§ 16-40-3. Reference of charter amendments to boards.
The secretary of state, upon the receipt by him or her of amendments to a charter or articles of incorporation, as required by the general laws, which amendments shall add educational functions or the granting of degrees to the powers or purposes of any existing corporation, shall submit the proposed amendments to the board of regents for elementary and secondary education or the board of governors for higher education and shall not issue the certificate authorizing those changes unless and until he or she shall receive from the appropriate board a certificate that the changes subject to the provisions of § 16-40-1 have been approved by the appropriate board.
History of Section.P.L. 1932, ch. 1897, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 200, § 3; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2752, § 21; G.L. 1956, § 16-40-3.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 16-40 - Private Schools [See Title 16 Chapter 97 — The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]
Section 16-40-1. - Approval of secondary and higher schools — Certification to secretary of state.
Section 16-40-2. - Authority to grant degrees not presumed.
Section 16-40-3. - Reference of charter amendments to boards.
Section 16-40-4. - Degrees without specific authority prohibited.
Section 16-40-5. - Revocation of approvals.
Section 16-40-6. - Degrees conferred after revocation of approval.
Section 16-40-7. - Register of approved schools and revocations.
Section 16-40-8. - Penalty for violations.
Section 16-40-9. - Prosecution of violations — Forfeiture of charter.
Section 16-40-9.1. - Injunctive relief.
Section 16-40-10. - Schools exempt.
Section 16-40-10.1. - Repealed.
Section 16-40-10.2. - Mater Ecclesiae.
Section 16-40-11. - Registration and reports of private schools.
Section 16-40-12. - Schools instructing persons above compulsory school age.
Section 16-40-13. - Promise of employment — Penalty for violations.
Section 16-40-14. - Schools unaffected.
Section 16-40-15. - Registers and blanks.
Section 16-40-16. - Student records and school closings — Notice of closing.