The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
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Subchapter
003
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TRANSITION OF EMPLOYEES
(Cite as: 16 V.S.A. § 1802)
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§ 1802. Transition of employees to newly created employer
(a) Prior to the first day of a New District’s or a new SU’s existence, upon creation
of the Transitional Board, the Board shall:
(1) appoint a negotiations council for the New District or New SU for the purpose of negotiating
with future employees’ representatives; and
(2) recognize the representatives of the Employees of the Realigning Districts or Realigning
SUs as the recognized representatives of the employees of the New District or New
SU.
(b) Negotiations shall commence within 90 days after formation of the Transitional Board
and shall be conducted pursuant to the provisions of chapter 57 of this title for
teachers and administrators and pursuant to 21 V.S.A. chapter 22 for other employees.
(c) An Employee of a Realigning District or Realigning SU who was not a probationary employee
shall not be considered a probationary employee of the New District or New SU.
(d) If a new agreement is not ratified by both parties prior to the first day of the New
District’s or New SU’s existence, then:
(1) the parties shall comply with the existing agreements in place for Employees of the
Realigning Districts or the Realigning SUs until a new agreement is reached;
(2) the parties shall adhere to the provisions of an agreement among the Employees of
the Realigning Districts or the Realigning SUs, as represented by their respective
recognized representatives, regarding how provisions under the existing contracts
regarding issues of seniority, reduction in force, layoff, and recall will be reconciled
during the period prior to ratification of a new agreement; and
(3) a new employee beginning employment after the first day of the New District’s or New
SU’s existence shall be covered by the agreement in effect that applies to the largest
bargaining unit for Employees of the Realigning Districts in the New District or for
Employees of the Realigning SU in the New SU.
(e) On the first day of its existence, the New District or New SU shall assume the obligations
of existing individual employment contracts, including accrued leaves and associated
benefits, with the Employees of the Realigning Districts. (Added 2015, No. 46, § 43, eff. June 2, 2015.)