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RI Gen L § 16-107-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-107 - Rhode Island Promise Scholarship|Section 16-107-7 - Reporting and disbursement.

§ 16-107-7. Reporting and disbursement.(a) On or before November 10 and May 10 of each fiscal year following fiscal year 2017, the community college of Rhode Island shall submit a report to the director of the office of management and budget, the state budget officer, the house fiscal advisor, the senate fiscal advisor, the commissioner of postsecondary education, and the chair of the council on postsecondary education detailing the number of students eligible to participate in the scholarship program, the amount of federal and institutional financial aid anticipated to be received by recipient students, the aggregate tuition and mandatory fee costs attributable to recipient students, and the resulting total cost of the scholarship program to the state. The report shall contain such data for both the current fiscal year and the most up-to-date forecast for the following fiscal year. Data reported shall be subdivided by student-year cohort and shall be accompanied by a written explanation detailing the estimating methodology utilized and any impact(s) the forecasted data may present to institutional capacity, operational costs, and the tuition/fee revenue base of the institution.(b) On or before July 1, 2020, the community college of Rhode Island and the commissioner of postsecondary education shall submit a report evaluating the program based on the first two cohorts to the governor, speaker of the house, and the president of the senate. This evaluation shall include the following:(1) The number of students who started in each cohort;(2) The number of students in each cohort who have attained a degree or certification in an on-time manner;(3) The number of students in each cohort who have not attained a degree or certification in an on-time manner and an analysis of why that has happened;(4) The number of students in each cohort who began the program but have been unable to continue or complete the program and an analysis of why that has happened;(5) The costs of the program and the costs of continuing the program;(6) Suggestions for ways to increase the success of the program;(7) Recommendations as to modifying, continuing, expanding, curtailing, or discontinuing the program; and(8) Any such other recommendations or information as the community college of Rhode Island and the commissioner of postsecondary education deem appropriate to include in the evaluation.(c) The office of management and budget, in consultation with the office of the postsecondary commissioner, shall oversee the apportionment and disbursement of all funds appropriated for the purpose of the scholarship program.History of Section.P.L. 2017, ch. 302, art. 3, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-107-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-107 - Rhode Island Promise Scholarship|Section 16-107-8 - Rules and procedures.

§ 16-107-8. Rules and procedures.The council on postsecondary education is hereby authorized to promulgate rules to effectuate the purposes of this chapter and the community college of Rhode Island shall establish appeal procedures for the award, denial, or revocation of funding under the scholarship program. The rules shall be promulgated in accordance with § 16-59-4.History of Section.P.L. 2017, ch. 302, art. 3, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-108-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-108 - All Students Count Act|Section 16-108-1 - Short title.

§ 16-108-1. Short title.This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "All Students Count Act."History of Section.P.L. 2017, ch. 102, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 108, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-108-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-108 - All Students Count Act|Section 16-108-2 - Definitions.

§ 16-108-2. Definitions.The following words and phrases, as used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings:(1) "Entity" means the Rhode Island department of elementary and secondary education, its subagencies and state agency(s) and local municipalities from which it collects demographic data.(2) "Southeast Asian" means individuals who identify with one or more ethnic groups originating from the countries in the Southeast Asian region, including Cambodia, the Philippines, Laos, Vietnam, and other Southeast Asian countries.History of Section.P.L. 2017, ch. 102, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 108, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-108-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-108 - All Students Count Act|Section 16-108-3 - Data transparency.

