Added 1993, No. 155 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 17, 1994.)