FrankGoortani/open-us-law huggingface dataset:
R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-1-8 — RI Code / Title 16 / Chapter 16-1 / Section 16-1-8
§ 16-1-8. Visits of commissioner to schools.
Status: in_force

The commissioner of elementary and secondary education shall visit, as often as practicable, every city and town in the state, for the purpose of inspecting the schools, and diffusing as widely as possible, by public addresses and personal communications with school officers, teachers, and parents, a knowledge of the defects, and of any desirable improvements, in the administration of the system and the government and instruction of the schools.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-94-2 — RI Code / Title 16 / Chapter 16-94 / Section 16-94-2
§ 16-94-2. Definitions.
Status: in_force

The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the following meaning given to them unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(1) Board of regents means the board of regents for elementary and secondary education.

(2) Department means the Rhode Island department of elementary and secondary education.

(3) Public schools means all public schools of any city or town in the state. The term also includes all public charter and/or vocational schools.

(4) School district means any public school district, school unit, area-vocational-technical school, or charter school that composes a school district; the term also encompasses a single high school or multiple high schools within a school district where applicable.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-88-4 — RI Code / Title 16 / Chapter 16-88 / Section 16-88-4
§ 16-88-4. Reporting.
Status: in_force

The Rhode Island department of elementary and secondary education shall issue an interim report by February 26, 2010 to the general assembly and the governor and submit a final report on the progress of the demonstration planning phase no later than May 30, 2010.