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RI Gen L § 16-77.3-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-77.3 - Independent Charter Schools [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-77.3-1 - Entities eligible to apply to become independent charter schools.

§ 16-77.3-1. Entities eligible to apply to become independent charter schools.(a) Persons or entities eligible to submit an application to establish an independent charter school shall be limited to:(1) Rhode Island nonprofit organizations provided that these nonprofit organizations shall have existed for at least two (2) years and must exist for a substantial reason other than to operate a school; or(2) Colleges or universities within the State of Rhode Island.(b) No child shall be required to attend an independent charter school nor shall any teacher be required to teach in an independent charter school. The sending school district shall make accommodations for those students who wish to participate to transfer into an independent charter school as space permits. If the total number of students who are eligible to attend and apply to an independent charter school is greater than the number of spaces available, the independent charter school shall conduct a lottery to determine which students shall be admitted.History of Section.P.L. 2010, ch. 84, § 5; P.L. 2010, ch. 107, § 5.
RI Gen L § 16-77.3-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-77.3 - Independent Charter Schools [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-77.3-4 - Revocation of the charter of an independent charter school.

§ 16-77.3-4. Revocation of the charter of an independent charter school.(a) The board of regents may revoke the charter of an independent charter school at any time, pursuant to § 16-77-5.1, if the school:(1) Materially violates any provision contained in the charter;(2) Fails to meet or pursue the educational objectives contained in the charter;(3) Fails to comply with fiscal accountability procedures as specified in the charter;(4) Violates provisions of law that have not been granted variance by the board of regents; or(5) After three (3) consecutive years of operation, is not a "high-performing charter school," defined as a charter public school that has demonstrated overall success, including: (i) Substantial progress in improving student achievement and (ii) The management and leadership necessary to establish a thriving, financially viable charter public school.(b) After denying or prior to non-renewing or revoking a charter, the department of elementary and secondary education will hold a hearing on the issues in controversy under § 16-39-1.History of Section.P.L. 2010, ch. 84, § 5; P.L. 2010, ch. 107, § 5.
RI Gen L § 16-77.3-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-77.3 - Independent Charter Schools [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-77.3-5 - Budgets and funding.

§ 16-77.3-5. Budgets and funding.(a) It is the intent of the general assembly that funding pursuant to this chapter shall be neither a financial incentive nor a financial disincentive to the establishment of an independent charter school. Funding for each independent charter school shall consist of state revenue and municipal or district revenue in the same proportions that funding is provided for other schools within the sending school district(s).(b) Funding additional to that authorized from the sending school district(s) by subsection (b) may be allocated to the independent charter school from the sending school district(s) to the extent that the combined percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-cost lunch, students with limited English proficiency, and students requiring special education exceed the combined percentage of those students in the sending school district(s) as a whole. The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations consistent with this section regarding the allocation of funds from sending school districts to independent charter schools.(c) An independent charter school shall be eligible to receive other aids, grants, Medicaid revenue, and other revenue according to Rhode Island law, as though it were a school district. Federal aid received by the state shall be used to benefit students in the independent charter school, if the school qualifies for the aid, as though it were a school district.(d) An independent charter school may negotiate and contract directly with third parties for the purchase of books, instructional materials, and any other goods and services that are not being provided by the sending school district(s) pursuant to the charter.History of Section.P.L. 2010, ch. 84, § 5; P.L. 2010, ch. 107, § 5; P.L. 2016, ch. 142, art. 11, § 4.
RI Gen L § 16-77.3-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-77.3 - Independent Charter Schools [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-77.3-6 - Applicability of other provisions of title 16.

§ 16-77.3-6. Applicability of other provisions of title 16.The board of regents may grant to independent charter schools variances of specific chapters and sections of this title except to the extent that these chapters and sections are enumerated in § 16-77.3-7.History of Section.P.L. 2010, ch. 84, § 5; P.L. 2010, ch. 107, § 5.
RI Gen L § 16-77.3-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-77.3 - Independent Charter Schools [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-77.3-7 - Portions of title 16 applicability to independent charter schools.

