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Draft adds "therapeutic approved independent school" definition; association asks for narrower wording

2812723 · March 28, 2025
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Summary

Draft legislation creates a defined category, "therapeutic approved independent school," and the Vermont Independent Schools Association requested the definition clarify it applies to publicly funded students.

The draft bill adds a new subsection defining a "therapeutic approved independent school" as an approved independent school that limits enrollment of Vermont-resident students to those on an Individualized Education Program (IEP), a Section 504 plan, enrolled under a written agreement with a local education agency, or placed by court order.

Oliver Olson, speaking on behalf of the…

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