(a)  Funding shall be for the purpose of providing advanced placement examinations to students at or below the poverty level at no cost to the student.

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 16-98-6

  • Advanced placement: means a college-level class taught at the high school level that provides students the opportunity to earn college credit upon passage of an exam that:

    (i)  Incorporates all topics specified by the College Board on its standards syllabus for a given subject area; and

    (ii)  Is authorized by the College Board. See Rhode Island General Laws 16-98-2

  • Department: means the Rhode Island department of elementary and secondary education. See Rhode Island General Laws 16-98-2
  • exam: means the test provided by the College Board to measure a student's mastery of the advanced placement subject matter. See Rhode Island General Laws 16-98-2
  • Poverty level: means students whose family income is at or below one hundred eighty-five percent (185%) of federal poverty guidelines. See Rhode Island General Laws 16-98-2

(b)  Notwithstanding any general law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the department shall include as part of its annual budget the amount necessary to pay the exam costs for all students below the poverty level who take advanced placement courses.

History of Section.
P.L. 2012, ch. 347, § 1; P.L. 2021, ch. 162, art. 10, § 4, effective July 6, 2021; P.L. 2022, ch. 234, art. 2, § 9, effective June 28, 2022.