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RI Gen L § 16-32.1-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-32.1 - The University of Rhode Island Research Foundation Act [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-32.1-3 - Additional powers.

§ 16-32.1-3. Additional powers.The research foundation shall have, in addition to the powers enumerated in § 16-32.1-2, all the powers necessary and convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this chapter including, but not limited to, the power to:(1) Sue and be sued, complain and defend, in its corporate name;(2) Have a corporate seal that may be altered from time to time at its pleasure, and use the seal by causing it, or a facsimile thereof, to be impressed or affixed or in any other manner reproduced;(3) Sell, convey, pledge, lease, exchange, transfer and otherwise dispose of all or any part of its property, assets and accounts for such consideration and upon such terms and conditions as the research foundation shall determine;(4) Make contracts, liabilities and borrow money as the research foundation may determine;(5) Make and execute all contracts and agreements and instruments necessary or convenient in the exercise of the powers and functions of the research foundation granted by this chapter;(6) Receive, take, hold, invest, manage, administer, control and generally care for any intellectual or personal property, which it may be given, devised or otherwise conveyed or made available to the research foundation.History of Section.P.L. 2007, ch. 232, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-32.1-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-32.1 - The University of Rhode Island Research Foundation Act [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-32.1-4 - Board of directors.

§ 16-32.1-4. Board of directors.(a) The business and affairs of the research foundation shall be managed by a thirteen (13) member board of directors. The board of directors shall include four (4) ex-officio voting members:(1) The president of the University of Rhode Island;(2) The vice president for administration of the University of Rhode Island;(3) The vice president for research of the University of Rhode Island; and(4) The Chairman of the Board of Governors or his or her designee. The remaining nine (9) members of the board of directors shall be appointed by the President of the University of Rhode Island and serve an initial term as follows: one-third (⅓) of the directors serving a one year term; one-third (⅓) of the directors serving a two (2) year term, and one-third (⅓) of the directors serving a three (3) year term.(b) Thereafter, at each annual meeting, as vacancies on the board occur from expiration of term, the board shall elect members of the board who shall serve for a three (3) year term. Vacancies other than from expiration of term may be filled by the remaining members of the board at a special meeting called for that purpose. An outgoing director shall not be permitted to vote on his or her successor.(c) Each director, other than ex-officio directors, shall hold office for the term for which elected and until a successor is elected and may be re-elected to two (2) additional three (3) year terms.History of Section.P.L. 2007, ch. 232, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-32.1-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-32.1 - The University of Rhode Island Research Foundation Act [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-32.1-5 - Meetings of the board of directors.

§ 16-32.1-5. Meetings of the board of directors.The first meeting of the board of directors shall be called by notice signed by one or more members of the board of directors stating the time, place and purpose of the meeting, and mailed to each director at his/her usual place of residence at least five (5) days before the day appointed for the meeting; provided, however, that the first meeting of the board of directors may be held by agreement in writing of all such board of directors without such notice. At the first meeting the board of directors shall organize the research foundation by adopting such bylaws, rules and regulations as they shall deem necessary for the election of officers, the admission of new members, the management and safekeeping of the foundation's property, and generally for conducting its affairs and carrying out of the purposes of its organization, by electing the executive board and such other officers as the bylaws of the research foundation shall provide, and by taking such other action as they may deem appropriate in the premises.History of Section.P.L. 2007, ch. 232, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-32.1-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-32.1 - The University of Rhode Island Research Foundation Act [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-32.1-6 - Use of university name.

§ 16-32.1-6. Use of university name.(a) The research foundation may use, in connection with its lawful business and activities, the name of the University of Rhode Island and University of Rhode Island's logo, informal seal and other symbols and marks of the University of Rhode Island upon prior written approval from the President of the University of Rhode Island.(b) The research foundation will not authorize the use of the University of Rhode Island name or symbols to any person or entity without the written approval of the president of the University of Rhode Island.(c) The research foundation shall cease using the University of Rhode Island name and symbols upon notice to cease such use from the president of the University of Rhode Island, in which event, the research foundation shall cease such use immediately and will have ninety (90) days to bring such use to full closure.History of Section.P.L. 2007, ch. 232, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-32.1-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-32.1 - The University of Rhode Island Research Foundation Act [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-32.1-7 - Exemption from taxation.

