S 253 Vermont Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

An act relating to adding transparency to Vermont’s tuitioning system

This bill requires Vermont school districts to publicly disclose in their annual budgets the names of schools they pay tuition to, the number of students attending each school, and the total tuition paid to each. It also sets new requirements for independent schools seeking or maintaining state approval to receive public tuition funds, including annual reporting of student data and written disclosure to parents about their approval status. These provisions aim to increase transparency around public funding for student placements at independent schools, directly affecting school districts, independent schools, and families receiving tuition-based education services.
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Introduced Jan 14, 2026 Last action Jan 14, 2026
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Wendy Harrison
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Windham