Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 16-2 - School Committees and Superintendents [See Title 16 Chapter 97 — The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]
Section 16-2-1. - Cities included as towns.

§ 16-2-1. Cities included as towns.
Wherever the word “town” is used in this chapter, it shall be construed to mean “city or town.”
History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 178, § 36; G.L. 1956, § 16-2-1.

Structure Rhode Island General Laws

Rhode Island General Laws

Title 16 - Education

Chapter 16-2 - School Committees and Superintendents [See Title 16 Chapter 97 — The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]

Section 16-2-1. - Cities included as towns.

Section 16-2-2. - City and town schools required — School year — Location — Kindergartens.

Section 16-2-3. - Emergency reduction of school year.

Section 16-2-4. - Repealed.

Section 16-2-5. - Composition of city or town school committees — Election and terms of members — Vacancies.

Section 16-2-5.1. - Professional development.

Section 16-2-6. - Chairperson and clerk of city or town committee.

Section 16-2-7. - Distribution of documents and blanks by clerk.

Section 16-2-8. - Regular meetings of committee.

Section 16-2-9. - General powers and duties of school committees. [Effective until January 1, 2023.]

Section 16-2-9.1. - Code of basic management principles and ethical school standards.

Section 16-2-9.2. - Joint purchasing agreements.

Section 16-2-9.3. - The advisory council on school finances.

Section 16-2-9.4. - School district accounting compliance.

Section 16-2-9.5. - Other post-employment benefits — OPEB trusts.

Section 16-2-9.6. - Joint purchasing agreements for technology and IT infrastructure.

Section 16-2-10. - Certification of superintendents.

Section 16-2-11. - General powers and duties of superintendent.

Section 16-2-11.1. - General powers and duties of school principals.

Section 16-2-12. - Joint superintendent employed by two or more cities or towns.

Section 16-2-13. - Joint committee — Annual convention — Superintendent — Dissolution.

Section 16-2-14. - Repealed.

Section 16-2-15. - Location of schools — Control of property.

Section 16-2-15.1. - Pawtucket school committee — Abandonment, closing, reopening, or acquisition of school buildings — Public hearings.

Section 16-2-16. - Rules and regulations — Curriculum.

Section 16-2-17. - Right to a safe school.

Section 16-2-17.1. - In school suspensions.

Section 16-2-18. - Selection of teachers and superintendent — General control of schools — Expenses.

Section 16-2-18.1. - Criminal records review.

Section 16-2-18.2. - Prior criminal records checks.

Section 16-2-18.3. - Rules and regulations.

Section 16-2-18.4. - Criminal records review for volunteers.

Section 16-2-18.5. - Prior criminal records checks for school volunteers.

Section 16-2-19. - Children attending in adjoining cities or towns.

Section 16-2-20. - Visitation and examination of schools.

Section 16-2-21. - Pre-budget consultation — Annual reports — Appropriation requests — Budgets.

Section 16-2-21.1. - Repealed.

Section 16-2-21.2. - Three-year budget forecasting process.

Section 16-2-21.3. - Meetings with city and town councils.

Section 16-2-21.4. - School budgets — Compliance with certain requirements.

Section 16-2-21.5. - Notification of state school aid to school districts.

Section 16-2-21.6. - Collective bargaining fiscal impact statements.

Section 16-2-22. - Repealed.

Section 16-2-23. - Expenditures pending annual appropriation.

Section 16-2-24. - Survey of city or town schools.

Section 16-2-25. - Distribution of powers in Providence and Cranston.

Section 16-2-26. - Special statutes prevailing.

Section 16-2-27. - Eligibility for attendance — Kindergarten.

Section 16-2-28. - Eligibility for attendance — First grade.

Section 16-2-28.1. - Regulations.

Section 16-2-28.2. - Kindergarten multiple sessions.

Section 16-2-29. - Repealed.

Section 16-2-30. - School lunch programs.

Section 16-2-31. - School crossing guard equipment.

Section 16-2-32. - Policy manual for school committee.

Section 16-2-33. - City of Woonsocket — Compensation to school committee members.

Section 16-2-33.1. - City of Woonsocket — School dress code.

Section 16-2-33.2. - City of Central Falls — School dress code.

Section 16-2-34. - Central Falls School District board of trustees.

Section 16-2-35. - The Middletown public schools sponsorship program.

Section 16-2-36. - Orientation.