Bill > H0483

Introduced Session

This bill proposes to require approved independent schools to meet specific requirements in order to be approved as eligible to receive public tuition, including (1) agreeing to enroll any student who requires special education services under specific circumstances; (2) reporting attendance, enrollment changes, State-mandated assessment results, and student performance data to a tuitioned student’s local education agency; (3) adopting and implementing policies and procedures to comply with the Vermont Public Accommodations Act and the Vermont Fair Employment Practices Act; (4) limiting admissions requirements for publicly tuitioned students; (5) maintaining a tuition rate for publicly tuitioned students that is the same as or lower than the tuition rate for private payer students; and (6) attesting to compliance with all laws and rules applicable to approved independent schools. The bill also proposes to make conforming changes throughout Title 16 based on these new requirements, as well as establishes a moratorium on the approval of new initial applications for approved independent schools. H.483

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Senate Committee on Education Hearing (00:00:00 5/2/2023 ) (on 05/02/2023)

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