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RI Gen L § 16-45.1-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-45.1 - Career and Technical Education [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-45.1-2 - Career and technical education system.

§ 16-45.1-2. Career and technical education system.(a) The board of education shall establish and maintain a system of career and technical education that maintains ongoing connections with higher education and meets the needs of local business and industry, and promotes workforce development.(b) The board of education shall also create, subject to §§ 16-45.1-1 and 16-45.1-2(a), a career and technical board of trustees that shall be responsible for ensuring a comprehensive and coordinated career and technical system with the state of Rhode Island.History of Section.P.L. 2011, ch. 188, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 225, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 410, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-45.1-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-45.1 - Career and Technical Education [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-45.1-3 - Report to the general assembly.

§ 16-45.1-3. Report to the general assembly.Beginning on January 1, 2012, the department of elementary and secondary education shall provide the senate president and speaker of the house an annual report consisting of the following:(1) The total number of students attending career and technical schools/programs, where determinable;(2) The total number of those students in subsection (1) who have received diplomas;(3) The total number of those students in subsection (1) who have received industry recognized certificates, if the information is available;(4) The total number of students who transfer to another school and/or continue their secondary education;(5) The total number of students who obtain employment before or immediately after graduation;(6) The total number of students who attend post-secondary institutions;(7) The retention rate within each program from year to year;(8) Progress on developing a plan to study the number of students who find employment in the field studied at three (3) and five (5) years intervals post-graduation;(9) The cost per pupil per program per year; and(10) The number of special education students per program.History of Section.P.L. 2011, ch. 188, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 225, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-46-1 - 16-46-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-46 - Rhode Island State Council on the Arts|Section 16-46-1 - 16-46-10 - Repealed.

§ 16-46-1 — 16-46-10. Repealed.History of Section.G.L. 1956, §§ 16-46-1 — 16-46-10; P.L. 1967, ch. 224, § 1; P.L. 1974, ch. 91, §§ 1-4; P.L. 1980, ch. 226, §§ 6, 7; Repealed by P.L. 1980, ch. 395, § 1. For present law, see § 42-75-1 et seq.
RI Gen L § 16-46.1-1 - 16-46.1-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-46.1 - Rhode Island Cultural Arts Commission|Section 16-46.1-1 - 16-46.1-6 - Repealed.

§ 16-46.1-1 — 16-46.1-6. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1966, ch. 134, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1967, ch. 224, § 2.
RI Gen L § 16-47-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-47 - Compact for Education|Section 16-47-1 - Repealed.

§ 16-47-1. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1966, ch. 14, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2007, ch. 73, art. 21, § 5, effective July 1, 2006.
RI Gen L § 16-48-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-48 - Educational Services to Very Young Children|Section 16-48-1 - Applicability.

§ 16-48-1. Applicability.This chapter shall pertain to private nursery schools and other regular programs of educational services to children between the ages of two (2) years eight (8) months and six (6) years of age where the schools and programs operate one or more sessions daily. It does not include bona fide kindergarten and nursery classes which are part of a nonpublic elementary school system.History of Section.P.L. 1968, ch. 284, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 482, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-48-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-48 - Educational Services to Very Young Children|Section 16-48-2 - Establishment and operation of schools and programs.

§ 16-48-2. Establishment and operation of schools and programs.(a) No person, unincorporated society, association, or corporation desiring to operate a school or program as defined in this chapter shall be permitted to establish and maintain a school or program unless and until an application has been filed with the commissioner of elementary and secondary education and suitable provision has been made to fulfill any minimum requirements of adequate faculty, health, safety, sanitation, site, physical plant, educational program, and any other standards that may be established through rules and regulations promulgated by the commissioner of elementary and secondary education. Upon satisfactory compliance with the standards as established by the commissioner of elementary and secondary education, along with the certification by the appropriate fire, health, and building inspectors, the school or program shall be approved for a period of one year, which approval shall require renewal unless sooner revoked by the commissioner for cause.(b) Upon application to establish a school or program as defined in this chapter or to renew the application, the applicant will submit the names of its owner, officers, and employees. The commissioner of elementary and secondary education may request the bureau of criminal identification of the state police to conduct a nationwide criminal records check of the owners, officers, and employees of the school or program and the bureau of criminal identification of the state police will conduct criminal records checks on request. To accomplish nationwide criminal records checks, the commissioner may require owners, officers, and employees of the schools or programs to be fingerprinted by the bureau of criminal identification of the state police. The commissioner may examine these criminal records checks to aid in determining the suitability of the applicant for approval or renewal of approval.History of Section.P.L. 1968, ch. 284, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 334, § 4.
RI Gen L § 16-48-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-48 - Educational Services to Very Young Children|Section 16-48-3 - Rules and regulations.

