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RI Gen L § 16-7.2-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-7.2 - The Education Equity and Property Tax Relief Act|Section 16-7.2-8 - Accountability.

§ 16-7.2-8. Accountability.(a) Pursuant to §§ 16-7.1-3 and 16-7.1-5, the department of elementary and secondary education (the "department") shall use the uniform chart of accounts to maintain fiscal accountability for education expenditures that comply with applicable laws and regulations including, but not limited to, the basic education program. This data shall be used to develop criteria, priorities, and benchmarks specific to each local education agency (LEA) to improve cost controls, efficiencies, and program effectiveness. The department shall present LEA-specific information to the LEA to which it applies, and provide a summary of all LEA reports to the governor and the general assembly annually, beginning on August 1, 2022.(b) The department of elementary and secondary education shall establish and/or implement program standards to be used in the oversight of the use of foundation aid calculated pursuant to § 16-7.2-3. Such oversight will be carried out in accordance with the progressive support and intervention protocols established in chapter 7.1 of this title.History of Section.P.L. 2010, ch. 124, § 4; P.L. 2010, ch. 125, § 4; P.L. 2021, ch. 162, art. 10, § 2, effective July 6, 2021.
RI Gen L § 16-7.2-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-7.2 - The Education Equity and Property Tax Relief Act|Section 16-7.2-9 - Applicability.

§ 16-7.2-9. Applicability.This chapter applies to education aid for any city, town or regional school district including the Central Falls state operated school district, charter schools, the William M. Davies, Jr. Career and Technical High School, and the Metropolitan Regional Career and Technical Center. Calculation and distribution of aid under §§ 16-7-20.5, 16-7.1-6, 16-7.1-8, 16-7.1-9, 16-7.1-10, 16-7.1-11, 16-7.1-11.1, 16-7.1-12, 16-7.1-15, 16-7.1-16, 16-7.1-17, 16-7.1-18, 16-7.1-19, 16-67-4, and 16-77.1-2 is hereby suspended effective July 1, 2011, until further action by the general assembly. Aid under this chapter will be paid pursuant to § 16-7-17, except that aid to the Central Falls state operated school district and charter schools, Davies, and the Met Center pursuant to § 16-7.2-5 shall be paid in twelve (12) equal installments on the first of each month.History of Section.P.L. 2010, ch. 124, § 4; P.L. 2010, ch. 125, § 4.
RI Gen L § 16-7.2-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-7.2 - The Education Equity and Property Tax Relief Act|Section 16-7.2-10 - Reporting to the General Assembly.

§ 16-7.2-10. Reporting to the General Assembly.On or before November 15, 2010, the department of education shall report to the senate president, speaker of the house, and chairs of the Senate and House Finance Committees on the following: (a) The identification and evaluative impact of alternative mechanisms to update or supplement the median family income factor relied upon in the EWAV variable utilized in the permanent education aid formula in accordance with this section; (b) An analysis of the feasibility, alternative financing mechanisms, and impact of the Central Falls Stabilization Fund pursuant to this section; and, (c) a multi-year analysis of the impact of the financing of charter schools and vocational schools, pursuant to this section, on local school districts.History of Section.P.L. 2010, ch. 124, § 4; P.L. 2010, ch. 125, § 4.
RI Gen L § 16-8-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-8 - Federal Aid [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-8-1 - State board for vocational education.

§ 16-8-1. State board for vocational education.The board of regents for elementary and secondary education is constituted and designated as the state board for vocational education to cooperate with the federal office of education and veterans administration, or their successors, in the administration of any act of congress relating to vocational education and rehabilitation in agriculture, distributive occupations, household arts, trades, and industries, or to disabled veterans and other persons, and to secure for the state the benefits of that cooperation.History of Section.P.L. 1951, ch. 2752, § 11; G.L. 1956, § 16-8-1.
RI Gen L § 16-8-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-8 - Federal Aid [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-8-2 - Acceptance and administration of the Smith-Hughes Vocational Education Act for vocational education.

