§ 4025. Education Fund
(a) The Education Fund is established to comprise the following:
(1) all revenue paid to the State from the statewide education tax on nonhomestead and
homestead property under 32 V.S.A. chapter 135;
[Subdivision (a)(2) effective until contingency met; see also subdivision (a)(2) effective
July 1, 2028 if contingency met, set out below.]
(2) [Repealed.]
[Subdivision (a)(2) effective July 1, 2028 if contingency met; see also subdivision
(a)(2) effective until contingency met, set out above.]
(2) all revenue paid to the State from the supplemental district spending tax imposed
pursuant to 32 V.S.A. § 5402(f);
(3) revenues from State lotteries under 31 V.S.A. chapter 14 and from any multijurisdictional lottery game authorized under that chapter;
(4) 25 percent of the revenues from the meals and rooms taxes imposed under 32 V.S.A. chapter 225;
(5) one-third of the revenues raised from the purchase and use tax imposed by 32 V.S.A. chapter 219, notwithstanding 19 V.S.A. § 11(1);
(6) revenues raised from the sales and use tax imposed by 32 V.S.A. chapter 233;
(7) Medicaid reimbursement funds pursuant to subsection 2959a(f) of this title.
(8) land use change tax revenue deposited pursuant to 32 V.S.A. § 3757(d);
(9) uniform capacity tax revenue deposited pursuant to 32 V.S.A. § 8701(b)(3);
(10) wind-powered electric generating facilities tax deposited pursuant to 32 V.S.A. § 5402c; and
(11) revenues from the short-term rental surcharge under 32 V.S.A. § 9301.
(b) Monies in the Education Fund shall be used for the following:
(1) To make payments to school districts and supervisory unions for the support of education
in accordance with the provisions of section 4028 of this title, other provisions of this chapter, the provisions of 32 V.S.A. chapter 135, and the Flexible Pathways Initiative established by section 941 of this title, but excluding adult education and literacy programs under section 945 of this title.
(2) To cover the cost of fund auditing, accounting, revenue collection, and of short-term
borrowing to meet fund cash flow requirements.
[Subdivision (b)(3) effective until contingency met; see also subdivision (b)(3) effective
July 1, 2028 if contingency met, set out below.]
(3) To make payments required under 32 V.S.A. § 6066(a)(1) and only that portion attributable to education taxes, as determined by the Commissioner
of Taxes, of payments required under 32 V.S.A. § 6066(a)(3). The State Treasurer shall withdraw funds from the Education Fund upon warrants issued
by the Commissioner of Finance and Management based on information supplied by the
Commissioner of Taxes. The Commissioner of Finance and Management may draw warrants
for disbursements from the Fund in anticipation of receipts. All balances in the Fund
at the end of any fiscal year shall be carried forward and remain a part of the Fund.
Interest accruing from the Fund shall remain in the Fund.
[Subdivision (b)(3) effective July 1, 2028 if contingency met; see also subdivision
(b)(3) effective until contingency met, set out above.]
(3) The State Treasurer shall withdraw funds from the Education Fund upon warrants issued
by the Commissioner of Finance and Management based on information supplied by the
Commissioner of Taxes. The Commissioner of Finance and Management may draw warrants
for disbursements from the Fund in anticipation of receipts. All balances in the Fund
at the end of any fiscal year shall be carried forward and remain a part of the Fund.
Interest accruing from the Fund shall remain in the Fund.
(4) To make payments to the Vermont Teachers’ Retirement Fund and the Retired Teachers’
Health and Medical Benefits Fund for the normal contributions in accordance with subsections
1944(c) and 1994b(h) of this title.
(5) To make payments for contracted services to support statewide administrative education
systems, including the costs of the statewide school finance and financial management
data system to complete the reporting required by subdivision 242(4) of this title and pursuant to 2018 (Sp. Sess.) Acts and Resolves No. 11, Sec. E.500.1.
(c) [Repealed.]
(d) Upon withdrawal of funds from the Education Fund for any purpose other than those
authorized by this section, 32 V.S.A. chapter 135 (education property tax) is repealed. (Added 1997, No. 60, § 18, eff. July 1, 1998; amended 1997, No. 71 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. March 11, 1998, § 68; 1997, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 159(a); 1999, No. 1, § 102, eff. March 31, 1999; 1999, No. 62, § 127; 1999, No. 66 (Adj. Sess.), § 52, eff. Feb. 8, 2000; 1999, No. 152 (Adj. Sess.), § 166b; 2001, No. 63, § 277; 2001, No. 102 (Adj. Sess.), § 35a, eff. May 15, 2002; 2003, No. 19, § 50, eff. May 6, 2003; 2003, No. 68, § 36, eff. July 1, 2004; 2005, No. 38, § 4a, eff. June 2, 2005; 2005, No. 215 (Adj. Sess.), § 285; 2007, No. 65, § 184; 2009, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § E.513.1, eff. June 2, 2009; 2009, No. 67 (Adj. Sess.), § 63, eff. Feb. 25, 2010; 2009, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § E.139; 2011, No. 63, § E.513.1, eff. July 1, 2012; 2011, No. 63, § E.513.2; 2011, No. 143 (Adj. Sess.), § 56, eff. July 1, 2013; 2013, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § E.513.1; 2015, No. 48, § 7; 2015, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § E.513; 2017, No. 85, § E.500.2; 2017, No. 85, § H.3, eff. July 1, 2018; 2018, No. 11 (Sp. Sess.), § H.8; 2019, No. 72, § E.500.1; 2019, No. 88 (Adj. Sess.), § 66, eff. March 4, 2020; 2021, No. 114 (Adj. Sess.), § 25, eff. July 1, 2022; 2023, No. 87 (Adj. Sess.), § 74, eff. July 1, 2023; 2023, No. 183 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. July 1, 2024; 2025, No. 73, § 38, contingently eff. July 1, 2028.)