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RI Gen L § 16-21.3-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-21.3 - The Rhode Island Student Assistance Junior High/Middle School Act|Section 16-21.3-4 - The duties of the director of the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals.

§ 16-21.3-4. The duties of the director of the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals.The director of the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals or his or her designated agent shall make an annual report by September 1 of each year to the governor and general assembly on the administration of the program and shall submit to the governor and the general assembly the results of an independent evaluation of the substance abuse prevention program created in accordance with this section.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 486, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 418, § 3; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 14, § 9; P.L. 2001, ch. 86, § 39; P.L. 2013, ch. 501, § 36.
RI Gen L § 16-21.3-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-21.3 - The Rhode Island Student Assistance Junior High/Middle School Act|Section 16-21.3-5 - Permanent legislative oversight commission on substance abuse prevention.

§ 16-21.3-5. Permanent legislative oversight commission on substance abuse prevention.The established permanent legislative oversight commission on substance abuse prevention shall oversee the implementation and administration of this chapter and shall advise and make recommendations to the general assembly as to the adequacy and efficiency of all statutes, rules, regulations, guidelines, practices, and programs relating to substance abuse prevention. Members of the commission shall serve without compensation, except that they shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties under this section. The commission may request and shall receive from any instrumentality of the state, including the division of substance abuse services of the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals, and from any municipality or any instrumentality of the municipality, any information and assistance it deems necessary for the proper execution of its powers and duties under this section. The commission shall meet at least quarterly and shall report at least annually to the general assembly on its findings and recommendations with respect to: (a) all existing substance abuse prevention programs; (b) all rules, regulations, and guidelines promulgated pursuant to this chapter; (c) administration of this chapter; (d) any other matters relating to substance abuse prevention efforts in the state. The legislative oversight commission shall have the authority to designate or commit after careful evaluation unexpended funds from this chapter and chapter 21.2 of this title to appropriate substance abuse prevention programming and/or planning.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 486, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 418, § 3; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 14, § 9; P.L. 2013, ch. 501, § 36.
RI Gen L § 16-21.4-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-21.4 - Performance-Enhancing Dietary Supplements and High School Athletes|Section 16-21.4-1 - Performance-enhancing dietary supplements.

§ 16-21.4-1. Performance-enhancing dietary supplements.(a) For the purposes of this chapter "performance-enhancing dietary supplement" means a dietary supplement designed or marketed to improve athletic performance or physical development by promoting body or muscle growth, stimulating or altering the cardiovascular system or the central nervous system, altering the perception of pain, or otherwise enhancing athletic performance or physical development above levels that would be anticipated under normal conditions with appropriate nourishment;(b) "Performance-enhancing dietary supplement" does not include a dietary supplement in which the only ingredients consist of one or more of the following:(1) Vitamins or minerals.(2) Authorized food additives, color additives, ingredients authorized by prior sanction, or those classified as generally recognized as safe for use in foods as defined in the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. Sec. 301 et seq.), and accompanying federal regulations, except for caffeine in excess of 200 milligrams per serving, if these ingredients are used in a dietary supplement at the levels, and for the purposes, for which they may be used in foods.History of Section.P.L. 2005, ch. 244, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 246, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-21.4-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-21.4 - Performance-Enhancing Dietary Supplements and High School Athletes|Section 16-21.4-2 - Sponsorship by or promotion of performance-enhancing dietary supplement prohibited.

§ 16-21.4-2. Sponsorship by or promotion of performance-enhancing dietary supplement prohibited.(a) No teacher, athletic director, sports coach, or other school official or employee may knowingly sell or distribute to students or knowingly promote the use by students of any performance-enhancing dietary supplement.(b) No high school or public or private university or college may accept any sponsorship or other payment from a performance-enhancing dietary supplement manufacturer to promote such manufacturer's performance-enhancing dietary supplement.History of Section.P.L. 2005, ch. 244, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 246, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-21.4-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-21.4 - Performance-Enhancing Dietary Supplements and High School Athletes|Section 16-21.4-3 - Development of list of performance-enhancing dietary supplements.

