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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 16, § 4000 (2026)
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Subchapter 001 : GENERAL PROVISIONS
(Cite as: 16 V.S.A. § 4000)-
§ 4000. Statement of policy
(a) The intent of this chapter is to make educational opportunity available to each student in each town on substantially equal terms, in accordance with the Vermont Constitution and the Vermont Supreme Court decision of February 5, 1997, Brigham v. State of Vermont.
(b) [Repealed.] (Added 1997, No. 60, § 18, eff. July 1, 1998; amended 2003, No. 68, § 25.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1998–2026 · leading case: Town of Killington v. State, 776 A.2d 395 (Vt. 2001).
Town of Killington v. State, 776 A.2d 395 (Vt. 2001). “enter summary judgment in favor of the State based on our conclusion that the court’s construction of the statutory provision at issue leads to an irrational result that is inconsistent with the spirit of the law and the legislative intent underlying the provision. The…”
Sadie Boyd, Madeline Klein & Town of Whitingham v. State, 2022 VT 12 (Vt. 2022). “” 16 V.S.A. § 4000(a). Chapter II, § 68 of the Vermont Constitution, known as the Education Clause, makes education “a fundamental obligation of the state.”
Stowe Citizens for Responsible Gov't v. State, 730 A.2d 573 (Vt. 1999). “The Act aimed to provide school districts with substantially equal access to similar per-pupil revenues through a combination of state block grants and local education spending. See 16 VS.A. § 4000(b) (statement of policy).”
Anderson v. State, 723 A.2d 1147 (Vt. 1998). “16 VS.A. § 4000(a). According to the Legislature’s statement of purpose, “[sjubstantially equal access to similar revenues per pupil will be provided by a combination of state block grants and local education spending.”
Michele Morin & Karen Rowell v. City of Burlington, 2026 VT 17 (Vt. 2026). “60, § 18; 16 V.S.A. § 4000(a). “From the broadest perspective,” Act 60 represented the Legislature’s attempt “to rectify the inequality in educational opportunity in Vermont resulting from the state’s heavy reliance on local property taxes to fund schools.”
Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 16, § 4000(a): 5 cases
Town of Killington v. State, 776 A.2d 395 (Vt. 2001). “enter summary judgment in favor of the State based on our conclusion that the court’s construction of the statutory provision at issue leads to an irrational result that is inconsistent with the spirit of the law and the legislative intent underlying the provision. The…”
Sadie Boyd, Madeline Klein & Town of Whitingham v. State, 2022 VT 12 (Vt. 2022). “” 16 V.S.A. § 4000(a). Chapter II, § 68 of the Vermont Constitution, known as the Education Clause, makes education “a fundamental obligation of the state.”
Anderson v. State, 723 A.2d 1147 (Vt. 1998). “16 VS.A. § 4000(a). According to the Legislature’s statement of purpose, “[sjubstantially equal access to similar revenues per pupil will be provided by a combination of state block grants and local education spending.”
Stowe Citizens for Responsible Gov't v. State, 730 A.2d 573 (Vt. 1999). “The Act aimed to provide school districts with substantially equal access to similar per-pupil revenues through a combination of state block grants and local education spending. See 16 VS.A. § 4000(b) (statement of policy).”
Michele Morin & Karen Rowell v. City of Burlington, 2026 VT 17 (Vt. 2026). “60, § 18; 16 V.S.A. § 4000(a). “From the broadest perspective,” Act 60 represented the Legislature’s attempt “to rectify the inequality in educational opportunity in Vermont resulting from the state’s heavy reliance on local property taxes to fund schools.”
Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 16, § 4000(b): 2 cases
Town of Killington v. State, 776 A.2d 395 (Vt. 2001). “enter summary judgment in favor of the State based on our conclusion that the court’s construction of the statutory provision at issue leads to an irrational result that is inconsistent with the spirit of the law and the legislative intent underlying the provision. The…”
Stowe Citizens for Responsible Gov't v. State, 730 A.2d 573 (Vt. 1999). “The Act aimed to provide school districts with substantially equal access to similar per-pupil revenues through a combination of state block grants and local education spending. See 16 VS.A. § 4000(b) (statement of policy).”
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