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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 16 Sec. 1803

  • New District: means a district created by the realignment or merger of two or more current districts into a new supervisory district, union school district, or any other form of merged or realigned district authorized by law, including by chapter 11, subchapter 1, of this title, regardless of whether one or more of the districts creating the New District (a Realigning District) is a town school district, a city school district, an incorporated school district, a union school district, a unified union school district, or a supervisory district. See
  • New SU: means a supervisory union created from the merger or realignment of two or more current supervisory unions or of all or some of the districts in one or more current supervisory unions (a Realigning SU). See
  • System: shall mean the Vermont Municipal Employees' Retirement System created pursuant to 24 Vt. See

§ 1803. Vermont Municipal Employees’ Retirement System

(a) A New District or New SU, on the first day of its existence, shall assume the responsibilities of any one or more of the Realigning Districts or Realigning SUs that have been participants in the System; provided, however, that this subsection shall not be construed to extend benefits to an employee who would not otherwise be a member of the System under any other provision of law.

(b) The existing membership and benefits of an Employee of a Realigning District or a Realigning SU shall not be impaired or reduced either by negotiations with the New District or New SU under 21 Vt. Stat. Ann. chapter 22 or otherwise.

(c) In addition to general responsibility for the operation of the System pursuant to 24 V.S.A. § 5062(a), the responsibility for implementation of all sections of this subchapter relating to the System is vested in the Retirement Board. (Added 2015, No. 46, § 43, eff. June 2, 2015.)