The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
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Subchapter
001
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GENERAL PROVISIONS
(Cite as: 16 V.S.A. § 2943)
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§ 2943. Secretary of Education for children with disabilities; powers
The Secretary of Education, by virtue of the office, shall be Secretary of Education
for children with disabilities and shall superintend all matters relating to the essential
early education and special education of children with disabilities. In addition,
the Secretary, in coordination with the Department of Mental Health, the Department
of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living, and the Department for Children and
Families, shall ensure that appropriate educational services are provided to children
and adolescents with a severe emotional disturbance in accordance with the provisions
of 33 V.S.A. chapter 43 and may accept gifts, grants, or other donations to carry
out the purpose of this chapter. (Amended 1987, No. 235 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 1987, No. 264 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 1989, No. 187 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 1995, No. 157 (Adj. Sess.), § 22; 2011, No. 58, § 13, eff. May 31, 2011; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 197, eff. Feb. 14, 2014.)