Vermont § 4029 - Use of funds for education

§ 4029. Use of funds for education

• (a) Funds received by a school district may be used only for legitimate items of current
  education expense and shall not be used for municipal services. (b) Funds received by a municipality other than a school district may not be used directly
  or indirectly for education expenses. (c) If the Secretary determines that a school district has spent funds paid under section 4028 of this title for an item that is not a legitimate item of current education expense, the treasurer
  of the municipality shall, within 90 days, remit the amount of the expenditure to
  the Education Fund. The treasurer shall use funds raised pursuant to 17 V.S.A. § 2664, 20 V.S.A. § 2601, or 24 V.S.A. § 1309 for this purpose. If the Secretary determines that a municipality other than a school
  district has spent funds for an item that is a legitimate item of current education
  expense, the treasurer of the municipality shall transfer the amount of the expenditure
  from the local education fund to the municipal fund. (d) The legislative body of a school district or other municipality may appeal a decision
  of the Secretary under this section to the State Board, which shall hear the appeal
  de novo in the manner provided by 3 V.S.A. chapter 25 for the hearing of contested cases. A legislative body of a school district or other
  municipality may appeal a decision of the State Board to the Superior Court of the
  district in which the municipality is located. The Superior Court shall hear the matter
  de novo in the manner provided by Rule 74 of the Vermont Rules of Civil Procedure.
  An appeal from the decision of the Superior Court shall be to the Supreme Court under
  the Vermont Rules of Appellate Procedure. (e) For the purposes of this section, notwithstanding any provision of municipal law to
  the contrary, “legitimate items of current educational expense” may include reasonable
  payments to a municipality for services performed on behalf of a school district by
  its corresponding town or city clerk, the town or city treasurer, or the town or city
  auditors. (f) Annually, on a form prescribed by the Secretary, each school district shall report
  for the previous school year the amount it paid to or received from its corresponding
  municipality or municipal officials, including any payments made pursuant to subsection
  (e) of this section, and any property or in-kind services it donated to or received
  from its corresponding municipality. (g) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this section or otherwise in law, a school
  district and the town or city municipality or municipalities in which the school district
  operates may jointly fund the services of one or more cultural liaisons to support
  students and families who have limited English proficiency (LEP). A cultural liaison
  provides language translation and interpretation services to help facilitate educational
  and municipal services for LEP students and families; facilitates communication among
  school and municipal staff, LEP students and families, and community organizations;
  and assists in reconciling differing cultural perspectives and understandings. (Added 1997, No. 60, § 18, eff. July 1, 1998; amended 1999, No. 49, § 21, eff. June 2, 1999; 2003, No. 68, § 22, eff. June 18, 2003; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 244, eff. Feb. 14, 2014; 2021, No. 66, § 8, eff. June 7, 2021.)