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RI Gen L § 16-2-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-2 - School Committees and Superintendents [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-2-18 - Selection of teachers and superintendent - General control of schools - Expenses.

§ 16-2-18. Selection of teachers and superintendent — General control of schools — Expenses.The selection of superintendent, in any city or towns that do not unite for the employment of a superintendent, and the entire care, control, and management of all the public school interests of the several cities or towns, shall be vested in the school committee of the several cities or towns, and they shall also draw all orders for the payment of their expenses; provided, that these expenses shall not in any fiscal year exceed the total of all revenue appropriated by the state or city or town or otherwise for the public schools under the care, control, and management of the school committee. If, in any fiscal year a school committee is notified that estimated expenses may exceed total available appropriations, the school committee shall adopt and implement a plan to maintain a balanced school budget, which plan shall provide for continuous regular public school operations consistent with the requirements of § 16-2-2; provided, that in no fiscal year shall a deficit be permitted for school operations. It is provided that, with the exception of the selection of the superintendent, the selection and appointment of teachers and other school department personnel shall be made by the superintendent with the consent of the school committee.History of Section.P.L. 1903, ch. 1101, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 67, § 9; G.L. 1923, ch. 70, § 22; G.L. 1938, ch. 178, § 22; G.L. 1956, § 16-2-18; P.L. 1980, ch. 152, § 2; P.L. 1988, ch. 336, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-2-18.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-2 - School Committees and Superintendents [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-2-18.2 - Prior criminal records checks.

§ 16-2-18.2. Prior criminal records checks.If an applicant for employment has undergone a national and state criminal records check within twelve (12) months prior to an application for employment, the employer may request from the bureau of criminal identification or local police department a letter indicating the presence or absence of disqualifying information. The bureau of criminal identification will respond without disclosing the nature of the disqualifying information. The letter may be maintained on file to satisfy the requirements of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1998, ch. 315, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 286, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-2-18.3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-2 - School Committees and Superintendents [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-2-18.3 - Rules and regulations.

§ 16-2-18.3. Rules and regulations.The commissioner of elementary and secondary education is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the intent of this chapter. These regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the rule-making provisions of chapter 35 of title 42.History of Section.P.L. 1998, ch. 315, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-2-18.4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-2 - School Committees and Superintendents [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-2-18.4 - Criminal records review for volunteers.

§ 16-2-18.4. Criminal records review for volunteers.(a) Any person who is a current or prospective volunteer of a private school or public school department and who may have direct and unmonitored contact with children and/or students on school premises, shall undergo a state criminal background check to be initiated prior to or within one week of commencement of such volunteer work.(b) The applicant shall apply to the bureau of criminal identification (BCI), department of attorney general, state police or local police department where he or she resides, for a state criminal records check. Upon the discovery of any disqualifying information, the bureau of criminal identification, state police or local police department will inform the applicant in writing of the nature of the disqualifying information; and, without disclosing the nature of the disqualifying information will notify the school department in writing that disqualifying information has been discovered.(c) A person against whom disqualifying information has been found may request that a copy of the criminal background report be sent to the school department which shall make a judgment regarding the qualifications and fitness of said person to volunteer for the school department.(d) In those situations in which no disqualifying information has been found, the bureau of criminal identification, state police or local police department shall inform the applicant and the school department in writing of this fact.(e) For purposes of this section, "disqualifying information" means those offenses listed in § 23-17-37, and those offenses listed in §§ 11-37-8.1 and 11-37-8.3.(f) The school department shall maintain on file, subject to inspection by the department of elementary and secondary education, evidence that criminal records checks have been initiated on all volunteers seeking employment subsequent to July 1, 2012, and the results of the checks. The current or prospective volunteer shall be responsible for the costs of the state criminal records check.(g) As used in this section and § 16-2-18.5, the term "school department" means the school department for a public school as well as the governing administrative body for a private school.History of Section.P.L. 2013, ch. 34, § 2; P.L. 2013, ch. 45, § 2.
RI Gen L § 16-2-18.5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-2 - School Committees and Superintendents [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-2-18.5 - Prior criminal records checks for school volunteers.

