Vermont Statutes
Chapter 37 - Career Technical Education
§ 1546. Comprehensive high schools

§ 1546. Comprehensive high schools
(a) In the sections referenced in this section, when applied to an independent comprehensive high school, the term “school board” or “school district” means “the school’s board of trustees.”
(b) A comprehensive high school shall charge and receive tuition pursuant to section 824 of this title. A comprehensive high school shall be a career technical center for the purposes of receiving funding for grants per full-time equivalent student under section 1561 of this title, for tryout classes under section 1562 of this title, and for reporting requirements under section 1568 of this title. Funds received under this section shall be used for support of career technical education programs within the comprehensive high school.
[Subsection (c) effective until July 1, 2024; see also subsection (c) effective July 1, 2024 set out below.]
(c) Two or more comprehensive high schools for which the State Board has designated a service region shall be a career technical center for the purposes of accountability to the State Board under subchapter 2 of this chapter, responsibilities of the career technical center under subchapter 3 of this chapter, and receiving State financial assistance under subchapter 5 of this chapter, excluding the per equalized pupil general State support grant under subsection 1561(b). The regional advisory board shall determine how funds received under subchapter 5 shall be distributed. A comprehensive high school aggrieved by a decision of the regional advisory board may appeal to the Secretary who, after opportunity for hearing, may affirm or modify the decision.
[Subsection (c) effective July 1, 2024; see also subsection (c) effective until July 1, 2024 set out above.]
(c) Two or more comprehensive high schools for which the State Board has designated a service region shall be a career technical center for the purposes of accountability to the State Board under subchapter 2 of this chapter, responsibilities of the career technical center under subchapter 3 of this chapter, and receiving State financial assistance under subchapter 5 of this chapter, excluding the general State support grant under subsection 1561(b) of this title. The regional advisory board shall determine how funds received under subchapter 5 shall be distributed. A comprehensive high school aggrieved by a decision of the regional advisory board may appeal to the Secretary who, after opportunity for hearing, may affirm or modify the decision. (Added 1999, No. 10, § 2; amended 2001, No. 63, § 164a, eff. July 1, 2002; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 150, eff. Feb. 14, 2014; 2015, No. 23, § 35; 2021, No. 127 (Adj. Sess.), § 23, eff. July 1, 2024.)

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