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RI Gen L § 16-29-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-29 - Americanization Schools|Section 16-29-10 - Enforcement of attendance requirement.

§ 16-29-10. Enforcement of attendance requirement.The truant officer or truant officers appointed by the school committee in compliance with the provisions of § 16-19-3 shall, under the direction of the school committee, inquire into all cases of irregular attendance or of failure or neglect to attend upon instruction in compliance with the requirements of this chapter, and shall be authorized to make complaints in case of violation of the compulsory attendance provisions of this chapter, and to serve legal processes issued in pursuance of this chapter; provided, that no truant officer complaining under the provisions of this chapter shall be required to give surety for costs, and no officer shall become liable for any costs that may accrue on the complaint.History of Section.P.L. 1919, ch. 1802, § 7; P.L. 1920, ch. 1903, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 80, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 196, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 16-29-10.
RI Gen L § 16-29-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-29 - Americanization Schools|Section 16-29-11 - Establishment of home and community classes.

§ 16-29-11. Establishment of home and community classes.The general assembly shall annually appropriate any sum as it may deem necessary for the promotion of home and community classes in any city or town for instruction in the use of the English language, in the common rights and obligations of citizenship, and in the fundamental principles of the American plan of government. These classes may be established and maintained by the department of elementary and secondary education or by the school committee of any city or town, and may be held in the day or evening and, except as provided in this section, shall be open to any person over sixteen (16) years of age who cannot read, write, or speak the English language, and may be held in homes or in other suitable places approved by the school committee of the city or town or by the department of elementary and secondary education.History of Section.G.L. 1923, ch. 80, § 9; P.L. 1930, ch. 1532, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 196, § 9; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2752, § 21; G.L. 1956, § 16-29-11.
RI Gen L § 16-29-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-29 - Americanization Schools|Section 16-29-12 - Teachers for home classes - Joint maintenance by two or more towns.

§ 16-29-12. Teachers for home classes — Joint maintenance by two or more towns.When in any city or town a class of twenty (20) or more persons has been organized in accordance with the provisions of § 16-29-11, the school committee shall provide a teacher for this class, and pay the expenses of instruction from the appropriation of the city or town for the support of the public schools. The school committee of two (2) or more adjoining cities or towns may unite for the purpose of establishing and maintaining classes jointly at convenient places as provided in § 16-29-11, and may determine by agreement what part of the cost of maintenance shall be paid by each city or town.History of Section.G.L. 1923, ch. 80, § 9; P.L. 1930, ch. 1532, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 196, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 16-29-12.
RI Gen L § 16-29-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-29 - Americanization Schools|Section 16-29-13 - Attendance at home classes.

§ 16-29-13. Attendance at home classes.Attendance upon any class shall not be obligatory, but where there is a day or evening school maintained by a city or town in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, no resident of the city or town under twenty-one (21) years of age shall be allowed to attend any class except by permission of the superintendent of schools of the city or town.History of Section.G.L. 1923, ch. 80, § 9; P.L. 1930, ch. 1532, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 196, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 16-29-13.
RI Gen L § 16-29-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-29 - Americanization Schools|Section 16-29-14 - State home class supervisor - Expenditures.

§ 16-29-14. State home class supervisor — Expenditures.The department of elementary and secondary education shall appoint a home class supervisor whose duty it shall be to recruit, organize, supervise, and teach classes authorized by §§ 16-29-11 through 16-29-13, and to cooperate with the school committee of any city or town in the establishment and maintenance of the classes; and the department may fix the compensation of the supervisor within the appropriation made by § 16-29-11 to be paid from the appropriation. The state controller is authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment from time to time of the sum appropriated or so much of this sum as may be necessary, upon receipt of vouchers approved by the state department of elementary and secondary education.History of Section.G.L. 1923, ch. 80, § 9; P.L. 1930, ch. 1532, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 196, § 9; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 65; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2752, § 21; G.L. 1956, § 16-29-14.
RI Gen L § 16-30-1, 16-30-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-30 - Special Technical Institutes|Section 16-30-1, 16-30-2 - Repealed.

§ 16-30-1, 16-30-2. Repealed.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 176, §§ 19, 20; P.L. 1946, ch. 1790, § 1; G.L. 1956, §§ 16-30-1, 16-30-2; Repealed by P.L. 1980, ch. 395, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-31-1 - 16-31-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-31 - State Colleges|Section 16-31-1 - 16-31-15 - Repealed.

