Vermont § 2961 - Census grant [Repealed July 1, 2028 if contingency met]

§ 2961. Census grant [Repealed July 1, 2028 if contingency met]

• (a) As used in this section: (1) “Average daily membership” shall have the same meaning as in subdivision 4001(1) of this title, except it shall exclude State-placed students. (2) “Average daily membership of a supervisory union” means the aggregate average daily
  membership of the school districts that are members of the supervisory union or, for
  a supervisory district, the average daily membership of the supervisory district. (3) “Long-term membership” of a supervisory union in any school year means the average
  of the supervisory union’s average daily membership over the most recent three school
  years for which data are available. (4) “Uniform base amount” means an amount determined by: (A) dividing an amount: (i) equal to the average State appropriation for fiscal years 2018, 2019, and 2020 for
  special education under sections 2961 (standard mainstream block grants), 2963 (special
  education expenditures reimbursement), and 2963a (exceptional circumstances) of this
  title; and (ii) increased by: (I) for each of fiscal years 2021, 2022, and 2023, the annual change in the National Income
  and Product Accounts (NIPA) Implicit Price Deflator for State and Local Government
  Consumption Expenditures and Gross Investment as reported by the U.S. Department of
  Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis (inflation factor); and (II) for each of fiscal years 2024, 2025, and 2026, the average inflation factor for fiscal
  years 2021, 2022, and 2023; by (B) the statewide long-term membership. (b) The State commits to satisfying its special education maintenance of fiscal support
  requirement under 34 C.F.R. § 300.163(a). (c) Each supervisory union shall receive a census grant each fiscal year to support the
  provision of special education services to students on an individualized education
  program. Supervisory unions shall use this funding and other available sources of
  funding to provide special education services to students in accordance with their
  individualized education programs as mandated under federal law. A supervisory union
  may use census grant funds to support the delivery of the supervisory union’s comprehensive
  system of educational services under sections 2901 and 2902 of this title, but shall not use census grant funds in a manner that abrogates its responsibility
  to provide special education services to students in accordance with their individualized
  education programs as mandated under federal law. (d)(1)(A) For fiscal year 2023, the amount of the census grant for a supervisory union shall
  be: (i) the average amount it received for fiscal years 2018, 2019, and 2020 or the average
  amount it received for fiscal years 2019, 2020, and 2021, whichever amount is greater,
  from the State for special education under sections 2961 (standard mainstream block
  grants), 2963 (special education expenditures reimbursement), and 2963a (exceptional
  circumstances) of this title; increased by (ii) the annual change in the National Income and Product Accounts (NIPA) Implicit Price
  Deflator for State and Local Government Consumption Expenditures and Gross Investment
  as reported by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis. (B) The amount determined under subdivision (A) of this subdivision (1) shall be divided
  by the supervisory union’s long-term membership, to determine the base amount of the
  census grant, which is the amount of the census grant calculated on a per student
  basis. (2) For fiscal year 2027 and subsequent fiscal years, the amount of the census grant for
  a supervisory union shall be the uniform base amount multiplied by the supervisory
  union’s long-term membership. (3) For fiscal years 2024, 2025, and 2026, the amount of the census grant for a supervisory
  union shall be determined by multiplying the supervisory union’s long-term membership
  by a base amount established under this subdivision. The base amounts for each supervisory
  union for fiscal years 2024, 2025, and 2026 shall move gradually the supervisory union’s
  fiscal year 2023 base amount to the fiscal year 2027 uniform base amount by prorating
  the change between the supervisory union’s fiscal year 2023 base amount and the fiscal
  year 2027 uniform base amount over this three-fiscal-year period. (Added 1987, No. 235 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; amended 1989, No. 230 (Adj. Sess.), § 15, eff. July 1, 1991; 1995, No. 157 (Adj. Sess.), § 13; 1997, No. 60, §§ 30, 30a, eff. July 1, 1998; 2003, No. 130 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 2015, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 1, 2017; 2017, No. 173 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. July 1, 2021; 2019, No. 112 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 1, 2022; 2021, No. 175 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 1, 2022.) § 2961. Census grant [Contingently repealed effective July 1, 2028] (Added 1987, No. 235 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; amended 1989, No. 230 (Adj. Sess.), § 15, eff. July 1, 1991; 1995, No. 157 (Adj. Sess.), § 13; 1997, No. 60, §§ 30, 30a, eff. July 1, 1998; 2003, No. 130 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 2015, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 1, 2017; 2017, No. 173 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. July 1, 2021; 2019, No. 112 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 1, 2022; contingently amended by 2021, No. 175 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 1, 2022; contingently repealed on July 1, 2028 by 2025, No. 73, § 42(c).)