§ 16-2-18.5. Prior criminal records checks for school volunteers.If a current or prospective volunteer of the school department or of a private school who may have direct and unmonitored contact with children and/or students on school premises has undergone a state criminal records check within twelve (12) months prior to commencement of volunteering for the school department, the school department may request from the bureau of criminal identification or local police department a letter indicating the presence or absence of disqualifying information. The bureau of criminal identification will respond without disclosing the nature of the disqualifying information. The letter may be maintained on file to satisfy the requirements of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 2013, ch. 34, § 2; P.L. 2013, ch. 45, § 2.
RI Gen L § 16-2-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-2 - School Committees and Superintendents [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-2-19 - Children attending in adjoining cities or towns.

§ 16-2-19. Children attending in adjoining cities or towns.Whenever the school committee of any city or town shall find that it is more convenient or expedient for any child residing in the city or town to attend school in an adjoining city or town, the committee may arrange with the school authorities of the city or town for the attendance of the child at their schools, and may pay for the tuition out of the city or town appropriation for public schools. The amount paid shall be used for school purposes only.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 60, § 11; G.L. 1909, ch. 67, § 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 70, § 20; G.L. 1938, ch. 178, § 20; G.L. 1956, § 16-2-19.
RI Gen L § 16-2-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-2 - School Committees and Superintendents [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-2-20 - Visitation and examination of schools.

§ 16-2-20. Visitation and examination of schools.The school committee shall make provision for visitation and inspection of every public school in the city or town by the superintendent of schools or other agent of the committee at regular periods or as often as may be required for proper supervision; provided that at least once during every school year an examination shall be made of the schoolhouse and premises, including classrooms, laboratories, and other rooms used by pupils and teachers, with particular reference to cleanliness, heating, lighting, seating, ventilation, and other sanitary arrangements, and to corridors, stairways, doors, windows, fire escapes, and other devices for the protection of life in case of fire; and of registers and other school records, of the school library, apparatus, and equipment in classrooms and laboratories, of the books, discipline, mode of teaching, and other matters that affect instruction. Report of the visitation and examination, with recommendations for the improvement of schools, shall be made to the school committee. This section shall apply to the city of Providence.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 60, § 9; G.L. 1909, ch. 67, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 70, § 18; P.L. 1925, ch. 599, § 1; P.L. 1926, ch. 879, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 178, § 18; G.L. 1956, § 16-2-20.
RI Gen L § 16-2-21.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-2 - School Committees and Superintendents [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-2-21.1 - Repealed.

§ 16-2-21.1. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 182, § 13; P.L. 1988, ch. 336, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 77, § 1, effective July 1, 1992.
RI Gen L § 16-2-21.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-2 - School Committees and Superintendents [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-2-21.2 - Three-year budget forecasting process.

§ 16-2-21.2. Three-year budget forecasting process.(a) On or before November 1 of each year, the highest elected official of each town or city shall submit to the school committee an estimate, prepared in a manner approved by the department of administration, of projected revenues for the next three (3) fiscal years. In the case of the property tax, the projection shall include only changes in the property tax base, not property tax rates.(b) On or before November 1, the school committee shall submit to the city or town council an estimate of its expenditures by major program and school revenues for the three (3) years, which designates those expenditures, in whole or in part, that are required by state law or regulation.(c) The state shall cooperate by the preparation and provision of information necessary to develop these three (3) year forecasts. The department of elementary and secondary education shall provide estimates of school aid based on current law or based on experience in previous years as determined by the commissioner. The department of elementary and secondary education shall also prepare a three (3) year plan to show the impact of state aid and state educational programs on each school district. All state aid estimates and three (3) year plans prepared by the department of elementary and secondary education shall be submitted to the director of the department of administration for review and comment prior to distribution among school districts. The department of administration shall develop a methodology for the calculation of three (3) year revenue forecasts by cities and towns. At the request of any city or town, the department of administration shall assist the city or town in making a forecast of revenues. In the absence of a request, the department of administration shall certify that any forecasts made by a city or town are consistent with the department of administration's methodology. The retirement board established pursuant to § 36-8-3 shall provide projected rates for contribution to the teacher and municipal retirement systems. The state budget officer shall supply the assumptions he or she is using regarding the performance of the economy of the state.(d) There shall annually be a joint meeting between the city or town council and the school committee not later than December 31st to review the revenue and expenditure projections and to discuss issues affecting the preparation of the school budget.(e) For school districts that are not on a July 1 to June 30 fiscal year, the department of elementary and secondary education may, upon request of the district, establish other time periods for this planning process.History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 182, § 13; P.L. 1988, ch. 84, § 71; P.L. 1989, ch. 126, art. 10, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-2-21.3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-2 - School Committees and Superintendents [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-2-21.3 - Meetings with city and town councils.

