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RI Gen L § 16-7-29 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-7 - Foundation Level School Support [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-7-29 - Minimum salary schedule.

§ 16-7-29. Minimum salary schedule.(a) Every municipality and regional school district shall establish and put into full effect by appropriate action of its school committee in a municipality or regional school district where the school committee is elected, or by appropriate action of the chief executive officer, in a municipality where the school committee is appointed, a salary schedule recognizing years of service, experience, and training for all certified personnel regularly employed in the public schools and having no more than twelve (12) annual steps. The term "school year" as applied to the salary schedule means the ten (10) calendar months beginning in September and ending the following June.(b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit a freeze or reduction of the monetary value of the steps in the salary schedule through the collective bargaining process.History of Section.P.L. 1960, ch. 27, § 10; P.L. 1988, ch. 84, § 74; P.L. 1992, ch. 173, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 189, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 246, art. 19, § 5; P.L. 2007, ch. 73, art. 21, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 265, § 4.
RI Gen L § 16-7-30 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-7 - Foundation Level School Support [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-7-30 - School attendance when high school not maintained by community.

§ 16-7-30. School attendance when high school not maintained by community.A community not maintaining a high school shall make provision for the free attendance of its children at some high school or academy approved by the state board of regents for elementary and secondary education.History of Section.P.L. 1960, ch. 27, § 12.
RI Gen L § 16-7-31 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-7 - Foundation Level School Support [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-7-31 - Failure of community to furnish funds - Withholding of state funds.

§ 16-7-31. Failure of community to furnish funds — Withholding of state funds.If any community shall fail to maintain local appropriation or fail to appropriate or otherwise make available to the school committee the minimum sums provided in this chapter, including specifically but without limitation the minimum salary schedule as established in § 16-7-29, and the funds and funding levels required for voluntary participation as an EPSDT provider pursuant to § 40-8-18, all state education as provided in Title 16, and the minimum budget provision as established in § 16-7-23, the commissioner of elementary and secondary education may notify the general treasurer of the amount of any deficiency. The general treasurer, on being so informed in writing of the amount of the deficiency by the commissioner, shall withhold state funds otherwise due during the subsequent state fiscal year to the community for its general uses and purposes in an amount equal to the deficiency.History of Section.P.L. 1960, ch. 27, § 11; P.L. 1983, ch. 200, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 289, § 2; P.L. 1992, ch. 399, § 2; P.L. 1994, ch. 70, art. 15, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-7-32 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-7 - Foundation Level School Support [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-7-32 - Annual review of expenditures.

§ 16-7-32. Annual review of expenditures.The commissioner of elementary and secondary education shall annually review actual expenditures in each school year and in case any community fails to adequately support the programs shared by the state, as provided in §§ 16-7-15 to 16-7-34, the commissioner shall inquire into the cause or causes of this failure of the community to adequately support the programs shared by the state.History of Section.P.L. 1960, ch. 27, § 11.
RI Gen L § 16-7-33 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-7 - Foundation Level School Support [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-7-33 - Evaluation of operations - Recommendations.

§ 16-7-33. Evaluation of operations — Recommendations.The commissioner of elementary and secondary education is directed to evaluate the operation of this chapter, and at least once every three (3) years the state board of regents for elementary and secondary education shall review the findings of the commissioner of elementary and secondary education and shall make its recommendations in writing to the governor and to the general assembly.History of Section.P.L. 1960, ch. 27, § 11.
RI Gen L § 16-7-34 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-7 - Foundation Level School Support [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-7-34 - Appropriation of funds.

§ 16-7-34. Appropriation of funds.The general assembly shall annually appropriate a sum that it may deem necessary to carry out the purposes of §§ 16-5-31 and 16-7-15 to 16-7-34; and the state controller is authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of this sum, or so much of that sum as may be required from time to time, upon receipt by the controller of properly authenticated vouchers.History of Section.P.L. 1960, ch. 27, § 13.
RI Gen L § 16-7-34.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-7 - Foundation Level School Support [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-7-34.1 - Repealed.

§ 16-7-34.1. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1967, ch. 160, § 4; P.L. 1968, ch. 170, § 4; P.L. 1988, ch. 84, § 44; Repealed by P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 11, § 1, effective July 1, 1992.
RI Gen L § 16-7-34.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-7 - Foundation Level School Support [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-7-34.2 - Appropriation of funds for education of children with disabilities.

