§ 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.)
Structure Vermont Statutes
Chapter 101 - Special Education
§ 2943. Secretary of Education for children with disabilities; powers
§ 2945. State Advisory Panel on Special Education
§ 2949. Reciprocal agreements with other states
§ 2955. Confidential information
§ 2956. Essential early education
§ 2957. Special education administrative and judicial appeals; limitations
§ 2958. Residential Placement Review Team; residential placements
§ 2959a. Education Medicaid receipts
§ 2959b. Individualized education programs
§ 2962. Extraordinary special education reimbursement
§ 2973. Independent school tuition rates
§ 2973. Independent school tuition rates
§ 2973a. Special education; best practices; policy
§ 2974. Special education program; fiscal review
§ 2975. Unusual special education costs; financial assistance