§ 16-77.3-7. Portions of title 16 applicability to independent charter schools.The following provisions of this title shall be binding on independent charter schools and may not be waived by the commissioner under § 16-77.3-3:(1) Section 16-2-2 (minimum length of school year);(2) Section 16-2-17 (right to a safe school);(3) Section 16-8-10 (federal funds for school lunch);(4) Section 16-11-1 (certification of public school teachers);(5) Section 16-12-3 (duty to cultivate principles of morality);(6) Section 16-12-10 (immunity for report of suspected substance abuse);(7) Chapter 13 (teachers' tenure);(8) Chapter 16 (teachers' retirement);(9) Section 16-19-1 (compulsory attendance);(10) Section 16-20-1 (school holidays enumerated);(11) Sections 16-21-3 and 16-21-4 (fire safety);(12) Sections 16-21-10, 16-21-14, and 16-21-16 (health screenings);(13) Section 16-22-9 (uniform testing);(14) Section 16-24-2 (regulations of state board);(15) Section 16-38-1 (discrimination because of race or age);(16) Section 16-38-1.1 (discrimination because of sex);(17) Section 16-38-2 (immunizations);(18) Section 16-38-4 (exclusive club);(19) Section 16-38-6 (commercial activities prohibited);(20) Section 16-38-9 (misconduct of school officers);(21) Section 16-38-10 (power of officials to visit schools);(22) Section 16-39-1 (appeal of matters of dispute to commissioner);(23) Section 16-39-2 (appeal of school committee actions to commissioner);(24) Section 16-39-3 (appeal to state board);(25) Section 16-39-3.1 (enforcement of final decision);(26) Section 16-39-3.2 (interim protective orders);(27) Section 16-39-8 (subpoena power of commissioner);(28) Section 16-40-16 (student records);(29) Section 16-71-1 (Educational Record Bill of Rights Act);(30) Section 16-21-21.1 (penalties for drug, alcohol or weapons offense); and(31) Chapter 16-21.5 (student interrogations).History of Section.P.L. 2010, ch. 84, § 5; P.L. 2010, ch. 107, § 5.
RI Gen L § 16-77.3-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-77.3 - Independent Charter Schools [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-77.3-8 - Charter school reporting.

§ 16-77.3-8. Charter school reporting.(a) All independent charter schools shall continuously monitor their financial operations by tracking actual versus budgeted revenue and expense. The chief financial officer of the independent charter school shall submit a report on a quarterly basis to the state office of municipal affairs certifying the status of the independent charter school budget. The quarterly reports shall be in a format prescribed by the state office of municipal affairs and the state auditor general. The reports shall contain a statement as to whether any actual or projected shortfalls in budget line items are expected to result in a year-end deficit, the projected impact on year-end financial results including all accruals and encumbrances, and how the independent charter school plans to address any such shortfalls.(b) The auditor general or the state director of administration may petition the superior court to order the independent charter school to file said reports. The director of administration may also direct the state controller and general treasurer to withhold any funding to the independent charter school until the school complies with the reporting requirements hereunder. Failure to comply with this section shall be cause for the revocation of the school charter.History of Section.P.L. 2010, ch. 84, § 5; P.L. 2010, ch. 107, § 5.
RI Gen L § 16-77.4-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-77.4 - Mayoral Academies [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-77.4-1 - Entities eligible to apply to become, or for the expansion of, a mayoral academy.

§ 16-77.4-1. Entities eligible to apply to become, or for the expansion of, a mayoral academy.(a) A "mayoral academy" means a charter school created by a mayor of any city or town within the State of Rhode Island, acting by, or through, a nonprofit organization established for said purpose (regardless of the time said nonprofit organization is in existence), that enrolls students from more than one city or town, including both urban and non-urban communities, and that offers an equal number of enrollments to students on a lottery basis; provided, further, that such mayoral academies shall have a board of trustees or directors that is comprised of representatives from each included city or town and is chaired by a mayor of an included city or town. The mayor from each city or town, or in the absence of a mayor, the city or town council via a resolution or ordinance, shall approve the participation in the mayoral academy's catchment area for a proposed charter or an amendment to a charter for expansion. For purposes of this chapter, the term "mayor" shall include any elected town administrator.(b) No child shall be required to attend a mayoral academy, nor shall any teacher be required to teach in a mayoral academy. The school committee of the district in which a mayoral academy is located shall make accommodations to facilitate the transfer of students who do not wish to participate in a mayoral academy into other public schools. It shall also make accommodations for those students who wish to transfer into the mayoral academy as space permits. If the total number of students who are eligible to attend and apply to a mayoral academy is greater than the number of spaces available, the mayoral academy shall conduct a lottery to determine which students shall be admitted.History of Section.P.L. 2010, ch. 84, § 6; P.L. 2010, ch. 107, § 6; P.L. 2016, ch. 466, § 3.
RI Gen L § 16-77.4-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-77.4 - Mayoral Academies [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-77.4-4 - Revocation of the charter of a mayoral academy.

