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RI Gen L § 16-90-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-90 - High School Outcomes Improvement Act of 2009 [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-90-2 - Findings of fact.

§ 16-90-2. Findings of fact.The general assembly makes the following findings of fact:.(1) The high schools of the state of Rhode Island play an integral role in preparing students for college and work in the 21st century. The high school outcomes improvement act recognizes that high school success is more important than ever for the health of our economy, for civic life, and to ensure equal opportunity. It is of critical importance to the success of our public high schools to prepare all students for college and work in the 21st century.(2) Without accurate data on graduation rates it is extremely difficult to evaluate the efficacy of the state's system of public education. Better information can lead to better policies and program implementation.(3) Parents and community members, who are critical to ensuring strong educational accountability, are hampered in their efforts to improve our schools if they do not have accurate data.(4) It is of critical importance that accurate data be collected, maintained, analyzed and publicly reported by our state's education system with respect to high school student graduation rates.(5) In the state of Rhode Island, existing data from independent researchers indicates that when graduation rates are broken down by racial and ethnic group, by students with disabilities compared to their non-disabled peers, by English language learners and by socio-economically disadvantaged students compared to non-disadvantaged peers, that many of these sub-groups are experiencing particularly low rates of high school graduation.(6) Ultimately, the state of Rhode Island is committed to develop and implement a student-unit-record data system, with unique student identifiers that can track students through the state's education system from kindergarten through post-secondary education.(7) The state must commit to developing and maintaining a data and public reporting system that accurately accounts for all students when calculating high school graduation rates and informs the public of progress toward the goal of universal high school graduation.History of Section.P.L. 2009, ch. 204, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-90-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-90 - High School Outcomes Improvement Act of 2009 [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-90-3 - Purpose.

§ 16-90-3. Purpose.The purpose of this chapter is to initiate a process by which the state may achieve the goal of collecting, maintaining, analyzing and reporting of data relating to the graduation rates of the students in our public high schools as an essential step in addressing gaps in educational achievement among our diverse student population.History of Section.P.L. 2009, ch. 204, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-90-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-90 - High School Outcomes Improvement Act of 2009 [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-90-4 - Definitions.

§ 16-90-4. Definitions.The following words and phrases used in this chapter shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:(1) "High School Graduation Rate" is defined as the percentage of the "four (4) year adjusted cohort" who attended high school in the school district, and earned a regular high school diploma "on time" as calculated using the "graduation rate formula."(2) "Graduation Rate Formula" defines the formula for calculating the graduation rate as the number of students who earned an "on time" diploma divided by the number of students who formed the four (4) year adjusted cohort for that graduation class. It may be expressed as follows: Graduation rate= (On time graduates in year x) divided by (the number of students who entered grade 9 together in year x-4) + (transfers) — (transfers out and deceased).(3) "On Time" means that students who earned a regular high school diploma from the district at the conclusion of their fourth (4th) year or before. This may include graduates who earned their diploma during a senior summer session in those districts offering summer sessions for seniors.(4) "Four-Year Adjusted Cohort" is defined as the students who entered grade 9 together; and, any students that transferred into the district in grade 10 through 12. Students that the district can confirm have either transferred out of the district, or are deceased, are removed from the cohort. All other students, including those retained in grade, those who enroll in a GED program, or take leave of school for any other reason, are not counted as transfers and remain in the "four-year adjusted cohort." Students who are retained in grade, or take leave of school and return are counted only once as part of their initial "four-year adjusted cohort."(5) "Transfers In" are students who entered any high school after the beginning of the entering cohort's first year in high school in the district up to and including grade 12.(6) "Transfers Out" are students the district can confirm with supporting documentation as having transferred out of the district to enroll in another high school outside the district, or other educational program for which they are expected to receive a regular high school diploma. Confirmation of transfer to another school/program shall be in the form of formal, written documentation that the student enrolled in the receiving school. "Transfers Out" does not include students enrolled in a GED or other alternative educational program that does not issue or provide credits toward the issuance of a regular high school diploma.(7) "Board of Regents" means the state board of regents for elementary and secondary education established in chapter 16-60.History of Section.P.L. 2009, ch. 204, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-90-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-90 - High School Outcomes Improvement Act of 2009 [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-90-6 - Reporting Requirements.

§ 16-90-6. Reporting Requirements.(a) Within ninety (90) days of the effective date of this statute, the board of regents shall submit a report to the governor and the general assembly on the implementation of the adoption and implementation of the four (4) year cohort graduation rate formula. The report shall describe the interim measures the state is taking. The report should also detail each category, code and the corresponding definitions that the state has authorized for identifying, tracking, calculating and publicly reporting transfers out. This report shall be released to the public and posted on the state education department's publicly accessible web page contemporaneous with submission to the governor and the general assembly.(b) On or before November 1st of each year, the board of regents shall submit a report to the governor and the general assembly on its efforts to collect, maintain, analyze, and publicly report high school graduation rates, and how the steps taken by that system comply with other appropriate provisions of this section. This report shall describe the statistical analyses and data verification activities undertaken by the state to confirm the accuracy of reported graduation rates, and shall detail any discrepancies identified. This report shall be released to the public and posted on the state education department's publicly accessible web page contemporaneous with submission to the governor and legislature.History of Section.P.L. 2009, ch. 204, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-91-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-91 - School and Youth Programs Concussion Act|Section 16-91-1 - Findings of fact.

