Vt. Stat. tit. 16 § 4000 : EDUCATION — STATE FUNDING OF PUBLIC EDUCATION — GENERAL PROVISIONS — Statement of policy TEXT PDF (a) The intent of this chapter is to make educational opportunity available to each student in each town on substantially equal terms, in accordance with the Vermont Constitution and the Vermont Supreme Court decision of February 5, 1997, Brigham v. State of Vermont. (b) [Repealed.]. 16 V.S.A. § 4000 Added 1997, No. 60, § 18, eff. 7/1/1998; amended 2003, No. 68, § 25.