Vt. Open Meeting Law Information
Procedures for submitting a notice of an open meeting law violation:
- Provide the school board in question with a written notice that alleges a specific violation and requests a specific cure of the violation.
- Upon receiving the notice, the school board in question has 10 calendar days to respond publicly by either:
- acknowledging the violation and stating an intent to cure it within 14 calendar
days; or - denying that any violation occurred and thus no cure is necessary.
- acknowledging the violation and stating an intent to cure it within 14 calendar
- If the school board in question does not respond within 10 calendar days, it is
considered a denial of the violation for purposes of enforcement. - If the school board in question acknowledges the violation, they must correct it
within 14 calendar days in an open meeting by:- Either ratifying, or declaring as void, any action taken at or resulting from:
- A meeting that was not noticed in accordance with subsection 312(c) of
the open meeting law; or - A meeting that a person or the public was wrongfully excluded from
attending; or - An executive session or portion thereof not authorized under subdivisions
313(a)(1)-(10) of this title; and
- A meeting that was not noticed in accordance with subsection 312(c) of
- adopting specific measures that actually prevent future violations.
- Either ratifying, or declaring as void, any action taken at or resulting from:
- After either acknowledging or denying a violation, or after the 14-day cure period has
passed for acknowledged violations, the Attorney General or anyone affected by the
violation can file a lawsuit in the Civil Division of the Superior Court. This lawsuit can
seek injunctions or declaratory judgments. Such lawsuits must be filed within one year
of the meeting where the violation occurred.