Vermont Statutes Title 16 Sec. 793
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 16 Sec. 793
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Municipality: shall include a city, town, town school district, incorporated school or fire district or incorporated village, and all other governmental incorporated units. See
- Personal property: All property that is not real property.
- School district: means town school districts, union school districts, interstate school districts, city school districts, unified union districts, and incorporated school districts, each of which is governed by a publicly elected board. See
- seal: shall include an impression of the official seal made upon paper alone or by means of a wafer or wax affixed thereto. 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
§ 793. Powers of Interstate School Districts—Article III
A. Powers. Each interstate school district shall be a body corporate and politic, with power:
a. To acquire, construct, extend, improve, staff, operate, manage and govern public schools within its boundaries;
b. To sue and be sued, subject to the limitations of liability hereinafter set forth;
c. To have a seal and alter the same at pleasure;
d. To adopt, maintain and amend bylaws not inconsistent with this compact, and the laws of the two states;
e. To acquire by purchase, condemnation, lease or otherwise, real and personal property for the use of its schools;
f. To enter into contracts and incur debts;
g. To borrow money for the purposes hereinafter set forth and to issue its bonds or notes therefor;
h. To make contracts with and accept grants and aid from the United States, the State of New York, the State of Vermont, any agency or municipality thereof, and private corporations and individuals for the construction, maintenance, reconstruction, operation and financing of its schools; and to do any and all things necessary in order to avail itself of such aid and cooperation;
i. To employ such assistants, agents, servants, and independent contractors as it shall deem necessary or desirable for its purposes; and
j. To take any other action which is necessary or appropriate in order to exercise any of the foregoing powers. (Added 1975, No. 130 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.)