An act relating to making miscellaneous changes in education laws

The unofficial version adds 'per year' after 'at least 175 days of instruction in the minimum course of study,' clarifying that the 175-day requirement applies annually rather than cumulatively.

The official version includes introductory metadata (committee name, date field, subject line, and statement of purpose) that is absent from the unofficial version. Page counts differ (36 vs 22 pages) due to formatting differences.

In the home study progress assessment section, the unofficial version adds 'or administered in a manner approved by the testing company' as an additional option for administering standardized assessments, expanding beyond just local school district or testing service administration.

The mandatory implementation of the Shared School District Data Management System (SSDDMS) is changed from a temporary pause until July 1, 2023 to being permanently suspended. This means Vermont school districts will no longer be required to adopt the shared financial data system.

The Ethnic and Social Equity Standards Advisory Working Group's deadline for recommending updated standards to the State Board is extended from December 31, 2022 to June 30, 2023. The State Board's deadline for considering adopting those standards is extended from December 31, 2022 to December 31, 2023. The Working Group's dissolution date is extended from July 1, 2023 to September 1, 2023.

In the home study program, the enrollment notice language is changed from 'notice of intent to enroll' to 'annual notice of intent to enroll,' making the annual nature of the requirement more explicit.

In the home study progress assessment provisions, the option for standardized assessments to be 'administered in a manner approved by the testing company' is removed, narrowing how standardized tests may be administered.

The phrase 'per year' is removed from the 175 days of instruction requirement in the home study program's minimum course of study attestation.

Extensive formatting changes throughout: page headers change from 'VT LEG #371236 v.1 / No. 66' to 'BILL AS PASSED BY THE HOUSE AND SENATE / H.461', total page count changes from 21 to 36, and indentation is standardized.

The statement of purpose paragraph summarizing the bill's four components was removed from the enacted text, which is standard practice when a bill passes a chamber.

Header metadata including 'Introduced by Committee on Education' and the blank date line were removed from the passed version.

Added line numbers throughout the text, a 'BILL AS PASSED BY THE HOUSE' header label, committee attribution ('Introduced by Committee on Education'), a subject line, and a statement of purpose section summarizing the four main topics of the bill.

Removed internal tracking footers reading 'VT LEG #368413 v.1' that appeared at page breaks in the unofficial version.