§ 1576 - Effect of certification; application of other laws - Vermont Statutes

§ 1576. Effect of certification; application of other laws

(a) Upon certification under section 1575 of this title, the technical center region shall become a public school district and shall constitute a body politic and corporate, with all the rights and responsibilities pertaining thereto, as specified in this subchapter, and as specified in the approval granted by the state board. The technical center school district shall also be a supervisory district for the purpose of providing the planning and administrative functions of a supervisory union for the programs offered.

(b) The provisions of this subchapter are intended to be in addition to the general provisions of law pertaining to schools and school districts, including any laws relating to school choice, and not a limitation upon them, and, in the event there is no provision in this subchapter to cover a situation and the situation is covered by the general school law or municipal law, the provisions of the general school law or municipal law apply.

(c) A technical center governed under a structure adopted under this subchapter, except with respect to inconsistent provisions related to methods of governance, shall be subject to all other provisions of this chapter and any other state or federal laws related to the operations of technical centers and provision of secondary and adult technical education. (Added 2001, No. 33, § 3.)