Vermont § 2695 - General powers of board; contracts—Article V The board shall have the power to:

§ 2695. General powers of board; contracts—Article V The board shall have the power to:

• (1) collect, correlate, and evaluate data in the
  fields of its interest under this compact; to publish reports, bulletins and other
  documents making available the results of its research; and, in its discretion, to
  charge fees for said reports, bulletins and documents; (2) enter into such contractual
  agreements or arrangements with any of the compacting states or agencies thereof and
  with educational institutions and agencies as may be required in the judgment of the
  board to provide adequate services and facilities in educational fields covered by
  this compact; provided, that it shall be the policy of the board in the negotiation
  of its agreements to serve increased numbers of students from the compacting states
  through arrangements with then existing institutions, whenever in the judgment of
  the board adequate service can be so secured in the New England region