§ 16-77.4-4. Revocation of the charter of a mayoral academy.(a) The board of regents may revoke the charter of a mayoral academy at any time, pursuant to § 16-77-5.1, if the school:(1) Materially violates provisions contained in the charter;(2) Fails to meet or pursue the educational objectives contained in the charter;(3) Fails to comply with fiscal accountability procedures as specified in the charter;(4) Violates provisions of law that have not been granted variance by the board of regents; or(5) After three (3) consecutive years of operation, is not a "high-performing charter school," defined as a charter public school that has demonstrated overall success, including: (i) Substantial progress in improving student achievement and (ii) The management and leadership necessary to establish a thriving, financially viable charter public school.(b) After denying or prior to non-renewing or revoking a charter, the department of elementary and secondary education will hold a hearing on the issues in controversy under § 16-39-1.History of Section.P.L. 2010, ch. 84, § 6; P.L. 2010, ch. 107, § 6.
RI Gen L § 16-77.4-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-77.4 - Mayoral Academies [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-77.4-5 - Budgets and funding.

§ 16-77.4-5. Budgets and funding.(a) It is the intent of the general assembly that funding pursuant to this chapter shall be neither a financial incentive nor a financial disincentive to the establishment of a mayoral academy. Funding for each mayoral academy shall consist of state revenue and municipal or district revenue in the same proportions that funding is provided for other schools within the sending school district(s).(b) Funding additional to that authorized from the sending school district(s) may be allocated to the mayoral academy from the sending school district(s) to the extent that the combined percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-cost lunch, students with limited English proficiency, and students requiring special education exceed the combined percentage of those students in the sending school district(s) as a whole. The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations consistent with this section regarding the allocation of funds from sending school districts to mayoral academies.(c) A mayoral academy shall be eligible to receive other aids, grants, Medicaid revenue, and other revenue according to Rhode Island law, as though it were a school district. Federal aid received by the state shall be used to benefit students in a mayoral academy, if the school qualifies for the aid, as though it were a school district.(d) A mayoral academy may negotiate and contract directly with third parties for the purchase of books, instructional materials, and any other goods and services that are not being provided by the sending school district(s) pursuant to the charter.History of Section.P.L. 2010, ch. 84, § 6; P.L. 2010, ch. 107, § 6; P.L. 2016, ch. 142, art. 11, § 5.
RI Gen L § 16-77.4-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-77.4 - Mayoral Academies [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-77.4-6 - Applicability of other provisions of title 16.

§ 16-77.4-6. Applicability of other provisions of title 16.The board of regents may grant to mayoral academies variances of specific chapters and sections of this title except to the extent that these chapters and sections are enumerated in § 16-77.4-7.History of Section.P.L. 2010, ch. 84, § 6; P.L. 2010, ch. 107, § 6.
RI Gen L § 16-77.4-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-77.4 - Mayoral Academies [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-77.4-7 - Portions of title 16 applicable to mayoral academies.