§ 16-31-1 — 16-31-15. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1935; ch. 2250, § 84; G.L. 1938, ch. 188, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 65; P.L. 1939, ch. 688, §§ 1-11; P.L. 1951, ch. 2752, § 20; P.L. 1951, ch. 2686, § 2; P.L. 1951, ch. 2727, art. 1, § 3; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2752, § 20; P.L. 1956, ch. 3696, §§ 1, 2; G.L. 1956, § 16-31-1 — 16-31-15; impl. am. P.L. 1959, ch. 44, § 3; P.L. 1966, ch. 132, § 1; P.L. 1967, ch. 152, § 1; P.L. 1968, ch. 37, § 1; P.L. 1968, ch. 181, §§ 1, 2; P.L. 1979, ch. 174, art. VIII, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1988, ch. 84, §§ 52 and 121, effective May 27, 1988.
RI Gen L § 16-32-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-32 - University of Rhode Island [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-32-1 - Change of former name.

§ 16-32-1. Change of former name.Where in any existing law reference is made to Rhode Island State College, the term "University of Rhode Island" shall be used in lieu of this term.History of Section.P.L. 1951, ch. 2686, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 16-32-1.
RI Gen L § 16-32-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-32 - University of Rhode Island [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-32-3 - Purposes of university.

§ 16-32-3. Purposes of university.The board, as now constituted, and their successors, for the terms for which they have been or for which they hereafter may be appointed regents, shall continue to be a body politic and corporate for the purpose of continuing and maintaining the University of Rhode Island as a university where the leading object shall be, without excluding other scientific and classical studies, and including military tactics, to teach any branches of learning as are related to agriculture and the mechanic arts, in order to promote the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes in the several pursuits and professions of life, as provided in the act of the congress of the United States, approved July 2, 1862, entitled "An Act Donating Public Lands to the Several States and Territories Which May Provide Colleges for the Benefit of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts," and for the purpose of continuing and maintaining an agricultural experiment station as a department of the college under and in accordance with, and to carry out the purposes of, the act of congress approved March 2, 1887, entitled "An Act to Establish Agricultural Experiment Stations in Connection with the Colleges Established in the Several States Under the Provisions of An Act Approved July 2, 1862, and of the Acts Supplementary Thereto."History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 66, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 76, § 1; P.L. 1909, ch. 417, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 83, § 1; P.L. 1938, ch. 188, § 2; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 688, § 3; P.L. 1951, ch. 2686, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 16-32-3.
RI Gen L § 16-32-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-32 - University of Rhode Island [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-32-4 - Location - Application of federal funds.

§ 16-32-4. Location — Application of federal funds.The university and experiment station shall, until ordered, continue to be located in the town of South Kingstown upon the estate now occupied by them, and all money received after this under the act of congress, approved March 2, 1887, and under the act of congress approved August 30, 1890, entitled "An Act to Apply a Portion of the Proceeds of the Public Lands to the More Complete Endowment and Support of the Colleges for the Benefit of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts, Established Under the Provisions of an Act of Congress Approved July Second, Eighteen Hundred Sixty-two," and all other money which shall be received by the state for the promotion of agriculture or the mechanic arts at land grant colleges under or by virtue of an act of congress shall, as and when received, be paid over to the treasurer of the university, to be used and applied and accounted for by the trustees and officers of the university, with the approval of the state controller, as required by the respective acts of congress under which the money is received.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 66, § 2; P.L. 1899, ch. 668, § 1; P.L. 1906, ch. 1353, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 76, § 2; P.L. 1913, ch. 960, § 1; P.L. 1915, ch. 1214, § 1; P.L. 1921, ch. 2056, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 83, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 188, § 3; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 65; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 688, § 3; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2686, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 16-32-4.
RI Gen L § 16-32-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-32 - University of Rhode Island [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-32-5 - Authority over experiment station.

§ 16-32-5. Authority over experiment station.The board of trustees shall have authority over the experiment station of the university located in the town of South Kingstown.History of Section.P.L. 1935, ch. 2250, § 84; G.L. 1938, ch. 188, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 688, § 3; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2686, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 16-32-5; P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 9, § 3.
RI Gen L § 16-32-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-32 - University of Rhode Island [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-32-6 - Activities of experiment station.

§ 16-32-6. Activities of experiment station.The experiment station at the University of Rhode Island shall continue to expend sums of money received from the United States government for experimental work and agricultural extension service, and shall also continue to promote and encourage the work of farm bureaus and expend sums of money received from federal and state appropriations, subject to budgetary control provided by chapter 3 of title 35.History of Section.P.L. 1935, ch. 2250, § 84; G.L. 1938, ch. 188, § 1; P.L. 1951, ch. 2686, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 16-32-6.
RI Gen L § 16-32-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-32 - University of Rhode Island [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-32-7 - Duties required by federal acts - Annual report to general assembly.

