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Draft includes transition language to grandfather students already enrolled or accepted at approved independent schools
Summary
Committee reviewed language that would require districts to continue paying tuition for Vermont resident students who were enrolled for the 2024–25 school year or accepted for 2025–26, subject to provisions in Section 8 28 as of 06/30/2025; counsel said the provision preserves existing tuition rights until students graduate.
Legislative counsel presented transition language tied to the tuition eligibility changes in Section 10. Under the draft read to the committee, a school district that pays tuition pursuant to Chapter 21, Title 16, in effect on 06/30/2025 would continue to pay tuition on behalf of a resident student already enrolled in the 2024–25 school year or accepted for enrollment for the 2025–26 school year by an approved independent school, subject to the provisions of Section 8 28 in effect on 06/30/2025, until the student graduates.
Committee members described the provision as a grandfathering or"slide path": if the bill’s eligibility rules become more restrictive, students already attending or accepted for the following year would not lose district tuition during the course of that enrollment.
Members expressed support for avoiding disruption to students’ education and asked counsel to confirm the precise cutoff dates and how the transition would interact with the broader eligibility changes discussed in Section 10.
No formal action was taken; counsel will incorporate the transition language into the strike‑all and confirm cross‑references.