§ 16-108-3. Data transparency.(a) Whenever the department of elementary and secondary education collects demographic data as to the ancestry or ethnic origins of students for a report that includes educational proficiencies, graduation rates, attendance rates, and access to educational resources, the entity shall use separate collection categories and tabulations in accordance with the following:(1) No later than twelve (12) months after a decennial United States Census is released to the public, each entity shall use the collection and tabulation categories for the Asian population groups as they are reported by the United States Census Bureau as well as people with disabilities and English language learners.(2) The categories used by each entity for Asian population, to the extent not already required pursuant to this section, shall always include, but not be limited to, the following Asian ethnic groups:(i) Cambodian, Filipino, Hmong, Laotian, Vietnamese, and other Southeast Asian ethnic groups.(3) Until the release of the next decennial United States Census following the enactment of this chapter, each entity shall use the enhanced data collection and tabulation categories that the entity was previously required to use.(4) Each entity shall comply with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. § 1232g, 34 C.F.R. Part 99) and shall observe criteria for ensuring statistical significance of data collected and published.(i) Districts reporting data with a student group that has too few students, as defined by a minimum size of ten (10), for evaluation must be notated.(5) Each entity shall cross tabulate data of student outcome by gender, disability, and English proficiency for all students.(6) Each entity shall make the demographic data publicly available, except for personal identifying information, which shall be deemed confidential, by posting the data on the applicable entity's website by July 1, 2018, and shall update the data annually thereafter. This subsection shall not be construed to prevent any other state agency from posting data collected on the state agency's website, in a matter prescribed by this section.(b) This chapter shall only apply to the collection of data for students in the public elementary and secondary education system. It does not apply to the demographic data of students participating in postsecondary education.(c) If the state determines that this chapter contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made.History of Section.P.L. 2017, ch. 102, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 108, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-109-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-109 - Student Journalists' Freedom of Expression Act|Section 16-109-1 - Short title.

§ 16-109-1. Short title.This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Student Journalists' Freedom of Expression Act."History of Section.P.L. 2017, ch. 229, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 318, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-109-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-109 - Student Journalists' Freedom of Expression Act|Section 16-109-2 - Definitions.

§ 16-109-2. Definitions.As used in this section:(1) "School-sponsored media" means any material that is prepared, substantially written, published, or broadcast by a student journalist at an institution under the supervision of the council on elementary and secondary education and the council on postsecondary education, both public and private, distributed, or generally made available to members of the student body, and prepared under the direction of a student media advisor. School-sponsored media does not include content intended for distribution or transmission only in the classroom in which it is produced.(2) "Student journalist" means a student of an institution under the supervision of the council on elementary and secondary education and the council on postsecondary education, both public and private, who gathers, compiles, writes, edits, photographs, records, or prepares information for dissemination in school-sponsored media.(3) "Student media advisor" means an individual employed, appointed, or designated by an institution under the supervision of the council on elementary and secondary education and the council on postsecondary education, both public and private, to supervise or provide instruction relating to school-sponsored media.History of Section.P.L. 2017, ch. 229, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 318, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-1-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-1 - General Provisions|Section 17-1-1 - Short title.

§ 17-1-1. Short title.This title shall be known and may be cited as the "Election Law".History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 17-1-1; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-1-2.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-1 - General Provisions|Section 17-1-2.1 - Signature identification.

§ 17-1-2.1. Signature identification.For the purpose of assisting registrars and other persons in identifying a voter's signature, whenever in this title and whenever under any home rule charter enacted pursuant to article XIII, § 1 of the Constitution of the state of Rhode Island a voter's signature is required, space shall be provided and so labeled for the voter to print his or her legal name. However, failure of the voter to print his or her name shall not invalidate the signature if otherwise legible. This section shall not apply to the original voter's registration form and other forms where the name of the voter is typed and/or printed.History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 6, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 84, § 14; P.L. 1994, ch. 171, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-1-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-1 - General Provisions|Section 17-1-3 - Eligibility to vote.

§ 17-1-3. Eligibility to vote.Every citizen of the United States who is at least eighteen (18) years of age, whose residence as defined in § 17-1-3.1 has been in this state for at least thirty (30) days, and in the town or city and voting district in which that person desires to cast his or her vote at least thirty (30) days next preceding the election, and who is registered in that city or town and voting district at least thirty (30) days next preceding any election, shall be entitled to vote in the election; provided, a person may vote in a primary election only if that person is eligible under the provisions of this title. A person who has not registered to vote, or whose registration has been canceled pursuant to § 17-10-1, may cast a vote for president and vice-president on election day at his or her city or town hall or at an alternate location designated by the board of canvassers, and approved by the board of elections, where such location is deemed necessary to better accommodate such voters. The casting of that vote shall commence the process of voter registration and subject the person voting to the requirements and penalties of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1972, ch. 152, § 1; P.L. 1983, ch. 172, § 2; P.L. 1990, ch. 246, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 75, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 84, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-1-3.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-1 - General Provisions|Section 17-1-3.1 - Residence for voting purposes.