§ 16-48-3. Rules and regulations.The commissioner of elementary and secondary education shall make all necessary rules and regulations as the commissioner shall deem necessary or expedient, in conformity with the provisions of this chapter and not contrary to law, for the necessary accreditation of the schools and programs, and the commissioner shall do all things and perform all acts necessary to enforce the provisions of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1968, ch. 284, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-48-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-48 - Educational Services to Very Young Children|Section 16-48-4 - Enforcement.

§ 16-48-4. Enforcement.It shall be the duty of the commissioner of elementary and secondary education to prosecute any person, firm, or corporation violating the provisions of this chapter, and the commissioner or any duly authorized agent of the commissioner may make complaint for the violation of the provisions of this chapter, and the commissioner or agent making the complaint shall not be required to give surety for the payment of cost.History of Section.P.L. 1968, ch. 284, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-48-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-48 - Educational Services to Very Young Children|Section 16-48-5 - Revocation of approval.

§ 16-48-5. Revocation of approval.The commissioner of elementary and secondary education may revoke or refuse to renew the approval of any nursery school or program approved upon reasonable notice to the school authorities and provided that a hearing on the revocation shall be afforded the parties. Grounds for revocation or refusal to renew shall include:(1) Failure to maintain standards;(2) Refusal to submit proper reports or records;(3) Refusal to admit authorized representatives of the department of elementary and secondary education;(4) Furnishing or making misleading or false statements or reports;(5) Failure to maintain adequate financial resources; or(6) Any other cause which, in the opinion of the commissioner, may be detrimental to the health, education, safety, or welfare of the children involved.History of Section.P.L. 1968, ch. 284, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-48-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-48 - Educational Services to Very Young Children|Section 16-48-6 - Penalty.

§ 16-48-6. Penalty.Every person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter by conducting a school or program without first having obtained approval as provided in this chapter, or who shall refuse to permit a reasonable inspection and examination of a facility as provided in this chapter, or who shall intentionally make any false statements or reports to the commissioner of elementary and secondary education or the commissioner's agents with reference to the matters contained in these statements or reports, or who conducts this facility after approval has been revoked or suspended shall, upon conviction of the first offense, be imprisoned for a term not exceeding six (6) months or be fined not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100) for each week that the facility shall have been maintained without approval, and on the second or subsequent offense shall be imprisoned for a term not exceeding one year or be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) for each week that the facility shall have been maintained without approval or both the fine and imprisonment.History of Section.P.L. 1968, ch. 284, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-48-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-48 - Educational Services to Very Young Children|Section 16-48-7 - Injunctive relief.

§ 16-48-7. Injunctive relief.The superior court is empowered and authorized to grant appropriate injunctive relief for violations of the provisions of this chapter. All applications for injunctive relief shall be brought by the commissioner of elementary and secondary education in the superior court. The commissioner may enforce the provisions of this chapter through proceedings either under this section or § 16-48-6 or under both this section and § 16-48-6.History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 172, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-48-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-48 - Educational Services to Very Young Children|Section 16-48-8 - Destruction of fingerprint records.

§ 16-48-8. Destruction of fingerprint records.At the conclusion of any background check required by this chapter, the state police will promptly destroy the fingerprint card of the applicant.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 66, § 4.
RI Gen L § 16-48-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-48 - Educational Services to Very Young Children|Section 16-48-9 - Non-governmental funding for early childhood education.

§ 16-48-9. Non-governmental funding for early childhood education.There is hereby established in the department of elementary and secondary education an early childhood education program restricted receipt account referred to as "Early Childhood Grant Program Account." The department of elementary and secondary education shall deposit into this account any funds received from non-governmental sources for the purpose of funding early childhood education programs. All such sums deposited shall be exempt from the indirect cost recovery provisions of § 35-4-27.History of Section.P.L. 2012, ch. 241, art. 14, § 2.
RI Gen L § 16-48.1-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-48.1 - Certification of Personnel Providing Educational Services to Very Young Children|Section 16-48.1-1 - Definitions.

§ 16-48.1-1. Definitions.(a) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of elementary and secondary education or the designee of the commissioner.(b) "Person" when used to describe the owner or operator of a facility which must be licensed or registered with the commissioner includes individuals, associations, and corporations.History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 334, § 3.
RI Gen L § 16-48.1-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-48.1 - Certification of Personnel Providing Educational Services to Very Young Children|Section 16-48.1-2 - Qualification.