§ 16-21.4-3. Development of list of performance-enhancing dietary supplements.(a) The director of the department of health, in consultation with the commissioner of the state department of elementary and secondary education shall develop a list of performance-enhancing dietary supplements for the purposes of this chapter. The list shall be developed on or before January 1, 2007, and may be amended by the director of the department of health at any time. The director of the department of health shall submit the list to the director of the department of elementary and secondary education on or before January 1, 2007. Upon receipt of this list, the department of elementary and secondary education shall notify each school district that contains grades 9 to 12, inclusive, that this list has been completed and shall post the list on its website. Any amendments to this list shall be submitted to the department of elementary and secondary education no later than December 31 of the year in which the amendments are made. Upon receipt of amendments to this list, the department of elementary and secondary education shall annually notify each school district that contains grades 9 to 12, inclusive, that this list has been amended and shall post the amended list on its website.(b) In developing this list, the director of the department of health shall refer to the existing lists of prohibited substances used by collegiate, professional, or Olympic sports organizations and shall develop the list so that it is appropriate to interscholastic sports.History of Section.P.L. 2005, ch. 244, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 246, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-21.4-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-21.4 - Performance-Enhancing Dietary Supplements and High School Athletes|Section 16-21.4-4 - Education of coaches relating to performance-enhancing dietary supplements.

§ 16-21.4-4. Education of coaches relating to performance-enhancing dietary supplements.(a) Effective September 1, 2006, each mandatory first aid course for athletic coaches required pursuant to § 16-11-1 shall include health information relating to performance-enhancing dietary supplements consistent with the purposes of this chapter.(b) For the purposes of this section, "high school sports coach" means an employee or a volunteer who is authorized by a high school to be responsible for leading a school sports team of pupil athletes.(c) Upon completion of this program, a high school sports coach shall be deemed to have completed the education requirement relating to this chapter for the remainder of his or her time coaching at the high school level in any school district in the state.(d) If an existing coach is unavailable to lead his or her team, a substitute coach who does not meet the requirements of subdivision (a) may be used for no longer than one season of interscholastic competition.History of Section.P.L. 2005, ch. 244, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 246, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-21.5-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-21.5 - Student Interrogations|Section 16-21.5-1 - Legislative intent.

§ 16-21.5-1. Legislative intent.(a) Community policing and the presence of school resource officers on school campuses serve a vital role fostering a safe learning environment for pupils, faculty and staff.(b) In order to enable school resource officers to more effectively fulfill this role, it is the intent of the legislature to encourage them to form positive relationships with both parents and pupils who are part of the school community.(c) It is also vitally important that parents be given meaningful opportunity to be active and informed participants in situations involving interaction with school resource officers or other members of the law enforcement community in the school setting.(d) In furtherance of this objective, it is the intent of the legislature to increase the level of participation of parents when their minor children are being questioned by law enforcement in school or at a school-sponsored activity.History of Section.P.L. 2005, ch. 409, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-21.5-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-21.5 - Student Interrogations|Section 16-21.5-2 - Procedure for interrogating elementary students.

§ 16-21.5-2. Procedure for interrogating elementary students.(a) Before making an elementary school pupil available to a law enforcement officer for the purpose of being questioned, the principal of the elementary school, or his or her designee, shall take immediate steps to obtain the oral consent of the parent or guardian of the pupil to permit the questioning.(b) If the parent or guardian requests that the pupil not be questioned until he or she can be present, the pupil may not be made available to the law enforcement officer for questioning until the parent or guardian is present.(c) If school officials are unable, after reasonable efforts undertaken within a period not to exceed one hour, to contact a parent or guardian in order to obtain consent pursuant to this subdivision, a school administrator, school counselor, or school teacher who is reasonably available and selected by the pupil, shall be present during the questioning.(d) If the school administrator, school counselor, or school teacher selected by the pupil declines to be present during the questioning, the principal, or his or her designee, shall be present during the questioning.(e) In those cases in which school officials are unable to contact the pupil's parent or guardian, after the questioning has been completed, the principal or his or her designee shall immediately notify the parent or guardian that the questioning has occurred and make the staff member who was present during the questioning available to inform the parent or guardian about questioning.History of Section.P.L. 2005, ch. 409, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-21.5-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-21.5 - Student Interrogations|Section 16-21.5-3 - Procedure for interrogating high school students.