§ 16-91-1. Findings of fact.The general assembly hereby finds and declares: (1) Concussions are one of the most commonly reported injuries in children and adolescents who participate in sports and recreational activities. A concussion is caused by a blow or motion to the head or body that causes the brain to move rapidly inside the skull. The risk of catastrophic injuries or death is significant when a concussion or head injury is not properly evaluated and managed.(2) Concussions are a type of brain injury that can range from mild to severe and can disrupt the way the brain normally works. Concussions can occur in any organized or unorganized sport or recreational activity and can result from a fall or from players colliding with each other, the ground, or with obstacles. Concussions occur with or without loss of consciousness, but the vast majority occurs without loss of consciousness.(3) Continuing to play with a concussion or symptoms of a head injury leaves the young athlete especially vulnerable to greater injury and even death. The general assembly also recognizes that, despite having generally recognized return-to-play standards for concussion and head injury, some affected youth athletes are prematurely returned to play resulting in actual or potential physical injury or death to youth athletes in the state of Rhode Island.(4) Concussions can occur in any sport or recreational activity, furthermore, symptoms of concussions may manifest themselves after the injury during school hours and in the classroom setting. All school nurses, coaches, parents, and athletes shall be advised of the signs and symptoms of concussions as well as the protocol for treatment.History of Section.P.L. 2010, ch. 21, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 22, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 370, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 401, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-91-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-91 - School and Youth Programs Concussion Act|Section 16-91-2 - Definitions.

§ 16-91-2. Definitions.For the purpose of this section, the term "youth sports programs" means any program organized for recreational and/or athletic competition purposes by any school district or by any school participating in Rhode Island Interscholastic League Competition, and whose participants are nineteen (19) years of age or younger.History of Section.P.L. 2010, ch. 21, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 22, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 227, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 237, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-91-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-91 - School and Youth Programs Concussion Act|Section 16-91-3 - School district's guidelines to be developed and implemented.

§ 16-91-3. School district's guidelines to be developed and implemented.(a) The department of education and the department of health shall work in concert with the Rhode Island Interscholastic League to develop and promulgate guidelines to inform and educate coaches, teachers, school nurses, youth athletes, and their parents and/or guardians of the nature and risk of concussion and head injury, including continuing to play after concussion or head injury. A concussion and head injury information sheet shall be signed and returned by the youth athlete and the athlete's parent and/or guardian prior to the youth athlete's return to practice or competition.(b) School districts are required to use training materials made available by the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention entitled "Heads Up: Concussion in the High School Sports/Concussion in Youth Sports" and any updates or amendments thereto, or training materials substantively and substantially similar thereto. The department of education shall post training materials made available by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the Rhode Island Interscholastic League on its website. All coaches and volunteers involved in a youth sport or activity covered by this chapter must complete a training course and a refresher course annually thereafter in concussions and traumatic brain injuries. All school nurses must complete a training course and an annual refresher course in concussions and traumatic brain injuries. Teachers and teachers' aides are strongly encouraged to complete the training course in concussions and traumatic brain injuries. Training may consist of videos, classes, and any other generally accepted mode and medium of providing information.(c) School districts are encouraged to have all student athletes perform baseline neuropsychological testing, computerized or otherwise. Parents and/or guardians shall be provided with information as to the risk of concussion and/or traumatic brain injuries prior to the start of every sport season and they shall sign an acknowledgement as to their receipt of such information.(d) A youth athlete, who is suspected of sustaining a concussion or head injury in a practice or game, shall be removed from competition at that time.(e) A youth athlete, who has been removed from play, may not return to play until the athlete is evaluated by a licensed physician who may consult with an athletic trainer, all of whom shall be trained in the evaluation and management of concussions. The athlete must receive written clearance to return to play from that licensed physician.(f) All school districts are encouraged to have an athletic trainer, or similarly trained person, at all recreational and athletic events addressed by this statute.History of Section.P.L. 2010, ch. 21, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 22, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 227, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 237, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 370, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 401, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-91-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-91 - School and Youth Programs Concussion Act|Section 16-91-4 - All other youth sports program.

§ 16-91-4. All other youth sports program.All other youth sports programs not specifically addressed by this statute are encouraged to follow the guidance set forth in this statute for all program participants who are age nineteen (19) and younger.History of Section.P.L. 2010, ch. 21, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 22, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-91.1-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-91.1 - The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Act|Section 16-91.1-1 - Short title.

§ 16-91.1-1. Short title.This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Act."History of Section.P.L. 2017, ch. 338, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 355, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-91.1-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-91.1 - The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Act|Section 16-91.1-2 - Definitions.

