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RI Gen L § 16-38-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-38 - Offenses Pertaining to Schools [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-38-13 - Remission of fines and forfeitures.

§ 16-38-13. Remission of fines and forfeitures.The board of regents for elementary and secondary education may remit all fines, penalties, and forfeitures incurred by any city or town or person under any of the provisions of this title, except the forfeiture incurred by any city or town for not raising its proportion of money.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 62, § 12; G.L. 1909, ch. 70, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 73, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 198, § 12; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2752, § 21; G.L. 1956, § 16-38-13.
RI Gen L § 16-39-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-39 - Controversies in School Matters [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-39-1 - Appeal of matters of dispute to commissioner.

§ 16-39-1. Appeal of matters of dispute to commissioner.Parties having any matter of dispute between them arising under any law relating to schools or education may appeal to the commissioner of elementary and secondary education who, after notice to the parties interested of the time and place of hearing, shall examine and decide the appeal without cost to the parties involved.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 62, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 70, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 73, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 199, § 1; P.L. 1951, ch. 2752, § 16; G.L. 1956, § 16-39-1.
RI Gen L § 16-39-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-39 - Controversies in School Matters [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-39-2 - Appeal of school committee actions to commissioner.

§ 16-39-2. Appeal of school committee actions to commissioner.Any person aggrieved by any decision or doings of any school committee or in any other matter arising under any law relating to schools or education may appeal to the commissioner of elementary and secondary education who, after notice to the parties interested of the time and place of hearing, shall examine and decide the appeal without cost to the parties involved.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 62, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 70, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 73, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 199, § 2; P.L. 1951, ch. 2752, § 16; G.L. 1956, § 16-39-2.
RI Gen L § 16-39-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-39 - Controversies in School Matters [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-39-3 - Appeal to state board of regents.

§ 16-39-3. Appeal to state board of regents.Any decision of the commissioner in these matters shall be subject to an appeal to and review by the board of regents for elementary and secondary education.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 199, § 3; P.L. 1951, ch. 2752, § 16; G.L. 1956, § 16-39-3.
RI Gen L § 16-39-3.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-39 - Controversies in School Matters [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-39-3.1 - Enforcement of final decisions.

§ 16-39-3.1. Enforcement of final decisions.All final decisions made after a hearing by the commissioner of elementary and secondary education or the board of regents for elementary and secondary education, and which are not subject to further judicial or administrative review, shall be enforceable by mandamus or any other suitable civil action in the superior court for Providence County at the request of any interested party. All these decisions of the commissioner and board shall become final if judicial or further administrative review is not properly sought within thirty (30) days of their issuance.History of Section.P.L. 1983, ch. 135, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-39-3.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-39 - Controversies in School Matters [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-39-3.2 - Interim protective orders.

§ 16-39-3.2. Interim protective orders.In all cases concerning children, other than cases arising solely under § 16-2-17, the commissioner of elementary and secondary education shall also have power to issue any interim orders pending a hearing as may be needed to ensure that a child receives education in accordance with applicable state and federal laws and regulations during the pendency of the matter. Hearings on these interim orders shall be conducted within five (5) working days of a request for relief and the decision shall be issued within five (5) working days of the completion of the hearing. These interim orders shall be enforceable in the superior court at the request of any interested party.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 61, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 425, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 236, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-39-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-39 - Controversies in School Matters [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-39-4 - Judicial review.

§ 16-39-4. Judicial review.Judicial review may be obtained by any aggrieved party as provided in chapter 35 of title 42.History of Section.P.L. 1969, ch. 43.
RI Gen L § 16-39-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-39 - Controversies in School Matters [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-39-5 - Legal remedies preserved.

§ 16-39-5. Legal remedies preserved.Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed as to deprive any aggrieved party of any legal remedy.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 199, § 5; P.L. 1951, ch. 2752, § 16; G.L. 1956, § 16-39-5.
RI Gen L § 16-39-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-39 - Controversies in School Matters [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-39-6 - Rules for appeals.