§ 16-21.5-3. Procedure for interrogating high school students.(a) Before making a high school pupil under eighteen (18) years of age available to a law enforcement officer for the purpose of questioning, the principal of the school, or his or her designee, shall inform the pupil that the pupil has the right to request that his or her parent or guardian or an adult family member, or person on the list of emergency contacts for the pupil be present during the questioning.(b) If the person selected by the pupil cannot be made available within a reasonable period of time, not exceeding one hour, or declines to be present at the questioning, the principal or his or her designee shall inform the pupil that the pupil may select as an alternate, a school administrator, school counselor, or school teacher who is reasonably available to be present during the questioning.(c) If the person selected by the pupil declines to be present during the questioning, the principal, or his or her designee, shall so inform the pupil and advise the pupil that the principal, or his or designee, will be present during the questioning if the pupil so requests.(d) If the pupil exercises his or her right, pursuant to this subsection, to have one of the persons designated in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) present during the questioning, the pupil may not be made available to the law enforcement officer for questioning until that person is present.History of Section.P.L. 2005, ch. 409, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-21.5-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-21.5 - Student Interrogations|Section 16-21.5-5 - Definition of elementary and high school students.

§ 16-21.5-5. Definition of elementary and high school students.For the purposes of this chapter, "elementary school pupils" are the pupils who are enrolled in kindergarten or any grades 1 to 8, inclusive. "High school pupils" are the pupils who are enrolled in any grades 9 to 12, inclusive.History of Section.P.L. 2005, ch. 409, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-21.6-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-21.6 - Internet Filtering in Schools|Section 16-21.6-1 - Internet filtering.

§ 16-21.6-1. Internet filtering.(a) "Internet-filtering measures" means the use of a specific technology or program to block or filter access to websites on the internet.(b) Each school district shall adopt the model, written policy developed by the department of education, pursuant to subsection (e), addressing the use of internet filtering measures for computer access in its schools. Any such policy shall:(1) Include the specific categories of websites that are blocked by the internet filtering measures in use; the basis for including those categories; and the individuals who are responsible for making those decisions;(2) Establish a procedure for teachers to request that a blocked website be unblocked in a timely manner; and(3) Specify the criteria used for overruling a request to allow access to a website that is blocked by the internet-filtering measures, and require that the teacher making such a request be provided particular reasons any time a request is denied.(c) Each school district shall maintain a public record of any requests to allow access to a website that is blocked by the internet-filtering measures and the response provided, and submit an annual report to the school committee on the number of requests granted and denied to unblock a website.(d) Each school district shall annually review the requests made in the preceding year, pursuant to subsection (b)(2), for unblocking websites in order to determine whether the categories and standards contained in the policy adopted pursuant to subsection (b)(1) shall be revised.(e) The Rhode Island department of education shall develop a written, model internet-filtering policy for use by school districts, state schools, charter schools, and mayoral academies. The model plan shall include, but not be limited to, the provisions contained in subsections (b)(1), (b)(2), and (b)(3), and to the extent consistent with federal law, promote academic freedom in the classroom, and shall be communicated to all school districts in the state for their use and posted on the department website.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 427, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 428, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-22-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-22 - Curriculum [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-22-1 - Repealed.

§ 16-22-1. Repealed.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 177, § 11; P.L. 1940, ch. 826, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2752, § 21; G.L. 1956, § 16-22-1; Repealed by P.L. 1996, ch. 404, § 15, effective August 9, 1996.
RI Gen L § 16-22-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-22 - Curriculum [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-22-2 - Civics education.