§ 16-77.4-7. Portions of title 16 applicable to mayoral academies.The following provisions of this title shall be binding on mayoral academies and may not be waived by the commissioner under § 16-77.4-3:(1) Section 16-2-2 (minimum length of school year);(2) Section 16-2-17 (right to a safe school);(3) Section 16-8-10 (federal funds for school lunch);(4) Section 16-11-1 (certification of public school teachers);(5) Section 16-12-3 (duty to cultivate principles of morality);(6) Section 16-12-10 (immunity for report of suspected substance abuse);(7) Section 16-19-1 (compulsory attendance);(8) Section 16-20-1 (school holidays enumerated);(9) Sections 16-21-3 and 16-21-4 (fire safety);(10) Sections 16-21-10, 16-21-14, and 16-21-16 (health screenings);(11) Section 16-22-9 (uniform testing);(12) Section 16-24-2 (regulations of state board);(13) Section 16-38-1 (discrimination because of race or age);(14) Section 16-38-1.1 (discrimination because of sex);(15) Section 16-38-2 (immunizations);(16) Section 16-38-4 (exclusive club);(17) Section 16-38-6 (commercial activities prohibited);(18) Section 16-38-9 (misconduct of school officers);(19) Section 16-38-10 (power of officials to visit schools);(20) Section 16-39-1 (appeal of matters of dispute to commissioner);(21) Section 16-39-2 (appeal of school committee actions to commissioner);(22) Section 16-39-3 (appeal to state board);(23) Section 16-39-3.1 (enforcement of final decision);(24) Section 16-39-3.2 (interim protective orders);(25) Section 16-39-8 (subpoena power of commissioner);(26) Section 16-40-16 (student records);(27) Section 16-71-1 (Educational Record Bill of Rights Act);(28) Section 16-21-21.1 (Penalties for drug, alcohol or weapons offenses);(29) Chapter 16-21.5 (Student interrogations).History of Section.P.L. 2010, ch. 84, § 6; P.L. 2010, ch. 107, § 6.
RI Gen L § 16-77.4-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-77.4 - Mayoral Academies [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-77.4-8 - Mayoral academy reporting.

§ 16-77.4-8. Mayoral academy reporting.(a) All mayoral academies shall continuously monitor their financial operations by tracking actual versus budgeted revenue and expense. The chief financial officer of a mayoral academy shall submit a report on a quarterly basis to the state office of municipal affairs certifying the status of that mayoral academy's budget. The quarterly reports shall be in a format prescribed by the state office of municipal affairs and the state auditor general. The reports shall contain a statement as to whether any actual or projected shortfalls in budget line items are expected to result in a year-end deficit, the projected impact on year-end financial results including all accruals and encumbrances, and how the mayoral academy plans to address any such shortfalls.(b) The auditor general or the state director of administration may petition the superior court to order a mayoral academy to file said reports. The director of administration may also direct the state controller and general treasurer to withhold any funding to a mayoral academy until the school complies with the reporting requirements hereunder. Failure to comply with this section shall be cause for the revocation of the school charter.History of Section.P.L. 2010, ch. 84, § 6; P.L. 2010, ch. 107, § 6.
RI Gen L § 16-78-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-78 - Allergic Emergencies in Institutions of Higher Education|Section 16-78-1 - Allergic emergencies - Anaphylaxis - Use of epinephrine - Immunity for those administering.

§ 16-78-1. Allergic emergencies — Anaphylaxis — Use of epinephrine — Immunity for those administering.(a) Every institution of higher learning in the state and the department of health shall incorporate into their policies, rules, and regulations pertaining to school health programs a procedure for addressing incidents of anaphylaxis (exaggerated allergic reaction) in order to provide for the health and safety of students who have been medically identified as being prone to anaphylaxis. These policies, rules, and regulations shall include a procedure where a student may expressly authorize the school to administer epinephrine on the student in case of an emergency.(b) Students shall provide a doctor's letter or prescription notifying the school of their allergy and the need to administer epinephrine in an allergic emergency.(c) No school teacher, school administrator, or school health care personnel shall be liable for civil damages which may result from acts or omissions in use of epinephrine which may constitute ordinary negligence. This immunity does not apply to acts or omissions constituting gross negligence or willful or wanton conduct.History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 43, § 2; P.L. 1996, ch. 324, § 2.
RI Gen L § 16-79-1 - 16-79-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-79 - Education Funding Plan|Section 16-79-1 - 16-79-5 - Repealed.

§ 16-79-1 — 16-79-5. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 100, art. 22, § 5; Repealed by P.L. 2001, ch. 86, § 61, effective July 6, 2001.
RI Gen L § 16-80-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-80 - Rhode Island School-to-Career Transition Act of 1996|Section 16-80-1 - Short title.

§ 16-80-1. Short title.This chapter shall be known as the "Rhode Island School-to-Career Transition Act of 1996." When in the general or public laws there appear the words, "The Rhode Island School-to-Work Transition Act of 1996," it shall now read, "The Rhode Island School-to-Career Transition Act of 1996." When in the general or public laws there appear the words, "School-to-Work," it shall now read, "School-to-Career."History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 161, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 251, § 1; P.L. 1998, ch. 319, § 1.