§ 16-32.1-7. Exemption from taxation.The research foundation, its franchise, income and all of its intellectual and personal assets, where-so-ever situated, shall be exempt from all taxation by the state and any agency thereof and any municipal corporation therein.History of Section.P.L. 2007, ch. 232, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-32.1-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-32.1 - The University of Rhode Island Research Foundation Act [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-32.1-8 - Annual report and audit.

§ 16-32.1-8. Annual report and audit.The research foundation shall submit to the board of trustees an audited report of its activities for the preceding fiscal year. The report shall set forth a complete operating and financial statement covering the research foundation operations during the preceding fiscal year. The research foundation shall cause an independent audit of its books and accounts to be made at least once each fiscal year.History of Section.P.L. 2007, ch. 232, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 9, § 4.
RI Gen L § 16-32.1-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-32.1 - The University of Rhode Island Research Foundation Act [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-32.1-9 - Chapter controlling over inconsistent provisions.

§ 16-32.1-9. Chapter controlling over inconsistent provisions.Insofar as the provisions of this chapter are inconsistent with the provisions of any other law or ordinance, general, special or local, the provisions of this chapter shall be controlling.History of Section.P.L. 2007, ch. 232, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-32.1-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-32.1 - The University of Rhode Island Research Foundation Act [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-32.1-10 - Construction with other statutes.

§ 16-32.1-10. Construction with other statutes.Nothing in this chapter shall restrict or limit the powers of the research foundation arising under any laws of this state. This chapter shall be construed to provide a complete additional and alternative method for doing the things authorized by this chapter and shall be regarded as supplemental and in addition to the powers conferred by other laws. Provided, however, that nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to limit, restrict or modify the existing property rights and interests of the board of governors for higher education as set forth in chapter 59, title 16 of the Rhode Island general laws.History of Section.P.L. 2007, ch. 232, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-32.1-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-32.1 - The University of Rhode Island Research Foundation Act [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-32.1-11 - Liberal construction.

§ 16-32.1-11. Liberal construction.This chapter, being necessary for the welfare of the state and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate its purposes.History of Section.P.L. 2007, ch. 232, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-32.1-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-32.1 - The University of Rhode Island Research Foundation Act [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-32.1-12 - Severability.

§ 16-32.1-12. Severability.If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part of this chapter shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, that judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder of this chapter, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part directly involved in the controversy in which that judgment shall have been rendered.History of Section.P.L. 2007, ch. 232, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-33-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-33 - Rhode Island College [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-33-1 - Management by board of governors for higher education.

§ 16-33-1. Management by board of governors for higher education.The Rhode Island College shall be under the management of the board of governors for higher education as provided by chapter 59 of this title.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 63, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 71, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 74, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 188, § 13; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 688, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 16-33-1; impl. am. P.L. 1959, ch. 44, § 3; P.L. 1988, ch. 84, § 55.
RI Gen L § 16-33-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-33 - Rhode Island College [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-33-2 - Powers over college - Purposes of college.

§ 16-33-2. Powers over college — Purposes of college.The board of governors for higher education shall be responsible for the control, management, and operation of Rhode Island College in the same manner as prior to July 1, 1960, the board of trustees for state colleges had been responsible for the control, management, and operation of the institution under the name of Rhode Island College of Education, and shall continue to exercise the powers previously conferred upon the trustees of Rhode Island Normal School, and any further powers, including the power to confer degrees, as shall be necessary for the continuance and maintenance of the Rhode Island College as a college the chief purpose of which shall be the preparation of teachers, principals, supervisors, and superintendents for service in the public schools of Rhode Island. The board of governors for higher education is authorized to extend the scope of the educational interests of Rhode Island College to include, in addition to and without in any way limiting its educational programs related to the educational preparation of teachers for the schools of the state, general education through degree programs in the liberal arts and sciences.History of Section.P.L. 1920, ch. 1869, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 74, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 188, § 14; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 688, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 16-33-2; P.L. 1959, ch. 44, §§ 1, 4.
RI Gen L § 16-33-2.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-33 - Rhode Island College [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-33-2.1 - Additional powers of the President of the College.