§ 16-2-21.3. Meetings with city and town councils.For the purposes of §§ 16-2-21 and 16-2-21.2, the term "town or city council" means the town or city council or other elected body charged by either local charter or public law with either preparing the budget for submission to town meeting or for final adoption of the budget. Meetings between the town or city council, as defined, and the school committee shall be held under the provision of law governing the meetings of the council. The school committee of a regional school district shall meet independently with the council of each town or city within the regional school district.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 13, § 2; P.L. 1988, ch. 84, § 71.
RI Gen L § 16-2-21.5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-2 - School Committees and Superintendents [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-2-21.5 - Notification of state school aid to school districts.

§ 16-2-21.5. Notification of state school aid to school districts.Any requirement that the department of elementary and secondary education notify the local school districts of state education aid estimates prior to the submission of the governor's budget presentation is suspended until further action by the general assembly. The department shall provide state education aid estimates based upon the governor's budget submission and shall supplement these estimates upon the passage of the budget by the general assembly.History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 100, art. 22, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-2-21.6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-2 - School Committees and Superintendents [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-2-21.6 - Collective bargaining fiscal impact statements.

§ 16-2-21.6. Collective bargaining fiscal impact statements.(a) Prior to executing any collective bargaining agreement between a school committee and representatives of teachers and/or other school employees, the school committee in any municipality, or regional school district with an elected school committee, or the chief executive officer in any municipality with an appointed school committee shall prepare or cause to be prepared a collective bargaining fiscal impact statement. These statements shall set forth, in dollar amounts, estimates of the fiscal impact, during the term of the proposed agreement. No comment or opinion relative to the merits of the terms of the contract shall be included, except that technical or mechanical errors or defects may be noted.(b) The fiscal impact statement and the awarded contract shall be publicized and shall be made immediately available upon ratification of the contract.History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 36, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 265, § 2.
RI Gen L § 16-2-22 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-2 - School Committees and Superintendents [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-2-22 - Repealed.

§ 16-2-22. Repealed.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 60, § 21; G.L. 1909, ch. 67, § 11; G.L. 1923, ch. 70, § 24; G.L. 1938, ch. 178, § 24; G.L. 1956, § 16-2-22; Repealed by P.L. 1996, ch. 404, § 12, effective August 9, 1996.
RI Gen L § 16-2-23 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-2 - School Committees and Superintendents [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-2-23 - Expenditures pending annual appropriation.

§ 16-2-23. Expenditures pending annual appropriation.The school committee, in the interval between the close of the city or town fiscal year and the making of the annual appropriations for the support of public schools, may expend for public school purposes the unexpended balance remaining in the treasury from the school appropriation of the expired fiscal year, and for each month a sum of money not exceeding one-twelfth (1/12) of the amount appropriated in the preceding year for the support of public schools, and the city or town treasurer shall pay orders drawn by the school committee in accordance with the provisions of this section from any money in the city or town treasury not otherwise appropriated.History of Section.G.L. 1909, ch. 67, § 17; P.L. 1919, ch. 1804, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 70, § 29; G.L. 1938, ch. 178, § 29; G.L. 1956, § 16-2-23.
RI Gen L § 16-2-24 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-2 - School Committees and Superintendents [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-2-24 - Survey of city or town schools.

