Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 16 Sec. 1480

  • Independent school: means a school other than a public school, which provides a program of elementary or secondary education, or both. See
  • Supervisory district: means a supervisory union that consists of only one school district, which may be a unified union district. See
  • Supervisory union: means an administrative, planning, and educational service unit created by the State Board under section 261 of this title, that consists of two or more school districts; if the context clearly allows, the term also means a supervisory district. See

§ 1480. Emergency operations plans [Effective July 1, 2024]

(a) Each supervisory union or supervisory district shall adopt and maintain an all-hazards emergency operations plan for each school site that is at least as comprehensive as the template maintained by the Vermont School Safety Center. The plan shall be reviewed and updated on an annual basis, in collaboration with local emergency first responders and local emergency management officials.

(b) Each approved and recognized independent school shall adopt and maintain an all-hazards emergency operations plan consistent with the requirements of subsection (a) of this section.

(c) The Vermont School Safety Center shall maintain an emergency operations plan template and update the template as appropriate. (Added 2023, No. 29, § 2, eff. July 1, 2024.)