§ 16-22-35. Littering prevention and recycling awareness program.
The department of elementary and secondary education shall, in collaboration with the Rhode Island resource recovery corporation, prescribe a presentation on litter prevention, reducing and reusing materials, and recycling awareness that shall be used to educate every public elementary and middle school student within the state on a yearly basis.
History of Section.P.L. 2021, ch. 272, § 1, effective July 9, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 273, § 1, effective July 9, 2021.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 16-22 - Curriculum [See Title 16 Chapter 97 — the Rhode Island Board of Education Act]
Section 16-22-2. - Civics education.
Section 16-22-3. - Instruction in physiology and hygiene.
Section 16-22-4. - Instruction in health and physical education.
Section 16-22-4.1. - Rhode Island healthy weight pilot program established.
Section 16-22-4.2. - Free-play recess.
Section 16-22-5. - Course in fire prevention prescribed.
Section 16-22-6. - Duty of school officials to arrange for fire prevention course.
Section 16-22-8. - Foreign language courses.
Section 16-22-9. - Uniform testing.
Section 16-22-9.1. - Foster care youth academic reports.
Section 16-22-10. - Voting instruction.
Section 16-22-11. - Pledge of allegiance.
Section 16-22-12. - Required courses on alcohol and substance abuse.
Section 16-22-13. - Consumer education.
Section 16-22-14. - Suicide prevention awareness.
Section 16-22-15. - Cardiopulmonary resuscitation training.
Section 16-22-16. - Blocked air passage treatment training.
Section 16-22-17. - AIDS education program.
Section 16-22-18. - Health and family life courses.
Section 16-22-19. - Electronic news or educational programming.
Section 16-22-21. - Community service learning.
Section 16-22-22. - Genocide and human rights education.
Section 16-22-23. - Mathematics, English/Language Arts, and Science.
Section 16-22-24. - Dating violence education.
Section 16-22-25. - Lyme disease awareness and prevention program.
Section 16-22-26. - Age appropriate sexual abuse and assault awareness education.
Section 16-22-27. - Availability of instruction in musical performance education.
Section 16-22-28. - Instruction in media literacy.
Section 16-22-29. - Field trips to nature preserve, reserve, or conservatory.
Section 16-22-30. - Statewide academic standards.
Section 16-22-31. - Curriculum frameworks.
Section 16-22-32. - High quality curriculum and materials.
Section 16-22-33. - Curriculum implementation accountability.
Section 16-22-34. - The basic education program.
Section 16-22-35. - Littering prevention and recycling awareness program.
Section 16-22-36. - Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander history study.
Section 16-22-37. - Dual language immersion model policy and timeline.
Section 16-22-38. - Career and technical education programs. [Effective January 1, 2023.]