§ 16-48.1-2. Qualification.Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, any person seeking to operate or seeking employment in any facility covered under § 16-48-1, if the employment involves supervisory or disciplinary power over a child or children or involves frequent and routine contact with a child or children without the presence of other employees, shall undergo an employment background check and criminal records check as provided for in this chapter. The commissioner may by rule identify those positions requiring background checks and criminal record checks.History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 334, § 3.
RI Gen L § 16-48.1-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-48.1 - Certification of Personnel Providing Educational Services to Very Young Children|Section 16-48.1-3 - Employment background checks.

§ 16-48.1-3. Employment background checks.Any person seeking to operate a facility covered under § 16-48-1 will submit an affidavit to the commissioner providing information relating to individual employment history as shall be required by rule promulgated by the commissioner. Any person operating a facility covered under § 16-48-1 shall require all persons seeking employment, if the employment involves supervisory or disciplinary power over a child or children or involves routine contact with a child or children without the presence of other employees, to execute a similar affidavit prior to employment and will maintain the affidavit on file subject to inspection by the commissioner. Failure to require the affidavit or failure to maintain the affidavit on file will be prima facie grounds to revoke the authority of the facility to operate.History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 334, § 3.
RI Gen L § 16-48.1-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-48.1 - Certification of Personnel Providing Educational Services to Very Young Children|Section 16-48.1-4 - Criminal records checks - Operations.

§ 16-48.1-4. Criminal records checks — Operations.Any person seeking to operate a facility covered under § 16-48-1 shall apply to the Rhode Island bureau of criminal identification for a nationwide criminal records check. The check will conform to the applicable federal standards including the taking of fingerprints to identify the applicant and any expense associated with providing the criminal record check shall be paid by the applicant and/or requesting agency. The commissioner will determine by rule those items of information appearing on a criminal records check which constitute disqualifying information because the information would indicate that the operation or, in the case of an employee, the employment could endanger the health or welfare of a child or children. Upon the discovery of any disqualifying information with respect to a proposed operator, the bureau of criminal identification will inform the commissioner in writing of the nature of the disqualifying information.History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 334, § 3; P.L. 1988, ch. 247, § 2; P.L. 2011, ch. 220, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 240, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-48.1-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-48.1 - Certification of Personnel Providing Educational Services to Very Young Children|Section 16-48.1-5 - Criminal records check - Employee.

§ 16-48.1-5. Criminal records check — Employee.Any person seeking employment, if the employment involves supervisory or disciplinary power over a child or children or involves routine contact with a child or children without the presence of other employees, in any facility covered under § 16-48-1 shall, after acceptance by the employer of the affidavit required by § 16-48.1-3, apply to the Rhode Island bureau of criminal identification for a nationwide criminal records check. The check will conform to applicable federal standards including the taking of fingerprints to identify the applicant and any expenses associated with providing the criminal records check shall be paid by the applicant and/or requesting agency. Upon the discovery of any disqualifying information as defined in accordance with the rule promulgated by the commissioner, the Rhode Island bureau of criminal identification will inform the applicant, in writing, of the nature of the disqualifying information. In addition, the Rhode Island bureau of criminal identification will inform the employer, in writing, without disclosing the nature of the disqualifying information, that an item of disqualifying information has been discovered. In those situations in which no disqualifying information has been found, the Rhode Island bureau of criminal identification will inform both the applicant and the employer, in writing, of this fact. The employer will maintain on file, subject to inspection by the commissioner, evidence that the criminal records checks have been initiated on all employees seeking employment after August 1, 1985, and the results of the checks. Failure to maintain that evidence on file will be prima facie grounds to revoke the license or registration of the operator of the facility. It will be the responsibility of the Rhode Island bureau of criminal identification to conduct the nationwide criminal records check pursuant to this section. The nationwide criminal records check will be provided to the applicant for employment without charge to the applicant and without charge to the prospective employer if the employer is a tax exempt corporation or an unincorporated nonprofit organization qualified under § 501(c) of the United States Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. § 501(c).History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 334, § 3; P.L. 1988, ch. 247, § 2; P.L. 1991, ch. 199, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 220, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 240, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-48.1-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-48.1 - Certification of Personnel Providing Educational Services to Very Young Children|Section 16-48.1-6 - Prior criminal records checks.