§ 16-8-2. Acceptance and administration of the Smith-Hughes Vocational Education Act for vocational education.The state of Rhode Island having accepted the provisions of an act passed by the senate and house of representatives of the United States in congress assembled, entitled "An act to provide for the promotion of vocational education; to provide for co-operation with the states in the promotion of such education in agriculture and the trades and industries; to provide for co-operation with the states in the preparation of teachers of vocational subjects; and to appropriate money, and regulate its expenditure," approved February 23, 1917, designates the general treasurer as custodian for vocational education funds as required by that act of congress. The general treasurer shall receive and provide for the proper custody of money paid to the state from the federal treasury under the provisions of the act of congress, and shall disburse the money upon orders drawn by the state controller upon requisitions of the department of elementary and secondary education. The state board for vocational education shall have and shall exercise all the powers necessary to cooperate on behalf of the state with the federal office of education in the administration of the provisions of the act of congress.History of Section.P.L. 1918, ch. 1622, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 68, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 193, § 5; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 65; P.L. 1951, ch. 2752, § 12; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2752, § 21; G.L. 1956, § 16-8-2.
RI Gen L § 16-8-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-8 - Federal Aid [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-8-3 - Acceptance and administration of the Vocational Education Act of 1946.

§ 16-8-3. Acceptance and administration of the Vocational Education Act of 1946.The state of Rhode Island accepts the provisions of an act passed by the senate and house of representatives of the United States in congress assembled, entitled "An act to amend the act of June 8, 1936, relating to vocational education, so as to provide for the further development of vocational education in the states and territories" approved August 1, 1946, and designates the general treasurer as custodian for vocational education funds as required by the act of congress. The general treasurer shall receive and provide for the proper custody of money paid to the state from the general treasury under the provisions of the act of congress and shall disburse the money upon orders drawn by the state controller upon requisitions of the state board of vocational education. The state board for vocational education shall have and shall exercise all powers necessary to cooperate, on behalf of the state, with the federal office of education in the administration of the provisions of the act of congress.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 193, § 6; P.L. 1948, ch. 2104, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 16-8-3.
RI Gen L § 16-8-4 - 16-8-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-8 - Federal Aid [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-8-4 - 16-8-6 - Repealed.

§ 16-8-4 — 16-8-6. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1952, ch. 2959, §§ 1-3; G.L. 1956, §§ 16-8-4 — 16-8-6; Repealed by P.L. 2001, ch. 86, § 34, effective July 6, 2001.
RI Gen L § 16-8-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-8 - Federal Aid [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-8-7 - School lunch programs - Definitions.

§ 16-8-7. School lunch programs — Definitions.For the purposes of §§ 16-8-7 to 16-8-13:(1) "School" is construed to mean any educational institution operated on a nonprofit basis, having a graded course of instruction with prescribed standards for the completion of each grade, with compulsory class attendance, and records of class work regularly maintained.(2) "School board" includes city or town school committees or any person or group responsible for the operation of a private or a parochial school.History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1979, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 16-8-7.
RI Gen L § 16-8-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-8 - Federal Aid [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-8-8 - Acceptance and use of federal school lunch funds.

§ 16-8-8. Acceptance and use of federal school lunch funds.The department of elementary and secondary education is authorized to accept and direct the disbursement of funds appropriated by any act of congress and apportioned to the state in connection with the establishment and maintenance of school lunch programs. The department of elementary and secondary education shall deposit all funds received from the federal government with the general treasurer, to be placed in a special account, and drawn upon only on receipt of properly authenticated vouchers signed by the department of elementary and secondary education.History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1979, § 2; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2752, § 21; G.L. 1956, § 16-8-8.
RI Gen L § 16-8-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-8 - Federal Aid [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-8-9 - Administration of program.

§ 16-8-9. Administration of program.The department of elementary and secondary education may enter into any agreements, with any agency of the federal government, with any school board, or with any other agency or person, prescribe any regulations, employ any personnel, and take any action, that it may deem necessary to provide for the establishment, maintenance, operation, and expansion of any school lunch program, and to direct the disbursement of federal and state funds in accordance with existing provisions of the federal and state laws. The department of elementary and secondary education may give technical advice and assistance to any school board in connection with the establishment and operation of any school lunch program and may assist in training personnel engaged in the operation of these programs. The department of elementary and secondary education may accept any gift for use in connection with any school lunch program.History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1979, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 16-8-9.
RI Gen L § 16-8-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-8 - Federal Aid [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-8-10 - Mandatory school lunch programs.