§ 16-7-34.2. Appropriation of funds for education of children with disabilities.The general assembly shall appropriate to the board of regents for elementary and secondary education the sums that it deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this section for distribution to local and regional school districts on the basis of the ratio which the children with disabilities in that district bear to the state total of children with disabilities; provided however, that no school district receives less than twelve thousand five hundred dollars ($12,500) for the purpose of financially assisting school programs for the child with a disability currently in operation and those programs initiated by the district in the future, and as approved by the department of elementary and secondary education; and the state controller is authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of the sum, or so much of that sum as may be from time to time required, upon receipt by the controller of properly authenticated vouchers approved by the commissioner of elementary and secondary education. The department shall have the power to require that the programs shall be administered and supervised by the local districts in a manner that the department deems most feasible educationally and most sound economically.History of Section.P.L. 1967, ch. 160, § 5; P.L. 1968, ch. 170, § 5; P.L. 1976, ch. 130, § 9; P.L. 1988, ch. 84, § 44; P.L. 1999, ch. 83, § 24; P.L. 1999, ch. 130, § 24.
RI Gen L § 16-7-35 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-7 - Foundation Level School Support [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-7-35 - Foundation program for school housing - Declaration of policy.

§ 16-7-35. Foundation program for school housing — Declaration of policy.are designed to:(1) Guarantee adequate school housing for all public school children in the state, and(2) Prevent the cost of school housing from interfering with the effective operation of the schools.History of Section.P.L. 1960, ch. 26, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-7-37 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-7 - Foundation Level School Support [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-7-37 - Reports from communities.

§ 16-7-37. Reports from communities.The superintendent of schools in each community shall certify to the commissioner of elementary and secondary education by the dates designated in accordance with the regulations of the board of regents for elementary and secondary education any information that may be needed for the operation of §§ 16-7-35 to 16-7-47, in any form and upon any blanks that the commissioner of elementary and secondary education shall require.History of Section.P.L. 1960, ch. 26, § 3; P.L. 1981, ch. 252, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-7-38 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-7 - Foundation Level School Support [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-7-38 - Time for payments to communities.

§ 16-7-38. Time for payments to communities.There shall be paid on September 15 and March 15 of each year one-half (½) of the amount to which each community is entitled in terms of the computation in § 16-7-41.History of Section.P.L. 1960, ch. 26, § 4; P.L. 2012, ch. 241, art. 12, § 5.
RI Gen L § 16-7-39 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-7 - Foundation Level School Support [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-7-39 - Computation of school housing-aid ratio.

§ 16-7-39. Computation of school housing-aid ratio.For each community, the percent of state aid for school housing costs shall be computed in the following manner:(1) The adjusted equalized weighted assessed valuation for the district is divided by the resident average daily membership for the district (grades twelve (12) and below); (2) The adjusted equalized weighted assessed valuation for the state is divided by the resident average daily membership for the state (grades twelve (12) and below); (1) is then divided by (2) and the resultant ratio is multiplied by a factor currently set at sixty-two percent (62%) which represents the approximate average district share of school support; the resulting product is then subtracted from one hundred percent (100%) to yield the housing aid share ratio, provided that in no case shall the ratio be less than thirty percent (30%). Provided, that effective July 1, 2010, and annually at the start of each fiscal year thereafter, the thirty percent (30%) floor on said housing-aid share shall be increased by five percent (5%) increments each year until said floor on the housing-aid share ratio reaches a minimum of not less than forty percent (40%). This provision shall apply only to school housing projects completed after June 30, 2010, that received approval from the board of regents prior to June 30, 2012. Provided further, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012, and for subsequent fiscal years, the minimum housing aid share shall be thirty-five percent (35%) for all projects receiving council on elementary and secondary education approval after June 30, 2012. The resident average daily membership shall be determined in accordance with § 16-7-22(1).(2) No district shall receive a combined total of more than twenty (20) incentive percentage points for projects that commence construction by December 30, 2023, and five (5) incentive points for projects that commence construction thereafter; provided further, these caps shall be in addition to amounts received under §§ 16-7-40(a)(1) and 16-7-40(a)(2). Furthermore, a district's share shall not be decreased by more than half of its regular share irrespective of the number of incentive points received nor shall a district's state share increase by more than half of its regular share, including amounts received under §§ 16-7-40(a)(1) and 16-7-40(a)(2), irrespective of the number of incentive points received.History of Section.P.L. 1960, ch. 26, § 5; P.L. 1964, ch. 242, art. 7, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 252, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 84, § 44; P.L. 1989, ch. 490, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 24, art. 3, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 376, art. 9, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 124, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 125, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 241, art. 12, § 3; P.L. 2018, ch. 47, art. 9, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-7-42 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-7 - Foundation Level School Support [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-7-42 - Other aid for school housing projects - Effect.