§ 16-33-2.1. Additional powers of the President of the College.In addition to any powers granted to the president of Rhode Island College by law or regulation, and consistent with shared governance practices, in conformity with § 16-33-6, the president shall have the following additional powers and duties:(a) To create and consolidate departments, divisions, programs, and courses of study within the college with the assistance of the commissioner of postsecondary education within the approved role and scope adopted by the council on postsecondary education pursuant to § 16-59-4. Any new or proposed eliminations of departments, divisions, programs or courses of study that are outside the role and scope approved by the council shall require the review and approval of the council on postsecondary education.(b) To adopt a budget for the college and submit it to the council for postsecondary education for approval.(c) To be responsible for the general management of property of the college.(d) To recommend to the council on postsecondary education, after consultation with the commissioner of postsecondary, education tables of organization for the college.(e) To submit to the office of postsecondary commissioner and to compile and analyze the following information for presentation to the council for postsecondary education and the board of education annually by May 1 the following:(1) A detailed departmental breakdown of all faculty members employed at the college by rank (including all professors, associate professors, assistant professors, lecturers, and instructors) and tenure (tenured and non-tenured, and other) and by race (African American, Hispanic, Native American, and Asian) and gender.(2) A detailed report on current student enrollments for each class at the college by race and gender, by academic department, and by outreach program (e.g. talent development), guaranteed admissions program, and the current levels of funding and staff support for each of these programs.(3) A report on the current status of the African and Afro-American studies programs at the college and a five (5) year budgetary history of the programs along with projections for budgetary support for the next two (2) years.(4) A plan for recruitment of African American and Hispanic faculty into tenure track positions at the college with specific reference to and planned involvement with the New England higher education's minority faculty recruitment and development plan.(5) Copies of the report shall be furnished to the council of postsecondary education and the board of education.History of Section.P.L. 2014, ch. 145, art. 20, § 3.
RI Gen L § 16-33-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-33 - Rhode Island College [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-33-3 - Repealed.

§ 16-33-3. Repealed.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 63, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 71, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 74, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 188, § 15; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 688, § 3; Repealed by P.L. 1996, ch. 170, § 1, effective August 5, 1996.
RI Gen L § 16-33-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-33 - Rhode Island College [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-33-4 - Students paying tuition.

§ 16-33-4. Students paying tuition.The board of governors for higher education may admit to the classes of the college persons not intending to teach in the public schools of the state upon the payment by them of any tuition fees as may be determined by the board. The board shall make, each term, a return to the general treasurer of all money received by it in pursuance of this authority.History of Section.P.L. 1901, ch. 861, §§ 1, 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 71, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 74, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 188, § 16; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 688, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 16-33-4.
RI Gen L § 16-33-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-33 - Rhode Island College [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-33-5 - Repealed.

§ 16-33-5. Repealed.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 63, § 5, P.L. 1896, ch. 419, § 1, P.L. 1900, ch. 719, § 1, P.L. 1902, ch. 960, § 1, G.L. 1909, ch. 71, § 5, P.L. 1920, ch. 1860, § 1, G.L. 1923, ch. 74, § 6, G.L. 1938, ch. 188, § 18, impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 688, § 3, G.L. 1956 § 16-33-5, impl. am. P.L. 1959, ch. 44, § 3; Repealed by P.L. 2000, ch. 317, § 1, effective July 20, 2000.
RI Gen L § 16-33-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-33 - Rhode Island College [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-33-6 - Award of degrees - Curriculum and government.

