Bill > H0802

This bill amends existing Vermont law to adjust the special education census grant for inflation, beginning in fiscal year 2027 and continuing thereafter. The special education census grant is a funding mechanism to support supervisory unions, which are groups of school districts, in providing special education services to students who have individualized education programs, as required by federal law. The bill redefines how the "uniform base amount" for this grant is calculated, specifically by incorporating an adjustment for inflation using the National Income and Product Accounts (NIPA) implicit price deflator, a measure of price changes for government spending, from fiscal year 2020 forward, and rounding the result up to the nearest dollar. This change replaces previous methods of calculating the grant amount that involved annual inflation adjustments for specific fiscal years and a gradual transition to the inflation-adjusted base amount. The bill also specifies that it will take effect on July 1, 2026.

Budget and Finance, Education

https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2026/H.802