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Committee reviews proposal to limit public tuition payments to out‑of‑state independent schools within 25 miles of Vermont border
Summary
The Education Committee discussed draft language to limit state-paid tuition for Vermont students attending out‑of‑state independent schools to institutions within 25 miles of the Vermont border; testimony cited AOE FY24 data showing about 114 students currently tuitioned out of state and estimated effects of the proposed restriction.
On May 1, 2025, the Education Committee considered proposed language to limit Vermont public tuition payments for students attending out‑of‑state independent schools to those located within 25 miles of the Vermont border.
Oliver Olson, speaking on behalf of the Vermont Independent Schools Association, said he reviewed Agency of Education (AOE) fiscal‑year 2024 data and that 114 students were tuitioned to independent schools outside Vermont in FY24. Olson told the committee the narrower rule he proposed — limiting eligibility to out‑of‑state independent schools located…
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