§ 16-32-7. Duties required by federal acts — Annual report to general assembly.The trustees and officers of the university shall perform all the duties and make, publish, distribute, and render all bulletins and reports required by the acts of congress or by any act in amendment of these or supplementary to these; and shall also report to the general assembly annually at its January session.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 66, § 2; P.L. 1899, ch. 668, § 1; P.L. 1906, ch. 1353, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 76, § 2; P.L. 1913, ch. 960, § 1; P.L. 1915, ch. 1214, § 1; P.L. 1921, ch. 2056, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 83, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 188, § 3; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 688, § 3; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2686, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 16-32-7.
RI Gen L § 16-32-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-32 - University of Rhode Island [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-32-8 - Policy as to pharmacy college education and intervention program related to the use and misuse of medication and alcohol by the elderly.

§ 16-32-8. Policy as to pharmacy college education and intervention program related to the use and misuse of medication and alcohol by the elderly.(a) The general assembly declares that it views with favor and approves as a matter of public policy the establishment of a college of pharmacy within the University of Rhode Island to assume the educational functions of the Rhode Island College of Pharmacy and Allied Sciences.(b) The general assembly declares that there is a need for an education and intervention program related to the use of medication and alcohol by the elderly in elderly housing. The general assembly finds: (1) that the elderly population has the highest use of prescription medication, (2) that many elderly persons do not have an appropriate and complete understanding of their medication use and that the elderly need to improve their quality of life, maintain their ambulatory status, and identify specific medication and alcohol-related problems at an early stage.(c) The University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy shall initiate an on-site support program for the elderly to foster the appropriate use and to help prevent the misuse of prescription medications and alcohol by the elderly. The program shall focus on both short-term intervention and long-term support. Pharmacists trained in the area of alcohol and drug use and misuse by the elderly shall be placed at a number of selected senior housing units within the state.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3644, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 16-32-8; P.L. 1988, ch. 650, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-32-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-32 - University of Rhode Island [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-32-10 - Award of degrees - Curriculum and government.

§ 16-32-10. Award of degrees — Curriculum and government.The board of trustees, with the approval of the president and a committee of the faculty of the university, shall award academic degrees and diplomas and confer honors in the same manner as is customary in American colleges. It shall also be the duty of the president and a committee of the faculty, with the approval of the board of trustees, to arrange courses of study conforming to all acts of Congress, and prescribe any qualifications for the admission of students and any rules of study, exercise, discipline, and government as the president and committee may deem proper.History of Section.P.L. 1935, ch. 2250, § 84; G.L. 1938, ch. 188, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 688, § 3; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2686, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 16-32-1; P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 9, § 3.
RI Gen L § 16-32-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-32 - University of Rhode Island [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-32-11 - Power to guarantee loans.

§ 16-32-11. Power to guarantee loans.The board of trustees is authorized and empowered to carry out the provisions of §§ 16-32-12 through 16-32-14 in regard to the guaranty of loans made to societies and students at the university.History of Section.P.L. 1935, ch. 2250, § 84; G.L. 1938, ch. 188, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 688, § 3; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2686, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 16-32-11; P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 9, § 3.
RI Gen L § 16-32-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-32 - University of Rhode Island [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-32-12 - Acquisition of land - Guaranty of loans to societies of students.

§ 16-32-12. Acquisition of land — Guaranty of loans to societies of students.The board of trustees is authorized and empowered on behalf of the university of Rhode Island to acquire land and also to guarantee in the name of the state approved loans made to societies of students at the university, for the purchase or construction, upon lands owned by the university, of society houses which shall serve as student dormitories. Any loans approved, upon default, shall become state obligations in the same manner as any state bond.History of Section.P.L. 1922, ch. 2190, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 83, § 8; P.L. 1936, ch. 2295, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 188, § 9; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 688, § 3; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2686, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 16-32-12; P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 9, § 3.
RI Gen L § 16-32-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-32 - University of Rhode Island [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-32-13 - Investment of state funds in student loans.

§ 16-32-13. Investment of state funds in student loans.Any loans made to societies of students at the university under the terms and provisions of §§ 16-32-12 and 16-32-15 shall be eligible for investment for the state investment commission of this state.History of Section.P.L. 1936, ch. 2295, § 2; P.L. 1936, ch. 2379, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 188, § 10; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 200; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2686, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 16-32-13; impl. am. P.L. 1958, ch. 164.
RI Gen L § 16-32-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-32 - University of Rhode Island [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-32-14 - Maximum guarantees outstanding.