§ 16-22-2. Civics education.(a) The general assembly recognizes the importance of a citizenry well educated in the principles of democracy as enunciated in the constitutions of the state of Rhode Island and the United States. The general assembly directs the board of regents for elementary and secondary education to develop and adopt a set of grade level standards K-12 in civics education no later than August 31, 2007. These standards shall include, but not be limited to, the history of the state of Rhode Island, representative government, the rights and duties of actively engaged citizenship, and the principals of democracy. These civic education standards shall be used in the public schools of this state beginning in kindergarten and continuing through to and including grade 12. No private school or private instruction shall be approved for the purposes of chapter 19 of this title unless the course of study shall make provision for instruction substantially equivalent to that required by this chapter for public schools.(b) All middle and high school students attending public schools, or any other schools managed and controlled by the state, shall demonstrate proficiency, as defined by the local school district, in civics education that shall also satisfy half credit or course requirement in history and social studies. (c) Each public school district shall provide not less than one student-led civics project for students during either middle or high school; provided, however, that each such project shall be consistent with the history and social studies standards and frameworks promulgated by the Rhode Island board of education. Civics projects may be individual, small group, or class wide, and designed to promote a student's ability to: (1) Reason, make logical arguments, and support claims using valid evidence; and (2) Demonstrate an understanding of the connections between federal, state, and local policies, including issues that may impact the student's community. (d) The department of education shall begin implementing subsections (b) and (c) of this section for the 2022-2023 academic year. History of Section.G.L. 1909, ch. 67, § 17; P.L. 1922, ch. 2195, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 70, § 30; P.L. 1926, ch. 838, § 1; P.L. 1929, ch. 1400, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 177, § 10; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2752, § 21; G.L. 1956, § 16-22-2; P.L. 2005, ch. 177, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 180, § 1; P.L. 2021, ch. 208, § 1, effective July 7, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 220, § 1, effective July 8, 2021.
RI Gen L § 16-22-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-22 - Curriculum [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-22-3 - Instruction in physiology and hygiene.

§ 16-22-3. Instruction in physiology and hygiene.The school committees of the several cities and towns shall make provision for the instruction of the pupils in all schools supported wholly, or in part, by public money, in physiology and hygiene, with special reference to the effects of alcoholic liquors, stimulants, and narcotics upon the human system.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 60, § 7; G.L. 1909, ch. 67, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 70, § 17; G.L. 1938, ch. 178, § 17; G.L. 1956, § 16-22-3.
RI Gen L § 16-22-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-22 - Curriculum [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-22-4 - Instruction in health and physical education.

§ 16-22-4. Instruction in health and physical education.(a) All children in grades one through twelve (12) attending public schools, or any other schools managed and controlled by the state, except as provided in § 16-100-3(d), shall receive in those schools instruction in health and physical education under rules and regulations the department of elementary and secondary education may prescribe or approve during periods that shall average at least twenty (20) minutes in each school day. No private school or private instruction shall be approved by any school committee for the purposes of chapter 19 of this title as substantially equivalent to that required by law of a child attending a public school in the same city or town unless instruction in health and physical education similar to that required in public schools shall be given. Commencing September 1, 2012, the required health education curriculum shall be based on the health education standards of the Rhode Island health education framework: health literacy for all students as promulgated by the Rhode Island department of education and consistent with the mandated health instructional outcomes therein. Commencing September 1, 2012, the required physical education curriculum shall be based on the physical education standards of the Rhode Island physical education framework: supporting physically active lifestyles through quality physical education as promulgated by the Rhode Island department of education and consistent with the instructional outcomes therein.(b) The department of elementary and secondary education shall incorporate, in consultation with the state department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals, substance abuse prevention and suicide prevention into the health education curriculum. For the purpose of this section, "substance abuse prevention" means the implementation of evidence-based, age-appropriate programs, practices, or curricula related to the use and abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs; "suicide prevention" means the implementation of evidence-based, appropriate programs, practices, or curricula related to mental health awareness and suicide prevention. Further, "substance abuse prevention" and suicide prevention programs shall specifically include information provided to students that mixing opioids and alcohol can cause accidental death.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 182, § 9; P.L. 1949, ch. 2341, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2752, § 21; G.L. 1956, § 16-22-4; P.L. 2008, ch. 254, § 2; P.L. 2008, ch. 463, § 2; P.L. 2017, ch. 107, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 115, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 173, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 203, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 176, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 237, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 247, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 254, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-22-4.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-22 - Curriculum [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-22-4.1 - Rhode Island healthy weight pilot program established.

§ 16-22-4.1. Rhode Island healthy weight pilot program established.(a) The state shall establish pilot programs in communities of the several cities and towns to encourage and promote healthy weight and weight management in children. These programs shall incorporate a combination of exercise and nutrition plans that may include, but shall not be limited to, physical exercise, including walking and jogging, as well as information on healthy food choices.(b) Funding for these pilot programs shall be acquired from federal grants and related funds allocated to the state for purposes of combating obesity, and through such additional sources as the legislature shall deem appropriate.History of Section.P.L. 2007, ch. 224, § 1.