§ 16-8-10. Mandatory school lunch programs.All public elementary and secondary schools shall be required to make type A lunches available to students attending those schools in accordance with rules and regulations adopted from time to time by the department of elementary and secondary education. To the extent that federal, state, and other funds are available, free and reduced price type A lunches shall be provided to all students from families that meet the current specific criteria established by federal and state regulations. The requirement that type A lunches be provided shall apply to locally managed school lunch programs, and school lunch programs administered directly by the department of elementary and secondary education or by any other public agency whether using school facilities or a commercial catering service. The department of elementary and secondary education is further authorized to expand the school lunch program to the extent that federal, state, and/or local funds are available by the utilization of one or more food preparation centers for delivery to participating schools for the purpose of providing meals to students on a more economical basis than could be provided by a community acting individually.History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1979, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 16-8-10; P.L. 1972, ch. 140, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 84, § 45.
RI Gen L § 16-8-10.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-8 - Federal Aid [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-8-10.1 - Mandatory school breakfast programs.

§ 16-8-10.1. Mandatory school breakfast programs.(a) All public schools shall make a breakfast program available to students attending the school. The breakfast meal shall meet any rules and regulations that are adopted by the commissioner.(b) The state of Rhode Island shall provide school districts a per breakfast subsidy for each breakfast served to students. The general assembly shall annually appropriate some sum and distribute it based on each district's proportion of the number of breakfasts served in the prior school year relative to the statewide total in the same year. This subsidy shall augment the nonprofit school food service account and be used for expenses incurred in providing nutritious breakfast meals to students.History of Section.P.L. 1998, ch. 31, art. 31, § 5; P.L. 1999, ch. 31, art. 23, § 4; P.L. 1999, ch. 219, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 55, art. 20, § 3; P.L. 2000, ch. 206, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 376, art. 9, § 13; P.L. 2005, ch. 117, art. 13, § 7.
RI Gen L § 16-8-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-8 - Federal Aid [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-8-11 - Program accounts - Reports - Audits - Inspections.

§ 16-8-11. Program accounts — Reports — Audits — Inspections.The department of elementary and secondary education shall prescribe regulations for the keeping of accounts and records and the making of reports by or under the supervision of school boards. These accounts and records shall be available for inspection and audit by authorized agents of the federal government or by the department of elementary and secondary education or its duly authorized agents. The department of elementary and secondary education shall conduct or cause to be conducted any audits, inspections, and administrative reviews of accounts, records, and operations with respect to school lunch programs that may be considered necessary to determine whether its agreements with school boards and regulations pursuant to §§ 16-8-7 to 16-8-13 are being complied with, and to ensure that school lunch programs are effectively administered.History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1979, § 5; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2752, § 21; G.L. 1956, § 16-8-11.
RI Gen L § 16-8-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-8 - Federal Aid [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-8-12 - Studies and appraisals of lunch programs.

§ 16-8-12. Studies and appraisals of lunch programs.The department of elementary and secondary education is authorized, to the extent that funds are available for these purposes, and in cooperation with local school boards and other appropriate organizations, to conduct studies as to methods of improving and expanding school lunch programs and promoting nutritional education in the schools, to conduct appraisals of the nutritive benefits of school lunch programs, and to report its findings from time to time to the governor.History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1979, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 16-8-12.
RI Gen L § 16-8-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-8 - Federal Aid [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-8-13 - Annual school lunch appropriations.

§ 16-8-13. Annual school lunch appropriations.The general assembly shall annually appropriate some sum that it may deem necessary to carry out the purposes of §§ 16-8-7 to 16-8-12; and the state controller is authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of that sum or so much of it as may be required from time to time, upon receipt by the controller of vouchers approved by the department of elementary and secondary education.History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1979, § 7; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2752, § 21; G.L. 1956, § 16-8-13.
RI Gen L § 16-8-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-8 - Federal Aid [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-8-14 - Federal aid funds - Custody - Disbursement.

§ 16-8-14. Federal aid funds — Custody — Disbursement.Unless otherwise specifically provided by law, any and all money received or that may be received by the state for the use or benefit of the state or any city or town for educational purposes from appropriations made by virtue of or under any act or acts of the congress of the United States shall be received by the general treasurer who shall provide for the proper custody of the money. The state controller is authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the disbursement of the money or any part of it, upon receipt by the controller of properly authenticated vouchers approved by the department of elementary and secondary education.History of Section.P.L. 1949, ch. 2311, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2752, § 21; G.L. 1956, § 16-8-14.
RI Gen L § 16-8-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-8 - Federal Aid [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-8-15 - Education Jobs Fund.