§ 17-1-3.1. Residence for voting purposes.(a) A person's residence for voting purposes is his or her fixed and established domicile. The determinant of one's domicile is that person's factual physical presence in the voting district on a regular basis incorporating an intention to reside for an indefinite period. This domicile is the place to which, upon temporary absence, he or she has the intention of returning. Once acquired, this domicile continues until another domicile is established. A person can have only one domicile, and the domicile shall not be considered lost solely by reason of absence for any of the following reasons:(1) Employment or service outside of the state intimately connected with military operations or with the federal government, including the spouse and dependents of an elector so employed;(2) Confinement in a correctional facility;(3) Being a patient in a hospital, convalescent home, nursing home or rest home, or like facility; or(4) Attendance as a student at an academic institution, including the spouse and dependents of an elector who is a student.(b) The following shall be considered prima facie evidence of a person's residence for voting purposes:(1) The address furnished to the division of motor vehicles for the voter's operator's license;(2) The address from which the voter's motor vehicle is registered;(3) The address from which the voter filed his last federal income tax return;(4) The address from which the voter filed his last state income tax return;(5) The address furnished to the companies from which the voter has obtained retail credit cards;(6) The address furnished to the financial institutions where the voter maintains accounts;(7) The address furnished to the tax collector and/or assessor in those communities where the voter owns taxable real or personal property for the purpose of notification to him or her;(8) The address furnished to the insurance companies with which the voter maintains policies;(9) The address furnished to the voter's employer;(10) The address furnished by the voter to any business, professional, union, or fraternal organizations of which he or she is a member;(11) The address furnished to governmental agencies with which the voter has contact;(12) The address of a hospital, convalescent home, nursing home or rest home, or like facility at which the voter has been a patient or resident for the preceding thirty (30) days or longer;(13) The address furnished to the United States postal service on a change of address form as verified by the United States postal service.History of Section.P.L. 1983, ch. 172, § 3; P.L. 1984, ch. 157, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 142, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-1-3.2 - 17-1-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-1 - General Provisions|Section 17-1-3.2 - 17-1-4 - Repealed.

§ 17-1-3.2 — 17-1-4. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1983, ch. 172, § 3; P.L. 1985, ch. 490, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 249, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 438, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1994, ch. 171, § 2, effective January 1, 1995.
RI Gen L § 17-1-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-1 - General Provisions|Section 17-1-5 - Effect of special statutes.

§ 17-1-5. Effect of special statutes.The provisions of any chapter or section under this title are subject to the provisions of any special statutes or charters respecting any particular town or city, none of which are repealed by this title; provided, that insofar as any special statute or charters adapted prior to April 22, 1935, conflicts with the provisions of chapter 19 of this title, the provisions of chapter 19 shall prevail; and provided, further, that insofar as any special statute or charter provision conflicts with the provisions of § 17-14-7, 17-14-9, or 17-19-7.1, the provisions of § 17-14-7, 17-14-9, or 17-19-7.1 shall prevail. Notwithstanding any charter provision of any city or town to the contrary, all local elections and special elections, as these terms are defined under §§ 17-1-2(6) and 17-1-2(14), shall be held on the first Tuesday next after the first Monday in any month.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 328, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 17-25-1; G.L., § 17-1-5, as enacted by P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1978, ch. 252, § 3; P.L. 2010, ch. 174, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 182, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 279, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-1-5.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-1 - General Provisions|Section 17-1-5.1 - Municipal and state employees holding elective public office.

§ 17-1-5.1. Municipal and state employees holding elective public office.(a) A municipal employee may hold a state elective office or a municipal elective office; provided, that except as authorized pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, no municipal employee may hold a municipal elective office in the city or town in which he or she is employed, and a state employee may hold any municipal elective office. Any provision in any state law, municipal ordinance, or city or town charter prohibiting a municipal employee from holding state elective office or municipal elective office, other than in the town where he or she is employed, or a state employee from holding a municipal elective office is declared null and void.(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to school teachers of the individual cities and towns as defined in title 16.(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of the first sentence of subsection (a) of this section, a city or town may, by charter or ordinance, permit a municipal employee of that city or town to hold the office of school committee person in that city or town.History of Section.P.L. 1978, ch. 378, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 518, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-1-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-1 - General Provisions|Section 17-1-6 - Scope of title.