§ 16-39-6. Rules for appeals.The board of regents for elementary and secondary education may prescribe rules regulating the time and manner of taking appeals, and rules to prevent appeals for trifling and frivolous causes.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 62, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 70, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 73, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 199, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 199, § 6; P.L. 1951, ch. 2752, § 16; G.L. 1956, § 16-39-6.
RI Gen L § 16-39-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-39 - Controversies in School Matters [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-39-7 - Costs in matters appealable under chapter.

§ 16-39-7. Costs in matters appealable under chapter.In any civil suit before any court against any school officer for any matter which might by this chapter have been heard and decided by the board of regents for elementary and secondary education, no costs shall be taxed for the plaintiff if the court is of the opinion that the officer acted in good faith.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 62, § 6; G.L. 1909, ch. 70, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 73, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 199, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 199, § 7; P.L. 1951, ch. 2752, § 16; G.L. 1956, § 16-39-7.
RI Gen L § 16-39-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-39 - Controversies in School Matters [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-39-8 - Subpoena power of the department of elementary and secondary education.

§ 16-39-8. Subpoena power of the department of elementary and secondary education.In any hearing conducted within the department of elementary and secondary education, the commissioner of elementary and secondary education or the hearing officer shall have the power to issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents or other material. Subpoenas shall also be issued by the commissioner or hearing officer at the request of any party participating in any hearing. If not complied with, subpoenas issued under this section shall be enforceable in a contempt action brought in the superior court of Providence County by the commissioner of elementary and secondary education or any party in interest.History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 147, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-40-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-40 - Private Schools [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-40-1 - Approval of secondary and higher schools - Certification to secretary of state.

§ 16-40-1. Approval of secondary and higher schools — Certification to secretary of state.(a) No academy, college, university, or other institution of secondary or higher education shall be incorporated or established in this state or be permitted to transact business, unless exempt pursuant to § 16-40-10, within this state unless and until:(1) Suitable provision, approved by the council on elementary and secondary education or the council on postsecondary education, shall be made that the academy, college, university, or institution is in compliance with the provisions of this chapter and with the regulations and standards for approval adopted by the appropriate council or full board to implement this chapter; and(2) For institutions offering an associates degree or higher, the institution has initiated discussions, that are evidenced by a writing, with the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) regarding potential accreditation; or(3) For distance-learning purposes only, a degree-granting institution has full accreditation by a regional accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education and equivalent to NEASC.(b) The secretary of state, upon the receipt by him or her under the provisions of the general laws of articles of association purporting to establish an educational institution, shall transmit the articles of association to the appropriate council and shall not issue the certificate of incorporation provided by the general laws unless and until the commissioner of elementary and secondary education or the commissioner of the office of postsecondary education shall file with the secretary of state a certificate over his or her signature that the appropriate council has approved the application for incorporation as complying with the requirements of this section.History of Section.P.L. 1932, ch. 1897, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 200, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2752, §§ 10, 21; G.L. 1956, § 16-40-1; P.L. 1975, ch. 243, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 442, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 188, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 479, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 207, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 231, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 50, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 58, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-40-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-40 - Private Schools [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-40-2 - Authority to grant degrees not presumed.

§ 16-40-2. Authority to grant degrees not presumed.Authority to grant academic, collegiate, professional, or other degrees recognizing learning, scholarship, or achievement shall not be included in, or presumed to be part of, the functions of a corporation or of an institution of education unless its charter or the articles of association shall specifically indicate that the institution is nonprofit and specifically indicate the power to grant degrees and the nature of the degrees to be granted; and no corporation or association shall grant academic, collegiate, professional, or similar degrees without specific authorization; and for institutions offering an associates degree or higher, have received full New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) accreditation or for distance-learning purposes only, a degree-granting institution has full accreditation by a regional accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education and equivalent to NEASC within five (5) years of its incorporation or establishment within this state or five (5) years of being permitted to transact business within this state unless exempt pursuant to § 16-40-10.History of Section.P.L. 1932, ch. 1897, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 200, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 16-40-2; P.L. 1987, ch. 378, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 188, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 479, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 207, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 231, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 50, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 58, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-40-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-40 - Private Schools [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-40-3 - Reference of charter amendments to boards.

