Junior high/middle school student assistance program

R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-21.3-2., under Chapter 16-21.3 The Rhode Island Student Assistance Junior High/Middle School Act.

R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-21.3-2.

(a) The department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals shall be charged with the administration of this chapter and shall contract with appropriate substance abuse prevention/intervention agencies to provide student assistance services in junior high/middle schools.

(b) Following the first complete year of operation, school systems receiving junior high/middle school student assistance services will be required to contribute twenty percent (20%) of the costs of student assistance counselors to the service provider agency in order to continue the services.