§ 16-48.1-6. Prior criminal records checks.If an applicant for employment has undergone a nationwide criminal records check pursuant to § 16-48.1-4 within eighteen (18) months of an application for employment, then an employer may request from the bureau of criminal identification of the state police or the local police department a letter indicating if any disqualifying information was discovered. The bureau of criminal identification will respond by stating if an item of disqualifying information was discovered without disclosing the nature of the disqualifying information. The letter may be maintained on file to satisfy the requirements of § 16-48.1-4.History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 334, § 3; P.L. 1988, ch. 247, § 2.
RI Gen L § 16-48.1-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-48.1 - Certification of Personnel Providing Educational Services to Very Young Children|Section 16-48.1-7 - Rules and regulations.

§ 16-48.1-7. Rules and regulations.The commissioner is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the intent of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 334, § 3.
RI Gen L § 16-48.1-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-48.1 - Certification of Personnel Providing Educational Services to Very Young Children|Section 16-48.1-8 - Destruction of fingerprint records.

§ 16-48.1-8. Destruction of fingerprint records.At the conclusion of any background check required by this chapter, the state police or the local police department will promptly destroy the fingerprint card of the applicant.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 66, § 3; P.L. 1988, ch. 247, § 2.
RI Gen L § 16-48.2-1, 16-48.2-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-48.2 - Pilot Program for the Education of Kindergarten Students in the City of Woonsocket|Section 16-48.2-1, 16-48.2-2 - Repealed.

§ 16-48.2-1, 16-48.2-2. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 145, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1996, ch. 404, § 19, effective August 9, 1996.
RI Gen L § 16-49-1 - 16-49-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-49 - Board of Regents for Education|Section 16-49-1 - 16-49-17 - Repealed.

§ 16-49-1 — 16-49-17. Repealed.History of Section.G.L. 1956, §§ 16-49-1, 16-49-3 — 16-49-9, 16-49-13 — 16-49-20; P.L. 1969, ch. 231, §§ 3, 12, 13, 15; P.L. 1970, ch. 298, § 1; P.L. 1971, ch. 13, § 1; P.L. 1956, §§ 16-49-2 — 16-49-17; P.L. 1973, ch. 249, § 1; P.L. 1974, ch. 223, § 1; P.L. 1975, ch. 253, § 1; P.L. 1976, ch. 130, §§ 7, 8; P.L. 1976, ch. 198, art. 1, § 13; P.L. 1977, ch. 118, § 1; P.L. 1977, ch. 262, § 1; P.L. 1978, ch. 205, art. 5, § 1; P.L. 1978, ch. 372, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 174, art. 9, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 390, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 146, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1981, ch. 32, § 14. For the effective date of the repeal, see § 14 of P.L. 1981, ch. 32, which provides in part: "effective with the filing of certified copies of the order or orders of reorganization by the board of governors for higher education and the board of regents for elementary and secondary education in the office of the secretary of state, ch. 16-49 entitled 'board of regents for education' excepting only such provisions as are herein expressly provided shall stand repealed." For present provisions of law, see §§ 16-59-1 et seq., 16-60-1 et seq., and 16-61-1 et seq.
RI Gen L § 16-49-18 - 16-49-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-49 - Board of Regents for Education|Section 16-49-18 - 16-49-20 - [Transferred.]

§ 16-49-18 — 16-49-20. [Transferred.]
RI Gen L § 16-50-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-50 - Correspondence Schools, Home Study, and Related Courses|Section 16-50-1 - Declaration of policy.

§ 16-50-1. Declaration of policy.It is recognized and declared that the publicizing, selling, and administering of courses of instruction by correspondence schools or home study courses, whether given in residence or by mail, proceed in accordance with acceptable practices and with consequent and important benefits to students pursuing these courses. It also is recognized that the benefits received from this instruction should be enhanced and the protection of those persons and institutions offering it should be established. It is the purpose of this chapter to supplement the general law of fraud so as to provide adequate protection for students, educational institutions, and the general public.History of Section.P.L. 1969, ch. 140, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-50-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-50 - Correspondence Schools, Home Study, and Related Courses|Section 16-50-2 - Definitions.

§ 16-50-2. Definitions.As used in this chapter:(1) "Correspondence school" means a school that teaches resident and nonresident students by mailing them lessons and exercises toward the achievement of some educational aim which upon completion are returned to the school for grading.(2) "Course" means any unit, plan, or program of instruction whether conducted in person, by mail, or by any other method by correspondence schools or home study courses.(3) "Home study course" means a course of instruction administered by mail and carried on in the student's home.History of Section.P.L. 1969, ch. 140, § 1.