§ 16-40-3. Reference of charter amendments to boards.The secretary of state, upon the receipt by him or her of amendments to a charter or articles of incorporation, as required by the general laws, which amendments shall add educational functions or the granting of degrees to the powers or purposes of any existing corporation, shall submit the proposed amendments to the board of regents for elementary and secondary education or the board of governors for higher education and shall not issue the certificate authorizing those changes unless and until he or she shall receive from the appropriate board a certificate that the changes subject to the provisions of § 16-40-1 have been approved by the appropriate board.History of Section.P.L. 1932, ch. 1897, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 200, § 3; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2752, § 21; G.L. 1956, § 16-40-3.
RI Gen L § 16-40-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-40 - Private Schools [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-40-4 - Degrees without specific authority prohibited.

§ 16-40-4. Degrees without specific authority prohibited.No academy, college, university, or institution of education conducted within this state, nor any officer or member of these, in recognition of the attainment or proficiency of any member of these, scholar, student, subscriber, or other person, in pursuing or graduating from any course or courses of study, arts, or learning conducted by it or another school, corporation, association, or institution, or in recognition of the attainment or achievement of any person, shall admit any person to the grade of a degree by conferring or by participating in conferring any degree upon any person or persons, except under the authority of a charter or articles of association specifically authorizing the granting of degrees, issued in accordance with the laws of this state.History of Section.P.L. 1932, ch. 1897, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 200, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 16-40-4.
RI Gen L § 16-40-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-40 - Private Schools [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-40-5 - Revocation of approvals.

§ 16-40-5. Revocation of approvals.The approval of the appropriate board as provided in this chapter may for proper cause in the discretion of the appropriate board be revoked, after hearing upon twenty (20) days' notice of the time and place of the hearing given, and of the reasons for the proposed revocation, to any private academy, college, university, or other institution of education by service upon any officer of these, upon proof made at the hearing to the satisfaction of the appropriate board that the provisions of this chapter, or the regulations or standards for approval adopted by the appropriate board to implement this chapter, have been violated by the academy, college, university, or other institution of education, or by the officers of these.History of Section.P.L. 1932, ch. 1897, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 200, § 5; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2752, § 21; G.L. 1956, § 16-40-5; P.L. 1975, ch. 243, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-40-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-40 - Private Schools [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-40-6 - Degrees conferred after revocation of approval.

§ 16-40-6. Degrees conferred after revocation of approval.The admitting of any person or persons to any grade of a degree by conferring the degree upon that person or persons during the continuation of the revocation of the approval shall render this academy, college, university, or other institution of education, or any officer or member of these, participating in this, liable to the penalty provided in this chapter, as though no approval had been granted in the first instance.History of Section.P.L. 1932, ch. 1897, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 200, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 16-40-6.
RI Gen L § 16-40-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-40 - Private Schools [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-40-7 - Register of approved schools and revocations.

§ 16-40-7. Register of approved schools and revocations.The department of elementary and secondary education or the office of higher education shall keep a written record in a book to be provided and used solely for the purpose of recording in this book approvals and revocation of approvals at its office in Providence for the inspection of any person upon request.History of Section.P.L. 1932, ch. 1897, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 200, § 5; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2752, § 21; G.L. 1956, § 16-40-7.
RI Gen L § 16-40-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-40 - Private Schools [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-40-8 - Penalty for violations.

§ 16-40-8. Penalty for violations.Any academy, college, university, or institution of education or any person being an officer or agent of any academy, college, university, or institution of education incorporated under the laws of this state or transacting business within this state, who shall as an officer or agent, by vote or in any manner or capacity admit or participate in admitting any scholar or student, or any person in recognition of attainment or achievement, to any grade of a degree by conferring or participating in conferring a degree upon the scholar or student or person contrary to the provisions of this chapter, or contrary to the regulations or standards for approval adopted by the board of regents for elementary and secondary education or the board of governors for higher education to implement this chapter, or who shall sign any certificate or diploma as evidence of the conferring of the degree, shall be liable to a penalty of three hundred dollars ($300) for each offense to be sued for and recovered by and in the name of the department of elementary and secondary education or the office of higher education but to the use of the state.History of Section.P.L. 1932, ch. 1897, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 200, § 6; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2752, § 21; G.L. 1956, § 16-40-8; P.L. 1975, ch. 243, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-40-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-40 - Private Schools [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-40-9 - Prosecution of violations - Forfeiture of charter.

