§ 16-21.1-3. Variances permitted.
(a) Variances to require a city or town to provide bus transportation to a pupil who attends a school, except a special education facility, outside the region in which the pupil resides shall be granted by the commissioner of elementary and secondary education if he or she finds that:
(1) There is no similar school within the region;
(2) The transportation is necessary to provide an educational opportunity which the pupil has a right to pursue; and
(3) The school building which the pupil attends is within fifteen (15) miles of the city or town of which the pupil is a resident.
(b) Variances to require a city or town to provide bus transportation to a pupil entitled to enrollment in a special education program, provided in accord with regulations of the board of regents for elementary and secondary education, shall be granted by the commissioner of elementary and secondary education if he or she finds that the transportation is necessary in order that the pupil enroll in a special education facility located outside of the region and there is no similar facility within the region.
History of Section.P.L. 1977, ch. 149, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Section 16-21.1-1. - General purposes.
Section 16-21.1-2. - School bus districts established.
Section 16-21.1-3. - Variances permitted.
Section 16-21.1-4. - Duties of school committees.
Section 16-21.1-5. - Hearings — Commissioner of elementary and secondary education.
Section 16-21.1-6. - Repealer.
Section 16-21.1-7. - Repealed.
Section 16-21.1-8. - Statewide transportation system for all students.
Section 16-21.1-9. - Oversight of statewide transportation system.