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R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-82-1. Short title
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This act shall be known and may referred to as the “Rhode Island Urban Education Act of 1998.”
R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-82-2. Legislative intent and purpose
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The general assembly recognizes that certain school systems of urban communities as defined in this chapter require additional financial support and relief by the state, and allocates additional funding to these communities.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-82-3. Definitions
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For the purposes of this chapter, “urban communities” means those communities identified to receive targeted aid in § 16-7.1-16.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-82-4. Targeted school aid
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Locally or regionally operated school districts shall be eligible for targeted aid if they have a tax effort index below 1.0 as calculated pursuant to § 16-7.1-16 and a free and reduced lunch count in grades K-3 greater than forty percent (40%).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-82-5. Calculation of targeted aid
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Districts shall be eligible for aid based on the proportion that their average daily membership bears to the total average daily membership of districts eligible for aid in accordance with § 16-7.1-16.
