Rhode Island General Laws > Title 16 Rhode Island General Laws > Title 16 – Education Current as of: 2024 | Check for updates | Other versions Chapter 16-1 State Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Chapter 16-2 School Committees and Superintendents Chapter 16-2.1 Civic Education Commission Chapter 16-3 Establishment of Regional School Districts Chapter 16-3.1 Cooperative Service Among School Districts Chapter 16-3.2 School and Family Empowerment Act Chapter 16-4 Permanent School Fund Chapter 16-5 State Aid Chapter 16-7 Foundation Level School Support Chapter 16-7.1 The Paul W. Crowley Rhode Island Student Investment Initiative Chapter 16-7.2 The Education Equity and Property Tax Relief Act Chapter 16-8 Federal Aid Chapter 16-9 School Funds and Property Chapter 16-11 Certification of Teachers Chapter 16-11.1 Athletic Coaches Chapter 16-11.2 Qualifications of Teacher Assistants Chapter 16-11.3 State-Wide Early Reading Success Institute Chapter 16-11.4 Rhode Island Certification Standards Board Chapter 16-12 Rights and Duties of Teachers Generally Chapter 16-12.1 School Administrators’ Rights Chapter 16-13 Teachers’ Tenure Chapter 16-15 Teachers’ Pensions Chapter 16-16 Teachers’ Retirement Chapter 16-17 Retirement of Teachers in State Schools Chapter 16-17.1 Alternate Provisions for Retirement of Teachers in State Colleges Chapter 16-17.2 Compact for Pension Portability for Educators Chapter 16-19 Compulsory Attendance Chapter 16-20 Holidays and Days of Special Observance Chapter 16-21 Health and Safety of Pupils Chapter 16-21.1 Transportation of School Pupils Beyond City and Town Limits Chapter 16-21.2 The Rhode Island Substance Abuse Prevention Act Chapter 16-21.3 The Rhode Island Student Assistance Junior High/Middle School Act Chapter 16-21.4 Performance-Enhancing Dietary Supplements and High School Athletes Chapter 16-21.5 Student Interrogations Chapter 16-21.6 Internet Filtering in Schools Chapter 16-21.7 The Nathan Bruno and Jason Flatt Act Chapter 16-22 Curriculum Chapter 16-22.1 The Statewide Virtual Education Act Chapter 16-22.2 Biliteracy Seal Chapter 16-23 Textbooks Chapter 16-24 Children With Disabilities Chapter 16-24.1 The Rhode Island Autism Spectrum Disorder Education Act Chapter 16-25.1 Braille Instruction for Blind Students Chapter 16-25.2 Instruction for Deaf or Hard of Hearing Students Chapter 16-25.3 School Speech and Language Pathologists Chapter 16-25.4 American Sign Language Chapter 16-26 School for the Deaf Chapter 16-26.1 Rhode Island Vision Education and Services Program Chapter 16-29 Americanization Schools Chapter 16-32 University of Rhode Island Chapter 16-32.1 The University of Rhode Island Research Foundation Act Chapter 16-33 Rhode Island College Chapter 16-33.1 Community College of Rhode Island Chapter 16-35 School of Design Chapter 16-38 Offenses Pertaining to Schools Chapter 16-39 Controversies in School Matters Chapter 16-40 Private Schools Chapter 16-40.1 Funds for Nonpublic School Record Keeping Chapter 16-41 New England Higher Education Compact Chapter 16-42 Education of Gifted Children Chapter 16-42.1 Rhode Island Academy for Gifted and Talented Students Chapter 16-42.2 Rhode Island Academy for Gifted and Talented Limited English Proficient Students Chapter 16-43 Educational Programs Under the Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act Chapter 16-44 Community Colleges Chapter 16-45 Regional Vocational Schools Chapter 16-45.1 Career and Technical Education Chapter 16-48 Educational Services to Very Young Children Chapter 16-48.1 Certification of Personnel Providing Educational Services to Very Young Children Chapter 16-50 Correspondence Schools, Home Study, and Related Courses Chapter 16-52 Maintenance of Order on Campus Chapter 16-53 Rhode Island Board of Trustees on Career and Technical Education Chapter 16-53.1 Rhode Island School Improvement Team Act Chapter 16-54 Education of Limited English Proficient Students Chapter 16-55 Educational Benefits for Persons over Sixty Chapter 