169 chapters · 1,225 sections in this title.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-54-1. Declaration of policy
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The Rhode Island Constitution recognizes the diffusion of knowledge as essential to the preservation of the rights and liberties of all the people and places the responsibility on the general assembly to promote public schools and to adopt all means deemed necessary and proper to…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-54-2. Duty of the school committee
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In any city or town where there is a child who is eligible to attend elementary or secondary schools, and whose English proficiency is limited to such a degree that it impedes his or her academic progress, the school committee of the city or town shall provide those special servi…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-54-3. Regulation of the board of regents for elementary and secondary education
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It shall be the duty of the board of regents for elementary and secondary education to establish and promulgate regulations for the purpose of carrying out the intent of this chapter. These regulations shall include, but are not limited to: (1) Criteria for the identification, as…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-54-4. Reimbursement by the state
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(a) Each school district shall be reimbursed for expenditures for direct services and instructional programs. Reimbursement shall be made when these services and programs have been carried out in accordance with the requirements of state law and the board of regents’ regulations …