Vermont Statutes Title 16 Sec. 1933
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 16 Sec. 1933
- Accumulated contributions: shall mean the sum of all the amounts deducted from the compensation of a member and credited to his or her individual account in the Pension Fund, together with regular interest thereon, as provided in subsection 1944(b) of this title. See
- Board: shall mean the board of trustees of the System provided for in section 1942 of this title to administer the System. See
- Creditable service: shall mean membership service, any other service allowable under this chapter, and service transferred under 3 V. See
- Earnable compensation: shall mean the full rate of compensation for the performance of professional services paid to a teacher when the teacher works the full normal working time for his or her position, in whatever manner paid, plus all additional wages received by a teacher for duties performed that provide direct educational value to the students. See
- Group C member: any person who is first included in the membership of the System on or after July 1, 1990, any person who was a Group B member on June 30, 1990 who was in service on that date, and any person who was a Group B member on June 30, 1990 who was absent from service on that date who returns to service on or after July 1, 1990. See
- Member: shall mean any person included in the System pursuant to section 1933 of this chapter. See
- School board: means the board of school directors elected to manage the schools of a school district, the prudential committee of an incorporated school district, the supervisory union board of directors, and the supervisors of unorganized towns and gores. See
- Service: shall mean all service as a teacher for which compensation is received. See
- State: shall mean the State of Vermont. See
- Teacher: shall mean any licensed teacher, principal, supervisor, superintendent, or any professional licensed by the Vermont Standards Board for Professional Educators who is regularly employed, or otherwise contracted if following retirement, for the full normal working time for his or her position in a public day school or school district within the State, or in any school or teacher-training institution located within the State, controlled by the State Board of Education, and supported wholly by the State; or in certain public independent schools designated for such purposes by the Board in accordance with section 1935 of this title. See
§ 1933. Members generally
(a) Membership in the System shall be a condition of employment for all teachers. A person shall not join the System as a Group A member. A person shall not join the system as a Group B member after June 30, 1990. A service shall not be included in the creditable service of any member unless the member was a member at the time the service was performed or is entitled to credit under section 1936 or 1944 of this title or was transferred under 3 V.S.A. § 495.
(b), (c) [Repealed.]
(d) Should any Group A or Group C member who has less than five years of creditable service in any period of seven consecutive years after last becoming a member be absent from service more than six years, or should a member withdraw the member’s accumulated contributions or die or retire under the provisions of this chapter, the member shall thereupon cease to be a member. However, the membership of any teacher granted leave of absence by the member’s school board for the purpose of professional study or for the acceptance of an exchange position shall be continued during such leave of absence subject to Board rules, if the member does not withdraw the member’s contributions, if any, and such member shall be considered in the service of the State for the purposes of the System during such leave of absence. In the case of leaves of absence granted by a member’s school board for purposes other than for professional study or for an exchange position, service credit shall be granted upon a contribution by the member or the member’s school board. Such contribution shall be made at the member’s current rate multiplied by the member’s earnable compensation for the year preceding the leave of absence.
(e) [Repealed.] (Amended 1961, No. 163; 1961, No. 223, eff. July 18, 1961; 1963, No. 110, § 5, eff. May 28, 1963; 1965, No. 84, § 1; 1969, No. 62; 1969, No. 215 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1971, No. 201 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1973, No. 141 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1977, No. 53, § 3, eff. April 23, 1977; 1981, No. 41, § 24; 1981, No. 189 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 22, 1982; 1989, No. 169 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1991, No. 64, § 7; 2013, No. 22, § 11; 2017, No. 165 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 82.)