Vermont Statutes Title 16 Sec. 4013
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 16 Sec. 4013
- Agency of Education: means the Secretary and staff necessary to carry out the functions of the Agency. See
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Education spending: means the amount of the school district budget, any assessment for a joint contract school, career technical center payments made on behalf of the district under subsection 1561(b) of this title, and any amount added to pay a deficit pursuant to 24 V. See
- School district: means a town school district, city school district, incorporated school district, the member school districts of an interstate school district, a union school district, a unified union district, or an unorganized town or gore. See
- School year: means a year beginning on July 1 and ending on the following June 30. See
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
§ 4013. [Reserved for future use.]
[Section 4013 effective July 1, 2024]
§ 4013. English learners services; State aid
(a) Definitions. As used in this section:
(1) “Applicable federal laws” mean the Equal Education Opportunities Act (20 U.S.C. § 1703), Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. §§ 2000d et seq.), and Titles I and III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. §§ 6301 et seq. and 20 U.S.C. §§ 6801 et seq.), each as amended.
(2) “EL services” mean instructional and support personnel and services that are required under applicable federal laws for EL students and their families.
(3) “EL students” or “EL pupils” mean students who have been identified as English learners through the screening protocols required under 20 U.S.C. § 6823(b)(2).
(b) Required EL services. Each school district shall:
(1) screen students to determine which students are EL students and therefore qualify for EL services;
(2) assess and monitor the progress of EL students;
(3) provide EL services;
(4) budget sufficient resources through a combination of State and federal categorical aid and local education spending to provide EL services;
(5) report expenditures on EL services annually to the Agency of Education through the financial reporting system as required by the Agency; and
(6) evaluate the effectiveness of their EL programs and report educational outcomes of EL students as required by the Agency and applicable federal laws.
(c) Agency of Education support and quality assurance. The Agency of Education shall:
(1) provide guidance and program support to all school districts with EL students as required under applicable federal law, including:
(A) professional development resources for EL teachers and support personnel; and
(B) information on best practices and nationally recognized language development standards; and
(2) prescribe, collect, and analyze financial and student outcome data from school districts to ensure that districts are providing high-quality EL services and expending sufficient resources to provide these services.
(d) Categorical aid. In addition to the EL weight under section 4010 of this title, a school district that has, as determined annually on October 1 of the year:
(1) one to five EL students enrolled shall receive State aid of $25,000.00 for that school year; or
(2) six to 25 EL students enrolled shall receive State aid of $50,000.00 for that school year.
(e) Annual appropriation. Annually, the General Assembly shall include in its appropriation for statewide education spending under subsection 4011(a) of this title an appropriation to provide aid to school districts for EL services under this section.
(f) Payment. On or before November 1 of each year, the State Treasurer shall withdraw from the Education Fund, based on warrant of the Commissioner of Finance and Management, and shall forward to each school district the aid amount it is owed under this section. (Added 2021, No. 127 (Adj. Sess.), § 10, eff. July 1, 2024.)