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The cost of providing adult education programs and services shall be met by federal, state, and local government resources, and by tuition and fees to be paid by participants according to the categories of programs and services, as further set forth in this chapter.

(a) The general assembly shall make certain annual appropriations of state funds, for the purposes of adult education, as part of the total appropriations to the department, as prescribed in § 16-5-22. (b) The state controller is authorized to draw his or her orders upon the gene…

(a) The school committee of each district established pursuant to § 16-7-16(5), in order to insure that adults receive their adequate share of education programs and services, shall be encouraged to allocate local funds within its annual budgets to support appropriate activities …

If any provision of this chapter, or of any regulation issued under it, or the application of it to any person or circumstance, is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this chapter or of any regulation or application to other persons or circumstance…

This chapter shall be construed liberally in aid of its declared purpose.

(a) In selecting which tests shall be utilized and recognized by the state in the granting of high school equivalency diplomas, the board shall consider all available high school equivalency tests that meet and adhere to Rhode Island academic standards and shall give priority to …

(a) The general assembly, in accordance with the constitution of the state, R.I. Const., Art. XII, § 1, which obligates the state “to secure to the people the advantages and opportunities of education,” and also pursuant to R.I. Const., Art. XII, § 4, which requires it to “make a…

For the purposes of this chapter the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Adult education” means all the concerns and activities within the definition in § 16-58-2; (2) “Board” means the board of regents for elementary and secondary education created pursuant to § 16…

The applicable provisions of the laws of the state or local governments, and of any regulations or policies arising from these, shall be construed to include adults and young persons as the recipients and beneficiaries of education; adults shall not be subject to compulsory atten…

Programs and services constituting adult education, as defined in § 16-58-2, shall be categorized and defined as follows: (1) Category 1. Basic education, which shall consist of efforts to alleviate illiteracy and provide opportunities for academic achievement up to grade twelve …

The board of regents, at its discretion, may assign the advocacy, coordinating, and communicative functions of adult education, as defined in § 16-58-2 and in this chapter, to an office of adult education within the bureau. The office may be headed by a coordinator of adult educa…

The functions of the office may include, but may not necessarily be limited to, the following: (1) The development of recommendations to the commissioner and the implementation of any approved recommendations, including: (i) The utilization of federal and state funds for any purp…

The department shall develop a state plan for adult education, which shall be a document containing: (1) current needs assessment data, (2) statements of the policies, procedures, regulations, and program activities contemplated for carrying out the intent of this chapter, and (3…

(a) Adult education throughout the state shall be delivered through the appropriate utilization of a combination of agencies, institutions, organizations, and other mechanisms and settings, including but not necessarily limited to the following: (1) The schools and other faciliti…