Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 16 Sec. 2179

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Electronic funds transfer: The transfer of money between accounts by consumer electronic systems-such as automated teller machines (ATMs) and electronic payment of bills-rather than by check or cash. (Wire transfers, checks, drafts, and paper instruments do not fall into this category.) Source: OCC
  • Secretary: means the Secretary of Education. See
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
  • State Board: means the State Board of Education established by chapter 3 of this title. See

§ 2179. Nonapplicability of certain statutes

Except as expressly provided in this chapter, the Corporation, its officers, and employees shall not be governed by:

(1) 3 Vt. Stat. Ann. chapter 9, dealing with administrative departments;

(2) 3 Vt. Stat. Ann. chapter 13, dealing with classification of State personnel;

(3) 3 Vt. Stat. Ann. chapter 16, dealing with the State Employees Retirement System, except as may be otherwise agreed by the Board of Trustees of the System and the Board of Trustees of the Corporation with respect to those officers and employees of the Corporation transferred to the Corporation from the State institutions replaced by the Corporation;

(4) chapter 55 of this title, dealing with the State Teachers Retirement System, except as may be otherwise agreed by the Board of Trustees of the System and the Board of Trustees of the Corporation with respect to those officers and employees of the Corporation transferred to the Corporation from the State institutions replaced by the Corporation;

(5) 32 Vt. Stat. Ann. chapter 7, dealing with public monies;

(6) chapters 3 and 5 of this title, dealing with the State Board and the Secretary of Education;

(7) 29 Vt. Stat. Ann. chapter 49, dealing with supplies, duties of the Commissioner of Buildings and General Services as to purchases of material, supplies, or equipment, except upon request of the Corporation;

(8) 29 Vt. Stat. Ann. chapter 5, dealing with the Department of Buildings and General Services, except that any contracts awarded for the construction of buildings by the Corporation shall continue to be subject to the provisions of 29 V.S.A. § 161(b); or

(9) 21 V.S.A. § 342(c), dealing with required written employee authorization before an employer may pay wages through electronic funds transfer or other direct deposit systems to a checking, savings, or other deposit account maintained by the employee within or outside the State. (Added 1961, No. 247, § 1, eff. July 28, 1961; amended 1967, No. 50; 1973, No. 240 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 8, 1974; 1983, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a), (b), eff. April 11, 1984; 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(c)(2), eff. May 6, 1996; 2003, No. 63, § 47, eff. June 11, 2003; 2009, No. 4, § 87, eff. May 1, 2009; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 182, eff. Feb. 14, 2014; 2015, No. 48, § 4.)