Vermont § 1572 - Formation of a planning committee

§ 1572. Formation of a planning committee

• (a) Any two or more of the following may establish a committee to plan the formation of
  a regional CTE school district with an alternative governance structure for governance
  of the regional CTE center: either the school board of a school district that operates
  a regional CTE center or all the school boards that operate a comprehensive high school
  that have been designated as the regional CTE center; the majority of the school boards
  of the other school districts in the CTE center region; or an entity that performs
  workforce development activities pursuant to 10 V.S.A. § 542 in a CTE center region. The planning committee shall consist of representatives of
  the school district that operates a regional CTE center, the school districts that
  send students to the regional CTE center, regional employers, and residents of the
  CTE center region. (b) The planning committee may determine that no change to the governance structure is
  needed, or it may prepare a report in the form of an agreement between the school
  districts that are located in the CTE center region. The report shall describe: (1) The makeup of the governing board. At least 60 percent of the board members shall
  be elected by direct vote of the voters or chosen from member school district boards
  by the member school district boards, or a combination of the two. If the board is
  to have additional members, who may constitute up to 40 percent of the board, the
  additional members shall be appointed by the elected and chosen members from member
  school district boards for the purpose of acquiring expertise in areas they consider
  desirable. The appointed members may be selected from nominations submitted by the
  entity that performs workforce development activities pursuant to 10 V.S.A. § 542 or other workforce organizations, or may be chosen without nomination by an organization.
  Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a resident of an unorganized
  town, grant, or gore that sits within the regional CTE center school district who
  is otherwise eligible to vote under 17 V.S.A. § 2121 may vote for the board members and may be elected to or appointed as a member of
  the governing board. (2) [Repealed.] (3) Proposed bylaws. (4) A plan for transition from the existing governance structure. (5) The disposition of the existing CTE center land and facilities. (6) How existing collective bargaining agreements and employee contracts will be addressed. (7) Transportation to be provided. (8) The term of office of the board members and other officers, how other officers are
  selected, and how board members will be replaced when a vacancy occurs. (9) The date on which the proposal will be submitted to the voters and whether the votes
  will be commingled. (10) A process for amending or dissolving the governance structure. (11) Any other matter that the committee considers pertinent. (Added 2001, No. 33, § 3; amended 2005, No. 32, § 3; 2005, No. 130 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2011, No. 129 (Adj. Sess.), § 17, eff. May 11, 2012; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 154, eff. Feb. 14, 2014.)