§ 16-26-7.1. Regional hearing impaired programs.
(a) Each city and town may contract with the Rhode Island School for the Deaf to establish and operate programs for the hearing impaired.
(b) When these programs are operated by the Rhode Island School for the Deaf, each participating city or town shall be assessed for the cost of the program in the proportion that their enrollment bears to the total enrollment in the program. The assessments shall be deposited in a restricted receipt account for the purpose of funding expenditures necessary to operate the regional program.
History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 243, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 103, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 274, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Section 16-26-1. - Name of school.
Section 16-26-2. - Control by board of regents for elementary and secondary education.
Section 16-26-3.1. - Board of Trustees.
Section 16-26-4, 16-26-5. - Repealed.
Section 16-26-6. - Admission of students.
Section 16-26-7. - Persons admissible.
Section 16-26-7.1. - Regional hearing impaired programs.
Section 16-26-9. - Certificates of proficiency.
Section 16-26-10. - Annual report to general assembly.
Section 16-26-11. - Execution of chapter — Rules and regulations.