§ 16-2-24. Survey of city or town schools.The state board of regents for elementary and secondary education may make or cause to be made a survey of the public schools of any city or town, and shall make the survey upon the request of the school committee of any city or town; provided, that the school committee shall share one-half (½) the cost of any survey that it requests and the state department of elementary and secondary education shall also share half of the cost. The board of regents for elementary and secondary education shall include in its annual report to the general assembly a summary of its findings upon the surveys with the recommendations as shall seem advisable.History of Section.G.L. 1909, ch. 63, § 21; P.L. 1922, ch. 2234, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 65, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 176, § 3; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2752, § 21; G.L. 1956, § 16-2-24; P.L. 1962, ch. 35, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-2-25 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-2 - School Committees and Superintendents [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-2-25 - Distribution of powers in Providence and Cranston.

§ 16-2-25. Distribution of powers in Providence and Cranston.In the cities of Providence and Cranston the school committee of each city shall employ the superintendent and teachers, have charge and custody of all school buildings and school property, manage and regulate the schools, and draw all orders for the payment of their expenses from the money appropriated by the city council for the support of public schools; provided, that the city council of each city shall have the expenditure of all sums appropriated for the purchase of land for school purposes or for the improvement of the land or for the construction or repair of school buildings.History of Section.P.L. 1896, ch. 420, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 73, § 6; P.L. 1915, ch. 1192, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 77, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 178, § 33; G.L. 1956, § 16-2-25.
RI Gen L § 16-2-26 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-2 - School Committees and Superintendents [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-2-26 - Special statutes prevailing.

§ 16-2-26. Special statutes prevailing.Except as provided in this section, the provisions of this chapter are subject to the provisions of any special statutes respecting any particular city or town, none of which are repealed by this chapter.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 178, § 34; G.L. 1956, § 16-2-26.
RI Gen L § 16-2-27 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-2 - School Committees and Superintendents [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-2-27 - Eligibility for attendance - Kindergarten.

§ 16-2-27. Eligibility for attendance — Kindergarten.Every child who has attained, or will have attained, five (5) years of age on or before September 1 of any school year shall be eligible to attend kindergarten during all the days that the kindergartens are in session during the school year. If a child is enrolled in kindergarten, the attendance requirements of § 16-19-1 shall apply.History of Section.P.L. 1966, ch. 66, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 84, § 71; P.L. 2002, ch. 323, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 467, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 471, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-2-28 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-2 - School Committees and Superintendents [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-2-28 - Eligibility for attendance - First grade.

§ 16-2-28. Eligibility for attendance — First grade.Every child who has completed or will have completed six (6) years of life on or before September 1 of any school year shall be eligible to attend first grade during all the days that the public schools are in session during the school year. Every child shall be eligible to attend first grade only upon completion of a state recognized or accredited kindergarten program.History of Section.P.L. 1966, ch. 66, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 84, § 71; P.L. 1988, ch. 642, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 393, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-2-28.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-2 - School Committees and Superintendents [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-2-28.1 - Regulations.

§ 16-2-28.1. Regulations.The commissioner of elementary and secondary education shall promulgate regulations, including criteria for eligibility for waiver, pertaining to § 16-2-28.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 642, § 2.
RI Gen L § 16-2-28.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-2 - School Committees and Superintendents [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-2-28.2 - Kindergarten multiple sessions.

§ 16-2-28.2. Kindergarten multiple sessions.All public and private schools that provide multiple kindergarten sessions shall make every effort to give written notice to parents, thirty (30) days before the start of the school year, which kindergarten session their child has been placed.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 188, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-2-29 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-2 - School Committees and Superintendents [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-2-29 - Repealed.

§ 16-2-29. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1972, ch. 275, § 1; P.L. 1974, ch. 113, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1976, ch. 330, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-2-30 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-2 - School Committees and Superintendents [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-2-30 - School lunch programs.

§ 16-2-30. School lunch programs.All municipal school systems in this state shall make available, in their school lunch programs, low fat fortified milk with a milk fat content of one percent (1%) or less.History of Section.P.L. 1973, ch. 219, § 1.