Rhode Island General Laws 16-57-7. Council on postsecondary education
(a) The council on postsecondary education established pursuant to § 16-59-1 shall retain all authority formerly vested in the higher education assistance authority board of directors, except as provided by § 16-57-6.1. Whenever in any general or public law reference is made to the “board of directors of the higher education assistance authority,” the reference shall be deemed to refer to and mean the “council on postsecondary education.” The council on postsecondary education shall be the employer of record for the division of higher education assistance.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 16-57-7
- Authority: means the governmental agency and public instrumentality previously authorized, created, and established pursuant to § 16-57-4. See Rhode Island General Laws 16-57-3
- Commissioner of postsecondary education: means the commissioner appointed by the council on postsecondary education pursuant to § 16-59-6 or his or her designee. See Rhode Island General Laws 16-57-3
- Council: means the council on postsecondary education established pursuant to § 16-59-1. See Rhode Island General Laws 16-57-3
- Division: means the Rhode Island division of higher education assistance, the division authorized, created, and established pursuant to § 16-57-4. See Rhode Island General Laws 16-57-3
- Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
(b) No full-time employee shall, during the period of his or her employment by the division, engage in any other private employment, profession, or business, except with the approval of the commissioner of postsecondary education; provided, that the executive director shall not engage in any other private employment, profession, or business, including, but not limited to, consulting.
History of Section.
P.L. 1977, ch. 238, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 11, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 32, § 21; P.L. 1991, ch. 44, art. 38, § 2; P.L. 1995, ch. 396, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 488, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 332, § 2; P.L. 2006, ch. 435, § 2; P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 7, § 6.