Vermont § 946 - Early college

§ 946. Early college

• (a) For each grade 12 Vermont student enrolled, the Secretary shall pay an amount equal
  to 87 percent of the base education amount to: (1) the Vermont Academy of Science and Technology (VAST); and (2) an early college program other than the VAST program that is developed and operated
  or overseen by the University of Vermont, by one of the Vermont State Colleges, or
  by an accredited private postsecondary school located in Vermont and that is approved
  for operation by the Secretary; provided, however, when making a payment under this
  subdivision (2), the Secretary shall not pay more than the tuition charged by the
  institution. (b) The Secretary shall make the payment pursuant to subsection (a) of this section directly
  to the postsecondary institution, which shall accept the amount as full payment of
  the student’s tuition. (c) A student on whose behalf the Secretary makes a payment pursuant to subsection (a)
  of this subsection: (1) shall be enrolled as a full-time student in the institution receiving the payment
  for the academic year for which payment is made; (2) shall not be enrolled concurrently in a secondary school operated by the student’s
  district of residence or to which the district pays tuition on the student’s behalf;
  and (3) shall not be included in the average daily membership of any school district for the
  academic year for which payment is made; provided, however, that if more than five
  percent of the grade 12 students residing in a district enroll in an early college
  program, then the district may include the number of students in excess of five percent
  in its average daily membership; but further provided that a student in grade 12 enrolled
  in a college program shall be included in the percentage calculation only if, for
  the previous academic year, the student was enrolled in a school maintained by the
  district or was a student for whom the district paid tuition to a public or approved
  independent school. (d) A postsecondary institution shall not accept a student into an early college program
  unless enrollment in an early college program was an element of the student’s personalized
  learning plan. (Added 2017, No. 49, § 30, eff. May 23, 2017.)