(a) A BOCES shall be considered to be a public employer and may employ personnel, including educators, to carry out the purposes and functions of the board. Annually, the board of a BOCES shall conduct an area survey of the salaries of the educators and staff employed by the BOCES's member supervisory unions and school districts.(b) No person shall be eligible for employment by a BOCES as an educator unless the person is appropriately licensed by the Standards Board for Professional Educators pursuant to chapter 51 of this title.(c) A person employed by a BOCES as an educator shall be a participant in the Vermont State Teachers' Retirement System pursuant to chapter 55 of this title.(d) A person who is employed by a BOCES and who is not educator shall be a participant in the Vermont Municipal Employees' Retirement System pursuant to 24 V.S.A. chapter 125.(e) Educators employed by a BOCES shall be entitled to organize pursuant to chapter 57 of this title.(f) Employees employed by a BOCES and who are not educators shall be entitled to organize pursuant to 21 V.S.A. chapter 22.(g) Educators and employees who are employed by a BOCES shall be provided health care benefits pursuant to chapter 61 of this title.Added by 2024, No. 168,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2024.