§ 16-32-14. Maximum guarantees outstanding.The amount or amounts guaranteed and the amount or amounts guaranteed under the provisions of § 16-32-12 shall not at any one time exceed in the aggregate the sum of one million two hundred thousand dollars ($1,200,000).History of Section.P.L. 1922, ch. 2190, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 83, § 9; P.L. 1925, ch. 582, § 1; P.L. 1931, ch. 1697, § 1; P.L. 1932, ch. 1874, § 1; P.L. 1934, ch. 2128, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 188, § 11; G.L. 1956, § 16-32-14; P.L. 1959, ch. 129, § 1; P.L. 1966, ch. 67, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-32-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-32 - University of Rhode Island [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-32-15 - Assumption of defaulted obligations - Lien on property.

§ 16-32-15. Assumption of defaulted obligations — Lien on property.Whenever default is made on the part of a society in the payment of loans guaranteed under the provisions of § 16-32-12, or any part of them, the board of trustees is authorized to assume the obligation and to make required payments on principal and interest from any of the appropriations available for the university of Rhode Island. In the event of a default, in cases where that board assumes the obligation of a society, the state shall have a lien subject to any mortgages or encumbrances existing at the time on any and all property of the society. The lien may be released after the reimbursement to the state of all payments made on behalf of the society, plus accrued interest.History of Section.P.L. 1922, ch. 2190, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 83, § 10; P.L. 1936, ch. 2295, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 188, § 12; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 688, § 3; P.L. 1951, ch. 2686, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 16-32-15; P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 9, § 3.
RI Gen L § 16-32-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-32 - University of Rhode Island [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-32-16 - Marine biology department - Laboratory.

§ 16-32-16. Marine biology department — Laboratory.The University of Rhode Island is authorized and empowered to establish in connection with the university a department of marine biology. The department shall establish a marine biological laboratory with suitable facilities for research on problems involving animal life in Rhode Island waters. The department shall cooperate with the department of environmental management. The department shall, as facilities permit, offer courses for the training of students planning to enter the fishing industry or to qualify for positions in federal or state fishery departments. Courses in the department of marine biology shall have the same standing as other courses at the college and shall be accepted as credits for degrees.History of Section.P.L. 1936 (s.s.), ch. 2470, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 188, § 20; P.L. 1951, ch. 2686, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 16-32-16; impl. am. P.L. 1965, ch. 137, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-32-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-32 - University of Rhode Island [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-32-17 - Appropriations for marine biology.

§ 16-32-17. Appropriations for marine biology.The general assembly shall annually appropriate any sum as it may deem necessary for maintaining the department of marine biology and the marine biological laboratory; and the state controller is authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of the sum, or so much of the sum as may from time to time be required, upon receipt by the controller of properly authenticated vouchers.History of Section.P.L. 1936, (s.s.), ch. 2470, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 188, § 21; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 65; G.L. 1956, § 16-32-17.
RI Gen L § 16-32-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-32 - University of Rhode Island [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-32-18 - Repealed.

§ 16-32-18. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1953, ch. 3154, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1988, ch. 84, § 54, effective May 27, 1988.
RI Gen L § 16-32-19 - 16-32-24 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-32 - University of Rhode Island [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-32-19 - 16-32-24 - Repealed.

§ 16-32-19 — 16-32-24. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1953, ch. 3154, § 2-7; G.L. 1956, §§ 16-32-19 — 16-32-24; Repealed by P.L. 1996, ch. 404, § 17, effective August 9, 1996.
RI Gen L § 16-32-25 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-32 - University of Rhode Island [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-32-25 - Establishment of college of pharmacy fund.

§ 16-32-25. Establishment of college of pharmacy fund.All money received pursuant to the provisions of chapter 3644 of the Public Laws of 1956 shall be deemed to be trust funds to be held by the general treasurer or by the university of Rhode Island foundation, as provided in § 16-32-26, in a special fund the income of which shall be made available to the board of trustees to be applied by it solely for use as scholarship grants in the field of pharmacy and allied sciences, in any manner and under any conditions as the board of trustees for higher education may determine. The board of trustees for higher education is authorized and empowered, from time to time, as occasion may require, to draw on the general treasurer or on the university of Rhode Island foundation, for the annual income of the fund, or so much of this amount as may be necessary, to carry out this objective.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 395, § 5; P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 9, § 3.