Title 16, Title 16 Title 16

(a) Any persons or entities eligible to establish a mayoral academy 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 increase in the grade leve…

(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…

(a) The board of regents may revoke the charter of a mayoral academy at any time, pursuant to § 16-77-5.1, if the school: (1) Materially violates provisions contained in the charter; (2) Fails to meet or pursue the educational objectives contained in the charter; (3) Fails to com…

(a) It is the intent of the general assembly that funding pursuant to this chapter shall be neither a financial incentive nor a financial disincentive to the establishment of a mayoral academy. Funding for each mayoral academy shall consist of state revenue and municipal or distr…

The board of regents may grant to mayoral academies variances of specific chapters and sections of this title except to the extent that these chapters and sections are enumerated in § 16-77.4-7.

The following provisions of this title shall be binding on mayoral academies and may not be waived by the commissioner under § 16-77.4-3: (1) Section 16-2-2 (minimum length of school year); (2) Section 16-2-17 (right to a safe school); (3) Section 16-8-10 (federal funds for schoo…

(a) All mayoral academies shall continuously monitor their financial operations by tracking actual versus budgeted revenue and expense. The chief financial officer of a mayoral academy shall submit a report on a quarterly basis to the commissioner certifying the status of that ma…

(a) There shall be created an early childhood governance working group (“the working group”) consisting of: (1) The director of the department of human services, or designee; (2) The commissioner of the department of education, or designee; (3) The commissioner of postsecondary e…

This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Act.”

For the purposes of this chapter, the term “youth sport program or activity” means any program organized for recreational and/or athletic competition purposes by any school district, or by any school participating in Rhode Island Interscholastic League competition, and whose part…

(a) The department of education and the department of health shall promulgate guidelines to inform and educate coaches, teachers, school nurses, youth athletes, and their parents and/or guardians about the nature and warning signs of sudden cardiac arrest, including the risks ass…

All other youth sports programs not specifically addressed by this chapter are encouraged to follow the guidance set forth in this chapter for all program participants who are age nineteen (19) and younger.

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as “The Rhode Island Holocaust and Genocide Education Commission.”

As used in this chapter, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings unless the context shall clearly indicate another or different meaning or intent: (1) “Genocide” means any act committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in substantial part, a national, e…

(a) There is hereby created a permanent commission to be known as the Rhode Island Holocaust and genocide education commission to consist of thirteen (13) members: one of whom shall be the Rhode Island commissioner of elementary and secondary education, or designee; one of whom s…

(a) The commission shall meet at least six (6) times during a calendar year. (b) At the first meeting, the commission shall elect a chairperson, a vice-chairperson, and other officers from the voting members. (c) The commission shall adopt bylaws governing the commission.

A quorum at the meeting shall consist of seven (7) voting members present.

Members of the commission shall serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed for expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.

The commission shall: (1) Gather and disseminate Holocaust and genocide information throughout this state; (2) Take inventory of current statewide Holocaust and genocide education programs and initiatives, and partner with the department of elementary and secondary education to p…

(a) The board of education (the “board”) shall adopt a system for evaluating, on an annual basis, the performance of both local education agencies (“LEAs”) and individual public schools. The system shall: (1) Include instruments designed to assess the extent to which schools and …

(a) In order to support the commissioner and the board of education (the “board”) in fulfilling their duties, the department shall use existing budgetary resources and existing personnel in its implementation of improvement plans pursuant to this section. The department shall: (1…