169 chapters · 1,225 sections in this title.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-77.3-1. Entities eligible to apply to become independent charter schools
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(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 substa…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-77.3-2. Procedure for creation and expansion of independent charter schools
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(a) Any persons or entities eligible to establish an independent charter public school may submit a proposed charter, or an amendment to a charter for an expansion, to the commissioner. For purposes of this chapter, “expansion” shall be an increase in total enrollment; an increas…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-77.3-3. Process for consideration of proposed charter or expansion
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(a) If the commissioner finds the proposed charter to be incomplete, further information may be requested and required. The commissioner shall develop regulations for amending an approved charter, consistent with the provisions of this chapter and § 16-77-5.1. (b) After having re…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-77.3-4. Revocation of the charter of an independent charter school
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(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; (…