Ordinance on Cantonal Contributions to Primary and Secondary Schools (School Contributions Ordinance, VBV) - Subject Matter (VBV)

1. This regulation governs the contribution of the canton to the municipalities in the area of public schooling.

1. The canton provides contributions under this regulation if the municipality complies with the provisions of the school legislation, in particular the provisions of this regulation.

2. The competent directorate may attach conditions and stipulations to the contribution grant.

3. Contributions provided by the canton can be reclaimed in whole or in part if it is subsequently revealed that the municipality has not complied with the provisions of the school legislation or the conditions and stipulations of the contribution grant.

**1. The Canton provides the municipalities with the following flat-rate contributions per student:**

a) Kindergarten level: 3,300 francs

b) Primary level: 4,000 francs

c) Secondary level: 5,300 francs

**2.** If a student attends classes outside the municipality in which they are obligated to attend school, under a regional school solution according to Article 3 of the School Ordinance, an additional contribution of 650 francs per student is awarded. This contribution is allocated to two-thirds by the sending municipality and one-third by the receiving municipality. If the schooling takes place outside the canton, the sending municipality receives the full contribution.

**3.** The number of students according to the previous year's school statistics is decisive for the calculations under paragraphs 1 and 2.

**4.** The government council calculates the blended index for cost development in public schools annually. Based on this, it adjusts the rates according to paragraphs 1 and 2. Planned costs for additional tasks of the schools, which substantially influence the lump sum, are calculated as well.

1. The contribution is paid to the municipality in which, according to Article 21, Paragraph 1 of the Education Act, compulsory education must be fulfilled. This also applies to those students who are not yet or are no longer subject to compulsory schooling.

2. No contributions shall be granted

a) for students attending the first three classes of the Cantonal High School Uri

b) for students attending an out-of-canton secondary or primary school where the canton bears the corresponding costs based on school fee agreements and the corresponding municipality is not required to contribute to the costs according to Article 10, Paragraph 1 of the Ordinance on Special Educational Services in the Canton of Uri (RB 10.1611).

1. The disbursement shall be made in monthly installments.

1. Forms of Continuing Education Eligible for Contribution

a) Professional Continuing Education (courses to maintain and further develop professional skills within the current role)

b) In-House School Training (continuing education initiated by the school itself, usually in connection with a local school development project)

c) Additional Qualifications (continuing education to acquire an additional qualification within the current role; additional qualifications do not have a salary impact)

d) Supplementary Training (continuing education granting the capability and authorization to perform an additional role within the school; supplementary training is usually impactful on salary or provides relief)

e) Intensive Training (paid full-time continuing education lasting no more than twelve weeks as a thorough examination of professional issues and in-depth development of professional skills)

1. Eligible costs for contributions include: course and tuition fees, compensation for the course instructors, and the costs for a substitute.

2. The Education Council determines which offerings are considered eligible for contributions.

1. The canton shall cover, within the credit approved by the Landrat, the eligible costs incurred for continuing education.

2. The Regierungsrat may oblige the teaching staff to contribute to the costs. It shall regulate the extent of the eligible paid leave.

1. The Education Council determines how the available financial resources are allocated to the individual municipalities. It may introduce lump sums.

1. School experiments serve the purpose of testing new teaching methods, forms of instruction, and subjects, as well as school development.

1. Contributions to School Experiments are granted if the corresponding experiment has been approved by the Education Council.

1. The canton provides municipalities with a contribution of up to 100 percent towards the costs of educational experiments, depending on the degree of general interest in the experiment.

2. The Education Council determines the degree of interest in individual cases.

1. The initial consultation serves to analyze and identify possible solutions for problems faced by individual teachers and school teams.

2. Additional advisory services support teachers, school management, and teams in challenging professional situations, enhance competencies, and optimize collaboration.

1. The canton shall bear the costs of the initial consultation, provided that it is conducted by the school psychological service of the Canton of Uri.

2. The education council shall determine which additional counseling services are eligible for contributions and to what extent.

1. As an inter-municipal activity within the meaning of this regulation, activities are considered those organized by the canton or third parties and are open to all public schools in the canton of Uri.

1. The canton shall bear the costs of inter-municipal activities within the framework of the budget.

2. The government council shall determine which areas will receive contributions.

1. **The Canton provides the municipalities with the following lump sum contribution per pupil from the asylum and refugee sector with instruction in German as a second language (DaZ): 4,500 Swiss Francs.**

2. **The Government Council calculates the mixed index for cost development at public schools annually. Based on this, it adjusts the rate according to paragraph 1.**

1. Eligible for benefits are children of asylum seekers (Permit N), provisionally admitted persons (Permit F), recognized refugees (Permit B), as well as persons with protection status S (Permit S), who attend public school and receive instruction in German as a second language.

1. The supplementary school care takes place immediately before or after the lessons and is intended for students of primary school.

2. The supplementary school care includes the following three services

a) Care before the start of lessons in the morning

b) Care over lunchtime

c) Care after lunch and after lessons in the afternoon

1. Where this section provides contributions to municipalities, the contributions apply to each school individually.

2. If the travel between the school location and the care location is unreasonable for the students, the Board of Education may additionally recognize a school location as eligible for contributions.

1. The canton provides the municipalities with the following annual flat-rate contributions for extracurricular care

a) Base contributions: 4,500 Francs per program

b) Occupancy flat-rate: 2.50 Francs per occupancy (one student per program and day)

2. The government council calculates the mixed index for cost development in public schools annually. Based on this, it adjusts the rates according to paragraph 1.

3. There is an upper limit of 500,000 Francs for the total amount of occupancy flat-rates. If this limit is reached, the occupancy flat-rates of all municipalities will be proportionally reduced.

1. Requirement for the granting of basic contributions and occupancy allowances is a concept for supplementary school care approved by the Education Council.

2. A municipality receives the full cantonal contribution to occupancy allowances only if it provides financial services for supplementary school care in at least the same amount.

1. Baseline Contributions and Occupancy Flat Rates are provided according to the approved offerings and the report of occupancy as well as the institution's own financial contributions.

1. Municipalities regulate whether they charge parental contributions for supplementary school care.

2. If parental contributions are charged, they must generally be based on the economic capacity of the parents.

1. The Government Council and, insofar as this regulation provides, the Education Council shall implement this regulation.

1. The following legislative enactments are repealed

1. Ordinance of March 31, 2004, concerning general contributions of the canton to public schools (School Contribution Ordinance, SCO)

2. Ordinance of February 23, 1983, concerning the contribution of the canton to school facilities

1. This ordinance is subject to an optional referendum.

2. The government council shall determine when it comes into force. It may implement it in stages.