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§ 1049a. High school completion program
(a) In this section:
(1) "Graduation education plan" means a written plan leading to a high school diploma for a person who is 16 to 22 years of age and has not received a high school diploma, who may or may not be enrolled in a public or approved independent school. The plan shall define the scope and rigor of services necessary for the student to attain a high school diploma, and may describe educational services to be provided by a public high school, an approved independent high school, an approved provider, or a combination of these.
(2) "Approved provider" means an entity approved by the commissioner to provide educational services which may be counted for credit toward a high school diploma.
(3) "Contracting agency" means an agency that has entered into a contract with the department of education to provide adult education services in Vermont.
(b) If a person who wishes to work on a graduation education plan is not enrolled in a public or approved independent school, then the commissioner shall assign the prospective student to a high school district, which shall be the district of residence whenever possible. The school district in which a student is enrolled or to which a non-enrolled student is assigned shall work with the contracting agency and the student to develop a graduation education plan. The school district shall award a high school diploma upon successful completion of the plan.
(c) The commissioner shall reimburse, and net cash payments where possible, a school district that has agreed to a graduation education plan in an amount:
(1) established by the commissioner for development of the graduation education plan and for other educational services typically provided by the assigned district or an approved independent school pursuant to the plan, such as counseling, health services, participation in cocurricular activities, and participation in academic or other courses, provided this amount shall not be available to a district that provides services under this section to an enrolled student; and
(2) negotiated by the commissioner and the contracting agency, with the approved provider, for services and outcomes purchased from the approved provider on behalf of the student pursuant to the graduation education plan.
(d) [Repealed.] (Added 2005, No. 176 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 2009, No. 33, § 83(g)(2); 2009, No. 44, § 42, eff. May 21, 2009.)
