§ 16-12-7. Maximum school year in state schools.
(a) No teacher as defined in this section shall be required to teach classes in any of the state institutions named in this section for a maximum of more than one hundred and ninety (190) days in any one school year.
(b) The term “teacher” as used in this section is deemed to mean every person for whose position a certificate issued by the department of elementary and secondary education is required by law, and who is, or may be, employed by the state in a teaching capacity in any of the various correctional, medical, educational, mental, and any other types of similar public institutions owned and operated by this state.
History of Section.R.P.L. 1957, ch. 157, §§ 1, 2.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 16-12 - Rights and Duties of Teachers Generally
Section 16-12-1. - “Teacher” defined.
Section 16-12-2. - Employment of school committee member as teacher.
Section 16-12-3. - Duty to cultivate principles of morality.
Section 16-12-3.1. - Period of silent meditation.
Section 16-12-4. - Register of pupils — Reports required by school authorities.
Section 16-12-5. - Minimum salary.
Section 16-12-6. - Dismissal of teachers.
Section 16-12-6.1. - Special rules as to Cumberland.
Section 16-12-7. - Maximum school year in state schools.
Section 16-12-8. - Extension of general laws to include certified teachers in state schools.
Section 16-12-9. - Residency within municipality not required.
Section 16-12-10. - Immunity for reports of suspected substance abuse.