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2012 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 16 - Education
Chapter 16-2 - School Committees and Superintendents
- Chapter 16-2-1 - Cities included as towns.
- Chapter 16-2-2 - City and town schools required School year Location Kindergartens.
- Chapter 16-2-3 - Emergency reduction of school year.
- Chapter 16-2-4 - Repealed.
- Chapter 16-2-5 - Composition of city or town school committees Election and terms of members Vacancies.
- Chapter 16-2-5.1 - Professional development.
- Chapter 16-2-6 - Chairperson and clerk of city or town committee.
- Chapter 16-2-7 - Distribution of documents and blanks by clerk.
- Chapter 16-2-8 - Regular meetings of committee.
- Chapter 16-2-9 - General powers and duties of school committees.
- Chapter 16-2-9.1 - Code of basic management principles and ethical school standards.
- Chapter 16-2-9.2 - Joint purchasing agreements.
- Chapter 16-2-9.3 - The advisory council on school finances.
- Chapter 16-2-9.4 - School district accounting compliance.
- Chapter 16-2-9.5 - Other post-employment benefits OPEB trusts.
- Chapter 16-2-10 - Certification of superintendents.
- Chapter 16-2-11 - General powers and duties of superintendent.
- Chapter 16-2-12 - Joint superintendent employed by two or more cities or towns.
- Chapter 16-2-13 - Joint committee Annual convention Superintendent Dissolution.
- Chapter 16-2-14 - Repealed.
- Chapter 16-2-15 - Location of schools Control of property.
- Chapter 16-2-15.1 - Pawtucket school committee Abandonment, closing, reopening, or acquisition of school buildings Public hearings.
- Chapter 16-2-16 - Rules and regulations Curriculum.
- Chapter 16-2-17 - Right to a safe school.
- Chapter 16-2-18 - Selection of teachers and superintendent General control of schools Expenses.
- Chapter 16-2-18.1 - Criminal records review.
- Chapter 16-2-18.2 - Prior criminal records checks.
- Chapter 16-2-18.3 - Rules and regulations.
- Chapter 16-2-19 - Children attending in adjoining cities or towns.
- Chapter 16-2-20 - Visitation and examination of schools.
- Chapter 16-2-21 - Pre-budget consultation Annual reports Appropriation requests Budgets.
- Chapter 16-2-21.1 - Repealed.
- Chapter 16-2-21.2 - Three-year budget forecasting process.
- Chapter 16-2-21.3 - Meetings with city and town councils.
- Chapter 16-2-21.4 - School budgets Compliance with certain requirements.
- Chapter 16-2-21.5 - Notification of state school aid to school districts.
- Chapter 16-2-21.6 - Collective bargaining fiscal impact statements.
- Chapter 16-2-22 - Repealed.
- Chapter 16-2-23 - Expenditures pending annual appropriation.
- Chapter 16-2-24 - Survey of city or town schools.
- Chapter 16-2-25 - Distribution of powers in Providence and Cranston.
- Chapter 16-2-26 - Special statutes prevailing.
- Chapter 16-2-27 - Eligibility for attendance Kindergarten.
- Chapter 16-2-28 - Eligibility for attendance First grade.
- Chapter 16-2-28.1 - Regulations.
- Chapter 16-2-28.2 - Kindergarten multiple sessions.
- Chapter 16-2-29 - Repealed.
- Chapter 16-2-30 - School lunch programs.
- Chapter 16-2-31 - School crossing guard equipment.
- Chapter 16-2-32 - Policy manual for school committee.
- Chapter 16-2-33 - City of Woonsocket Compensation to school committee members.
- Chapter 16-2-33.1 - City of Woonsocket School dress code.
- Chapter 16-2-34 - Central Falls School District board of trustees.
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