§ 16-33-6. Award of degrees — Curriculum and government.The board of governors for higher education, with the approval of the president and a committee of the faculty of Rhode Island College, shall award academic degrees and diplomas and confer honors in the same manner as is customary in American colleges. It shall also be the duty of the president and a committee of the faculty, with the approval of the board of governors for higher education, to arrange courses of study, prescribe any qualifications for the admission of students and any rules of study, exercise, discipline, and government as the president and committee may deem proper.History of Section.P.L. 1935, ch. 2250, § 84; G.L. 1938, ch. 188, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 688, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 16-33-6; impl. am. P.L. 1959, ch. 44, § 3.
RI Gen L § 16-33-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-33 - Rhode Island College [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-33-7 - Diploma on graduation.

§ 16-33-7. Diploma on graduation.Persons who shall have passed the regular course of studies at Rhode Island College shall, on the written recommendation of the president, receive a diploma issued by the board of governors for higher education.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 63, § 3; P.L. 1900, ch. 779, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 71, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 74, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 188, § 17; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 688, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 16-33-7; impl. am. P.L. 1959, ch. 44, § 3.
RI Gen L § 16-33-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-33 - Rhode Island College [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-33-8 - Appropriations and disbursements.

§ 16-33-8. Appropriations and disbursements.(a) The general assembly shall annually appropriate any sum as it may deem necessary for the maintenance and support of the Rhode Island College.(b) The state controller is authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of the sum upon receipt by the controller of vouchers approved by the board of governors for higher education.History of Section.G.L. 1909, ch. 71, § 8; P.L. 1910, ch. 566, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 74, § 9; P.L. 1925, ch. 600, § 1; P.L. 1935, ch. 2250, § 149; G.L. 1938, ch. 188, § 19; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 65; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 688, §§ 3, 5; G.L. 1956, § 16-33-8; impl. am. P.L. 1959, ch. 44, § 3.
RI Gen L § 16-33-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-33 - Rhode Island College [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-33-9 - Assent to federal provisions for college housing.

§ 16-33-9. Assent to federal provisions for college housing.All proceeds of the loan or loans received by the board of governors for higher education for the construction of housing facilities for the Rhode Island College shall be paid to the general treasurer of the state and deposited by the treasurer in a separate fund to be known as the "Rhode Island College housing loan fund."History of Section.P.L. 1958, ch. 203, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1959, ch. 44, § 3; P.L. 1996, ch. 404, § 18.
RI Gen L § 16-33-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-33 - Rhode Island College [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-33-10 - Statutory references - Former name.

§ 16-33-10. Statutory references — Former name.Where in any existing law reference is made to Rhode Island College of Education, and where in existing law the term "college" or "said college," as variously used, refers to Rhode Island College of Education, the reference and the term shall be deemed to refer to Rhode Island College.History of Section.P.L. 1959, ch. 44, § 3; P.L. 2001, ch. 86, § 43.
RI Gen L § 16-33.1-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-33.1 - Community College of Rhode Island [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-33.1-1 - Management by board of governors for higher education.

§ 16-33.1-1. Management by board of governors for higher education.The Community College of Rhode Island shall be under the management of the board of governors for higher education as provided by chapter 59 of this title.History of Section.P.L. 1968, ch. 180, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 24, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 84, § 56.
RI Gen L § 16-33.1-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-33.1 - Community College of Rhode Island [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-33.1-2 - Purposes of community college.

§ 16-33.1-2. Purposes of community college.The governors, as now constituted, and their successors, for the terms for which they have been or for which they hereafter may be appointed trustees, shall continue to be a body politic and corporate for the purpose of continuing and maintaining the Community College of Rhode Island as a junior college and a workforce development center, the chief purpose of which shall be to offer all students the opportunity to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary for intellectual, professional and personal growth by providing an array of academic, career and lifelong learning programs, while contributing to Rhode Island's economic development and the needs of the region's workforce.History of Section.P.L. 1968, ch. 180, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 24, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 99, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 104, § 1.