§ 17-1-6. Scope of title.This title shall apply to all elections, except as may otherwise be provided by law.History of Section.P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-1-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-1 - General Provisions|Section 17-1-7 - Uniform deadlines.

§ 17-1-7. Uniform deadlines.Notwithstanding any other time specified for the filing of any paper or the doing of any act pursuant to this title, a uniform deadline of 4:00 p.m. is established; provided, that applications for emergency mail ballots must be received by 4:00 p.m. on the day prior to an election or primary. If any filing deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, the deadline shall be construed to fall on the next subsequent business day; provided, that this does not apply to registration to vote thirty (30) days prior to an election or primary.History of Section.P.L. 1978, ch. 202, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 119, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 167, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-1-7.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-1 - General Provisions|Section 17-1-7.1 - Filings to be originals.

§ 17-1-7.1. Filings to be originals.Filings made under this title at the secretary of state's office shall be considered valid only if they bear original signatures and shall not include any telegram, cablegram, telephone call, electronically transmitted documents, or similar communications.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 98, § 2.
RI Gen L § 17-1-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-1 - General Provisions|Section 17-1-8 - Severability.

§ 17-1-8. Severability.If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of the chapter are declared to be severable.History of Section.P.L. 1983, ch. 172, § 3.
RI Gen L § 17-1-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-1 - General Provisions|Section 17-1-9 - Repealed.

§ 17-1-9. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1995, ch. 276, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2008, ch. 293, § 1, effective July 5, 2008; P.L. 2008, ch. 411, § 1, effective July 8, 2008.
RI Gen L § 17-1-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-1 - General Provisions|Section 17-1-10 - Lincoln town officials - Inauguration date.

§ 17-1-10. Lincoln town officials — Inauguration date.The voters of the town of Lincoln may vote, at the next regularly scheduled election to be held on November 7, 2000, on whether to modify the Town Home Rule Charter to change the inauguration date of officials of the town of Lincoln from the first Tuesday of December in even-numbered years to the first Tuesday of January in odd-numbered years to coincide with the inaugurations of state officers.History of Section.P.L. 1999, ch. 277, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-2-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-2 - General State Officers|Section 17-2-1 - General officers enumerated - Election and terms.

§ 17-2-1. General officers enumerated — Election and terms.The governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, attorney general, and general treasurer shall be known as general officers. They shall be elected at a general election, quadrennially, in accordance with the provisions of this title, and shall hold their respective offices for four (4) years beginning on the first Tuesday of January next succeeding their election and until the election and qualification of their respective successors.History of Section.P.L. 1901, ch. 826, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 14, § 1; P.L. 1912, ch. 817, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 13, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 320, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 17-1-1; G.L. 1956, § 17-2-1; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 404, § 25.
RI Gen L § 17-2-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-2 - General State Officers|Section 17-2-2 - Death or incapacity of governor elect.

§ 17-2-2. Death or incapacity of governor elect.When the governor elect dies, removes from the state, refuses to serve, becomes insane, or is otherwise incapacitated, the lieutenant governor elect shall be qualified as governor at the beginning of the term for which he or she was elected.History of Section.P.L. 1901, ch. 826, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 14, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 13, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 320, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 17-1-3; G.L. 1956, § 17-2-2; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-2-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-2 - General State Officers|Section 17-2-3 - Elections by general assembly on failure to elect or incapacity of person elected.

§ 17-2-3. Elections by general assembly on failure to elect or incapacity of person elected.When both the governor and lieutenant governor elect, or one among the lieutenant governor, secretary of state, attorney general, or general treasurer elect, are incapacitated, or when there has been a failure to elect one or more of the officers mentioned in this section, the general assembly shall, upon its organization, meet in grand committee and elect some person or persons to fill the office or offices, as the case may be, for which the incapacity exists or as to which the failure to elect occurred. When the general assembly elects any of the officers because of the failure of any person to receive a plurality of the votes cast, the election in each case shall be made from the persons who received the same and largest number of votes.History of Section.P.L. 1901, ch. 826, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 14, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 13, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 320, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 17-1-4; G.L. 1956, § 17-2-3; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1.