§ 16-7-42. Other aid for school housing projects — Effect.In the computations of §§ 16-7-35 — 16-7-47, only that portion of the cost of school housing projects for which no aid has been received from the federal government under the provision of any present or subsequent federal legislation shall be used. In the computations of §§ 16-7-35 — 16-7-47, the cost of a school housing project shall be reduced by the amount of federal aid and other private and public funding that is applied to the project.History of Section.P.L. 1960, ch. 26, § 8; P.L. 2003, ch. 376, art. 9, § 3.
RI Gen L § 16-7-43 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-7 - Foundation Level School Support [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-7-43 - Repealed.

§ 16-7-43. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1960, ch. 26, § 9; Repealed by P.L. 2003, ch. 376, art. 9, § 4, effective July 1, 2003.
RI Gen L § 16-7-44.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-7 - Foundation Level School Support [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-7-44.1 - Program restrictions.

§ 16-7-44.1. Program restrictions.Housing aid shall not be provided for the purchase of furniture, fixtures and equipment except in the case of a project to construct a new school or new school addition that is also supported by a general obligation or lease revenue bond. Housing aid shall not be provided for projects supported by capital lease agreements that: (1) are not lease purchase agreements; (2) do not demonstrate a direct benefit to the school nor are located on school property; and (3) do not exclude all non-capital costs such as maintenance costs prior to the request for reimbursement.History of Section.P.L. 2003, ch. 376, art. 9, § 6.
RI Gen L § 16-7-44.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-7 - Foundation Level School Support [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-7-44.2 - Repayment of school housing aid.

§ 16-7-44.2. Repayment of school housing aid.(a) If an audit or subsequent review by the commissioner of elementary and secondary education determines that a community was overpaid school housing aid, the community shall repay the determined amount over a number of years that is calculated by dividing the total amount of the overpayment by the total amount of revenues reported by the school district for the most recently completed fiscal year.(b) If the percentage derived from section (a) above is one-half percent (0.5%) or less, the community shall repay the entire amount of the overpayment in the same fiscal year in which the overpayment is determined.(c) If the percentage derived from section (a) above is greater than one-half percent (0.5%), the community shall repay the amount of the overpayment over a number of years that equals the percentage derived from section (a) divided by one-half percent (0.5%).(d) Repayments of more than one year shall be made in equal installments over the term derived from section (c) above. The department of elementary and secondary education will submit an invoice to the community on July 1st.(e) If the department of elementary and secondary education has not received the required amount by June 30 of the applicable fiscal year, education aid for the community calculated pursuant to § 16-7.1-15 shall be reduced by the amount due.(f) If the entire overpayment is not received in full in the first year, interest will be applied annually at a rate equal to the consumer price index.History of Section.P.L. 2009, ch. 5, art. 13, § 2.
RI Gen L § 16-7-45 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-7 - Foundation Level School Support [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-7-45 - Annual appropriations.

§ 16-7-45. Annual appropriations.The general assembly shall annually appropriate those sums that it may deem necessary to carry out the purposes of §§ 16-7-35 to 16-7-47, and the state controller is authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of the sum, or so much of it as may be required from time to time, upon the receipt by the controller of properly authenticated vouchers. In the event that the full amount of housing aid has not been appropriated in a particular fiscal year, school housing aid will not be ratably reduced. In such cases, aid computed for school housing costs for debt service which has been paid by the local community prior to project completion will be deferred. Such aid will be paid within three (3) equal installments beginning the fiscal year after project completion. This deferral provision shall only be applicable if the computed aid for debt service paid by the local community prior to project completion exceeds five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000).History of Section.P.L. 1960, ch. 26, § 11; P.L. 2010, ch. 23, art. 13, § 3.
RI Gen L § 16-7-46 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-7 - Foundation Level School Support [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-7-46 - Repealed.

