Rhode Island General Laws 23-20.9-7. Non-smoking program – Employees
The governing body of each school in Rhode Island shall devise and implement a plan to provide smoking cessation programs for all employees who smoke and work with its jurisdiction. The programs shall be implemented at a central location within the geographic area under the jurisdiction of the governing body. Information on the programs shall be delineated and conspicuously posted in each building in the school. Any fees for smoking cessation programs may be borne on a shared cost basis by the employee, the employer, and where applicable, the employee’s union. The responsibility of the governing body of each school to implement smoking cessation programs shall end on September 1, 1994.
History of Section.
P.L. 1992, ch. 230, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 86, § 6.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 23-20.9-7
- Devise: To gift property by will.
- Governing body: means the body, board, committee or individual, or its designated agent(s) or designee(s), responsible for, or who or that has control over, the administration of any elementary or secondary school, public or private, in the state. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-20.9-4
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.