16-56 Postsecondary Student Financial Assistance Chapter 16-57 Rhode Island Higher Education Assistance Act Chapter 16-59 Council on Postsecondary Education Chapter 16-60 Council on Elementary and Secondary Education Chapter 16-62 The Rhode Island Student Loan Authority Chapter 16-62.1 Nursing Loan Repayment Program Chapter 16-63 Adult Education Chapter 16-64 Residence of Children for School Purposes Chapter 16-65 Continuing Education for Legislators Chapter 16-66 The Rhode Island School Staff Institute Chapter 16-67 Rhode Island Literacy and Dropout Prevention Act Chapter 16-67.1 Rhode Island High School Dropout Prevention Act of 2007 Chapter 16-67.2 Education of Children with Dyslexia and Related Disorders Chapter 16-69 60/40 Funding of Public Schools Chapter 16-70 The College Crusade Scholarship Chapter 16-71 The Rhode Island Educational Records Bill of Rights Chapter 16-72 Rhode Island Challenge Grants Act Chapter 16-73 Education – Social Services Chapter 16-73.1 School Social Workers Quality Assessment Act Chapter 16-74 Guaranteed Student Entitlement Chapter 16-76 Sexual Harassment in Higher Education Chapter 16-76.1 Harassment at Institutions of Higher Education Chapter 16-76.2 Alcohol And/or Drug Use Amnesty for Reporters of Incidents of Violence at Institutions of Higher Education Chapter 16-77 Establishment of Charter Public Schools Chapter 16-77.1 Funding of Charter Public Schools Chapter 16-77.2 District Charter School Chapter 16-77.3 Independent Charter Schools Chapter 16-77.4 Mayoral Academies Chapter 16-78 Allergic Emergencies in Institutions of Higher Education Chapter 16-80 Rhode Island School-To-Career Transition Act of 1996 Chapter 16-81 Right to a Safe School in Higher Education Chapter 16-82 The Rhode Island Urban Education Act of 1998 Chapter 16-83 The Rhode Island Middle School Reform Act of 2004 Chapter 16-84 Public Higher Education Academic Excellence and Student Access Endowment Incentive Program Chapter 16-85 Lindsay Ann Burke Act Chapter 16-86 Rhode Island Community Supports Academy Chapter 16-87 Rhode Island Prekindergarten Education Act Chapter 16-87.1 Early Childhood Governance Working Group Chapter 16-88 Rhode Island After School and Summer Learning Program Act Chapter 16-89 Uniform School District Grant, Gift and Donation Acceptance and Expenditure Act of 2009 Chapter 16-90 High School Outcomes Improvement Act of 2009 Chapter 16-91 School and Youth Programs Concussion Act Chapter 16-91.1 The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Act Chapter 16-92 Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children Chapter 16-93 Holocaust and Genocide Education in Secondary Schools Chapter 16-93.1 The Rhode Island Holocaust and Genocide Education Commission Chapter 16-94 The Rhode Island Family Engagement Advisory Council Chapter 16-95 The Recovery High Schools Act Chapter 16-96 The College and Career Success for All Students Act Chapter 16-97 The Rhode Island Board of Education Act Chapter 16-97.1 Education Accountability Act Chapter 16-98 Access to Advanced Placement Courses for All Students Act Chapter 16-99 Full-Day Kindergarten Accessibility Act Chapter 16-100 Dual Enrollment Equal Opportunity Act Chapter 16-101 Academic Credit for Military Service Chapter 16-102 The Rhode Island Teachers’ Advisory Council Chapter 16-103 Student Social Media Privacy Chapter 16-104 Student Data-Cloud Computing Chapter 16-105 School Building Authority Chapter 16-106 The Performance Incentive Funding Act of 2016 Chapter 16-107 Rhode Island Promise Scholarship Chapter 16-108 All Students Count Act Chapter 16-109 Student Journalists’ Freedom of Expression Act Chapter 16-110 African American History Education in Elementary and Secondary School Chapter 16-111 School Waste Recycling and Refuse Disposal Chapter 16-112 Apprenticeship Pathways to Earning a Bachelor’s Degree Act Chapter 16-113 Rhode Island Hope Scholarship Pilot Program Act Ask a legal question, get an answer ASAP!Click here to chat with a lawyer about your rights.