§ 16-7-46. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1960, ch. 26, § 13; Repealed by P.L. 1987, ch. 288, § 1, effective June 30, 1987. For present provision of law, see § 16-7-33.
RI Gen L § 16-7-47 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-7 - Foundation Level School Support [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-7-47 - Addition to existing aid.

§ 16-7-47. Addition to existing aid.The provisions of §§ 16-7-35 to 16-7-47 shall be in addition to any and all state aid for education as provided in any other general or special law.History of Section.P.L. 1960, ch. 26, § 14.
RI Gen L § 16-7-48, 16-7-49 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-7 - Foundation Level School Support [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-7-48, 16-7-49 - Repealed.

§ 16-7-48, 16-7-49. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 138, art. 77, § 5; Repealed by P.L. 1994, ch. 70, art. 15, § 2, effective July 1, 1994.
RI Gen L § 16-7.1-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-7.1 - The Paul W. Crowley Rhode Island Student Investment Initiative [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-7.1-1 - Legislative findings.

§ 16-7.1-1. Legislative findings.(a) Legislative intent. (1) The intent of this legislation is to enact a comprehensive state education aid funding program which addresses four (4) fundamental principles:(i) Closing the inequitable resource gaps among school districts and schools;(ii) Closing inequitable gaps in performance and achievement among different groups of students, especially those correlated with poverty, gender, and language background;(iii) Targeting investments to improve student and school performance; and(iv) Establishing a predictable method of distributing state education aid in a manner that addresses the over-reliance on the property tax to finance education.(2) This legislation is further designed to accelerate the implementation of the State Comprehensive Education Strategy. The strategy is an action plan for ensuring that all children achieve at high levels and become lifelong learners, productive workers, and responsible citizens. The standard for expected student achievement is currently being set at a high level both by the board of regents and in Rhode Island's districts and schools. High standards must be supported and these expectations must now be reached by all our students. All the state's children must enjoy the success that comes with proficiency in skill and knowledge.(b) Evaluation of success. Improved student and school performance is the key measure of the success of Rhode Island's schools. This success cannot occur without investment based on the four (4) fundamental principles as stated in subsection (a) of this section. The success of these investments shall be evaluated based on: accountability for student and school performance; accountability in terms of whether the state's investment is sufficiently adequate and equitable to support improvement in performance; and on accountability for district and school expenditures.History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 30, art. 31, § 1; P.L. 1998, ch. 31, art. 31, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-7.1-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-7.1 - The Paul W. Crowley Rhode Island Student Investment Initiative [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-7.1-3 - Accountability for district and school expenditures.

§ 16-7.1-3. Accountability for district and school expenditures.All school districts shall implement a uniform program to track educational expenditures and investments. All school districts shall prepare annual reports of its programs which shall be submitted to the department of elementary and secondary education by July 31 of each year. The business office in each school district shall annually declare that the facts and figures presented in the district expenditure report are accurate to the best of their knowledge. In the event that a report is not submitted within thirty days of July 31, state educational aid to the school district may be withheld. In addition, each school committee shall annually ratify the district expenditure report and transmit the report to the commissioner of elementary and secondary education no later than September 30 of each year. Furthermore, the commissioner of elementary and secondary education in conjunction with the Rhode Island Association of School Business Officials shall determine the feasibility of and implement when appropriate a standard chart of accounts for all school districts. If implemented, the municipalities shall integrate use of this chart of accounts with municipal accounts as appropriate.History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 30, art. 31, § 1; P.L. 1998, ch. 31, art. 31, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 117, art. 13, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-7.1-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-7.1 - The Paul W. Crowley Rhode Island Student Investment Initiative [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-7.1-4 - Annual report by Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education.

§ 16-7.1-4. Annual report by Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education.On or before March 31 of each year, the commissioner of elementary and secondary education shall annually publish a report detailing school district and individual school performance consistent with § 16-60-4(22). This report shall also set annual performance benchmarks. Also, the commissioner of elementary and secondary education shall report to the house of representatives and the senate, sitting as the grand committee, no later than March 31 of each year, the status of district and school performance, status of the level of the state's investment in education, and the status of district and school expenditures.History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 30, art. 31, § 1; P.L. 1998, ch. 7, § 1.