§ 16-8-15. Education Jobs Fund.For FY 2012 only, state general revenue appropriations to all local education agencies — including school districts, charter schools, and state schools — shall be reduced by the amount allocated to each local education agency under the terms of the federal Education Jobs Fund program.History of Section.P.L. 2011, ch. 151, art. 5, § 2.
RI Gen L § 16-9-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-9 - School Funds and Property|Section 16-9-1 - Receipt and payment of school funds by town treasurer.

§ 16-9-1. Receipt and payment of school funds by town treasurer.The town treasurer shall receive the money due the town from the state for public schools, and shall keep a separate accounting of all money appropriated by the state or town or otherwise for public schools in the town, and shall pay the money to the order of the school committee; provided, however, that school expenditures, encumbrances, and accruals shall not, in any fiscal year, exceed the total revenue appropriated for public schools in the town. Should the town treasurer, finance director, or other charter officer charged with general responsibility for town finances, or the school financial officer, estimate that actual public school expenditures, encumbrances, and accruals may exceed the total revenue appropriated for the expenditures in any fiscal year, the school committee, the superintendent of schools, and the chief elected officials of the town shall be notified. Purchase orders or financial commitments shall not be authorized even on the order of the school committee unless it can be proven that there will not be an excess of expenditures, encumbrances, and accruals over revenues. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to prohibit a school committee from negotiating and contracting with school employees and teachers for services to be rendered in the ensuing fiscal years pursuant to chapters 9.3 and 9.4 of title 28.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 54, § 9; G.L. 1909, ch. 66, § 11; G.L. 1923, ch. 69, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 179, § 5; impl. am. Const. Amend., art. 27; G.L. 1956, § 16-9-1; P.L. 1980, ch. 152, § 4; P.L. 1981, ch. 397, § 2.
RI Gen L § 16-9-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-9 - School Funds and Property|Section 16-9-2 - Annual statement - Contents.

§ 16-9-2. Annual statement — Contents.The town treasurer shall, before the tenth (10th) day of July in each year, submit to the school committee a statement of all money applicable to the support of public schools for the current school year, specifying the sources of the money.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 54, § 10; G.L. 1909, ch. 66, § 12; P.L. 1922, ch. 2234, § 10; G.L. 1923, ch. 69, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 179, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 16-9-2.
RI Gen L § 16-9-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-9 - School Funds and Property|Section 16-9-3 - Repealed.

§ 16-9-3. Repealed.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 54, § 11; G.L. 1909, ch. 66, § 13; P.L. 1922, ch. 2234, § 10; G.L. 1923, ch. 69, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 179, § 7; impl. am. P.L. 1952, ch. 2752, § 21; G.L. 1956, § 16-9-3; Repealed by P.L. 1987, ch. 152, § 1, effective June 23, 1987.
RI Gen L § 16-9-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-9 - School Funds and Property|Section 16-9-4 - Town providing for schoolhouses.

§ 16-9-4. Town providing for schoolhouses.Any town may vote, in a meeting notified for that purpose, to provide schoolhouses, together with the necessary fixtures and appendages.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 54, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 66, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 69, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 179, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 16-9-4.
RI Gen L § 16-9-4.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-9 - School Funds and Property|Section 16-9-4.1 - New school construction - Regulations for technology requirements.

§ 16-9-4.1. New school construction — Regulations for technology requirements.(a) The department of elementary and secondary education is instructed to develop regulations to ensure that any city, town, or district which undertakes "new school construction" as defined in this section provides in the planning for necessary wiring which is consistent with current standards for computer networking technology in schools.(b) The sponsor of any new school construction project or any school project involving the leasing of any portion of an existing building for use as a school shall also comply with the requirements for schools set forth in § 23-19.14-4.(c) For the purposes of this section, "new school construction" means:(1) Any new school buildings.(2) Additions of any new classrooms to existing school buildings.History of Section.P.L. 1998, ch. 129, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 163, § 2; P.L. 2012, ch. 179, § 2.