§ 16-40-9. Prosecution of violations — Forfeiture of charter.The district court for the sixth division is empowered, upon the filing of a complaint in writing, duly verified, which verification when made by the department of elementary and secondary education or the office of higher education may be made upon information and belief that any person has violated the provisions of this chapter, to issue process in the nature of a summons at the suit of the department or office as plaintiff; the summons shall be returnable in not less than five (5) and not more than fifteen (15) entire days; the process shall state in what respect this chapter has been violated by the defendant or defendants, and upon the return of the process, or at any time to which the trial shall be adjourned, the court shall proceed in a summary manner to hear testimony and to determine and give judgment in the matter, without the filing of any further pleadings for the plaintiff, for the recovery of the penalty with costs, or for the defendant or defendants, and the court shall, if judgment is rendered for the plaintiff, cause the defendant or defendants other than a body corporate who may refuse or fail immediately to pay the amount of the judgment rendered against the defendant or defendants, and all the costs and charges incident to it, to be imprisoned for any period not exceeding ninety (90) days. Upon any conviction under this section, the department or office shall immediately file in the office of the secretary of state as a public record the name of the corporation convicted or the name of any corporation whose officer or agent shall have been convicted, and upon filing, the charter or articles of association of the corporation shall become forfeited by reason of the conviction and the corporation shall cease to be a body corporate, except as provided in § 7-1.2-1324, and the secretary of state shall immediately mail a notice of the forfeiture of charter or articles of association to the corporation at its last known address, but failure to receive the notice shall not invalidate the notice.History of Section.P.L. 1932, ch. 1897, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 200, § 6; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2752, § 21; G.L. 1956, § 16-40-9; P.L. 1969, ch. 239, § 32; P.L. 2005, ch. 36, § 11; P.L. 2005, ch. 72, § 11.
RI Gen L § 16-40-9.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-40 - Private Schools [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-40-9.1 - Injunctive relief.

§ 16-40-9.1. Injunctive relief.The superior court for the county of Providence is empowered to grant appropriate injunctive relief to the plaintiff for violation of the provisions of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1975, ch. 243, § 2.
RI Gen L § 16-40-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-40 - Private Schools [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-40-10 - Schools exempt.

§ 16-40-10. Schools exempt.(a) Nothing contained in §§ 16-40-1 through 16-40-18, except the provisions of § 16-40-3, shall apply to any school or schools conducted under the public school system of this state, nor to any academy, college, university, or institution of education which shall have been established and conducted within this state for a period of ten (10) years prior to April 13, 1932, nor to any academy, college, university, or institution of education established by a special act of the general assembly of this state prior to January 1, 1987, nor to Roger Williams University in Bristol, Rhode Island.(b) Nothing contained in §§ 16-40-1 through 16-40-18 shall apply to any postsecondary school or schools solely offering distance learning pursuant to an interstate reciprocity agreement for distance learning if:(1) The institution is situated in a state that is also participating in such agreement;(2) The institution has been approved to participate in such agreement by its home state and other entities with oversight of such agreement;(3) The institution has elected to participate in and operate in compliance with the terms of said agreement; and(4) The institution is and remains a member in good standing under the reciprocity agreement.History of Section.P.L. 1932, ch. 1897, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 200, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 16-40-10; P.L. 1987, ch. 504, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 99, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 107, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 207, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 231, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-40-10.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-40 - Private Schools [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-40-10.1 - Repealed.

§ 16-40-10.1. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 2002, ch. 212, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 258, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2010, ch. 61, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 69, § 1, effective June 12, 2010.