(a) The Vermont State Colleges shall establish and operate a School of Dental Hygiene for the training of dental hygienists. The Colleges shall have the authority to grant certificates of graduation on the successful completion of a two-year course in dental hygiene.

(b) The General Assembly shall appropriate funds to conduct a curriculum of a recognized School of Dental Hygiene to the State Colleges.

(c) The Colleges shall grant special tuition rates to residents of the State who agree to practice dental hygiene in the State for two years following graduation. The Colleges shall give preference in admissions to eligible students who are residents of the State.

(d) The Vermont State Colleges are authorized and empowered to receive from any source sums donated for scholarships or general improvements and may cooperate with the federal government or any agency thereof in securing federal funds for dental hygiene education in the State. (Added 2003, No. 107 (Adj. Sess.), § 11.)