2010 Rhode Island Code
Title 16 Education
CHAPTER 16-21.3 The Rhode Island Student Assistance Junior High/Middle School Act
§ 16-21.3-3 Funding of junior high/middle school student assistance program.

§ 16-21.3-3 Funding of junior high/middle school student assistance program. – (a) Money to fund this program shall be raised by assessing an additional substance abuse prevention assessment of thirty dollars ($30.00) for all moving motor vehicle violations handled by the traffic tribunal including, but not limited to, those violations set forth in § 31-41.1-4, except for speeding. The money shall be deposited in a restricted purpose receipt account separate from all other accounts within the department of mental health, retardation, and hospitals. The restricted purpose receipt account shall be known as the junior high/middle school student assistance fund and the traffic tribunal shall transfer money from the junior high/middle school student assistance fund to the department of mental health, retardation, and hospitals for the administration of the Rhode Island Student Assistance Junior High/Middle School Act.

(b) The department of mental health, retardation, and hospitals may utilize up to ten percent (10%) of the sums collected from the additional penalty for the purpose of administering the program.
History of Section.
(P.L. 1989, ch. 486, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 65, art. 57, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 284, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 418, § 3; P.L. 1992, ch. 488, § 6; P.L. 1993, ch. 138, art. 26, § 2; P.L. 1994, ch. 70, art. 35, § 5; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 14, § 9; P.L. 2001, ch. 86, § 39.)