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2022 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 16 - Education
Chapter 16-2 - School Committees and Superintendents
[See Title 16 Chapter 97 — The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]
Section 16-2-27. - Eligibility for attendance — Kindergarten.
Universal Citation: RI Gen L § 16-2-27. (2022)
§ 16-2-27. Eligibility for attendance — Kindergarten.
Every child who has attained, or will have attained, five (5) years of age on or before September 1 of any school year shall be eligible to attend kindergarten during all the days that the kindergartens are in session during the school year. If a child is enrolled in kindergarten, the attendance requirements of § 16-19-1 shall apply.
History of Section.
P.L. 1966, ch. 66, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 84, § 71; P.L. 2002, ch. 323, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 467, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 471, § 1.
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