§ 16-91.1-2. Definitions.For the purposes of this chapter, the term "youth sport program or activity" means any program organized for recreational and/or athletic competition purposes by any school district, or by any school participating in Rhode Island Interscholastic League competition, and whose participants are nineteen (19) years of age or younger.History of Section.P.L. 2017, ch. 338, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 355, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-91.1-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-91.1 - The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Act|Section 16-91.1-3 - School districts' guidelines to be developed and implemented.

§ 16-91.1-3. School districts' guidelines to be developed and implemented.(a) The department of education and the department of health shall promulgate guidelines to inform and educate coaches, teachers, school nurses, youth athletes, and their parents and/or guardians about the nature and warning signs of sudden cardiac arrest, including the risks associated with continuing to play or practice after experiencing the following symptoms: fainting or seizures during exercise, unexplained shortness of breath, chest pains, dizziness, racing heart rate and extreme fatigue.(b) School districts may use training materials made available at no cost to the school district by organizations such as Simon's Fund, Parent Heart Watch, Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndromes Foundation, or training materials substantively and substantially similar thereto. The department of education shall post links to training materials on its website. All coaches and volunteers involved in a youth sport program or activity covered by this chapter must complete a training course that may be completed online about the nature and warning signs of sudden cardiac arrest, including the risks associated with continuing to play or practice after experiencing symptoms including: fainting or seizures during exercise, unexplained shortness of breath, chest pains, dizziness, racing heart rate and extreme fatigue. Training may consist of videos, classes, and any other generally accepted mode and medium of providing information.(c) Parents and/or guardians shall be provided with information as to the nature and warning signs of sudden cardiac arrest prior to the start of every sport season.(d) (1) A student who, as determined by a game official, coach from the student's team, certified athletic trainer, licensed physician, or other official designated by the student's school entity, exhibits signs or symptoms of sudden cardiac arrest while participating in an athletic activity shall be removed by the coach from participation at that time, subject to subsection (d)(3) of this section.(2) If a student is known to have exhibited signs or symptoms of sudden cardiac arrest at any time prior to or following an athletic activity, the student shall be prevented from participating in an athletic activity, subject to subsection (d)(3) of this section.(3) A student removed or prevented from participating in an athletic activity under subsections (d)(1) or (d)(2) of this section shall not return to participation until the student is evaluated and cleared for return to participation in writing by a licensed physician, certified registered nurse practitioner, or cardiologist.(e) All school districts are encouraged to have an athletic trainer, or similarly trained person, at all recreational and athletic events addressed by this statute.History of Section.P.L. 2017, ch. 338, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 355, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-91.1-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-91.1 - The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Act|Section 16-91.1-4 - All other youth sports programs.

§ 16-91.1-4. All other youth sports programs.All other youth sports programs not specifically addressed by this chapter are encouraged to follow the guidance set forth in this chapter for all program participants who are age nineteen (19) and younger.History of Section.P.L. 2017, ch. 338, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 355, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-92-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-92 - Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children|Section 16-92-1 - Short title.

§ 16-92-1. Short title.This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children."History of Section.P.L. 2010, ch. 100, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 106, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-92-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-92 - Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children|Section 16-92-2 - Legislative purpose.

§ 16-92-2. Legislative purpose.It is the purpose of this compact to remove barriers to educational success imposed on children of military families because of frequent moves and deployment of their parents by:(1) Facilitating the timely enrollment of children of military families and ensuring that they are not placed at a disadvantage due to difficulty in the transfer of education records from the previous school district or districts, or variations in entrance and age requirements.(2) Facilitating the student placement process through which children of military families are not disadvantaged by variations in attendance requirements, scheduling, sequencing, grading, course content or assessment.(3) Facilitating the qualification and eligibility for enrollment, educational programs, and participation in extracurricular academic, athletic, and social activities.(4) Facilitating the on-time graduation of children of military families.(5) Providing for the promulgation and enforcement of administrative rules implementing the provisions of this compact.(6) Providing for the uniform collection and sharing of information between and among member states, schools and military families under this compact.(7) Promoting coordination between this compact and other compacts affecting military children.(8) Promoting flexibility and cooperation between the educational system, parents and the student in order to achieve educational success for the student.History of Section.P.L. 2010, ch. 100, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 106, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-92-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-92 - Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children|Section 16-92-4 - Applicability.

§ 16-92-4. Applicability.(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection b. of this section, this compact shall apply to the children of:(1) Active duty members of the uniformed services as defined in this chapter, including members of the National Guard and Reserve on active duty orders pursuant to 10 U.S.C. § 1209 and 1211;(2) Members or veterans of the uniformed services who are severely injured and medically discharged or retired for a period of one year after medical discharge or retirement; and(3) Members of the uniformed services who die on active duty or as a result of injuries sustained on active duty for a period of one year after death.(b) The provisions of this interstate compact shall only apply to local education agencies as defined in this chapter.(c) The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the children of:(1) Inactive members of the national guard and military reserves;(2) Members of the uniformed services now retired, except as provided in subsection (a) of this section;(3) Veterans of the uniformed services, except as provided in subsection (a) of this section; and(4) Other U.S. Dept. of Defense personnel and other federal agency civilian and contract employees not defined as active duty members of the uniformed services.History of Section.P.L. 2010, ch. 100, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 106, § 1.