Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 16-7 - Foundation Level School Support [See Title 16 Chapter 97 — The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]
Section 16-7-17. - Time of payment of state’s share of the basic program and approved expenditures.

§ 16-7-17. Time of payment of state’s share of the basic program and approved expenditures.
There shall be paid by the state to each community in twelve (12) monthly installments an amount as determined by law to be the state’s share of the cost of the basic program for the reference year and all approved expenditures in excess of the basic program for the reference year, provided, however, that these payments to a community shall be reduced by the amount of funds deposited by the department into the local education agency EPSDT account in accordance with § 40-8-18 on behalf of the community. The July payment shall be two and fifty-four hundredths percent (2.54%) of the state’s share based upon the estimated pupil data, valuation data, and expenditure data for the reference year and the August through June payments shall each be eight and eighty-six hundredths percent (8.86%) of the aid due and payable based upon the data for the reference year, except for the city of East Providence which shall be paid during October and April in accordance with chapter 344 of the Public Laws of 1982.
History of Section.P.L. 1960, ch. 27, § 3; P.L. 1982, ch. 344, art. 7, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 6, art. 20, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 44, art. 46, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 289, § 2; P.L. 1992, ch. 399, § 2; P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 79, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 86, § 31; P.L. 2012, ch. 241, art. 12, § 5.

Structure Rhode Island General Laws

Rhode Island General Laws

Title 16 - Education

Chapter 16-7 - Foundation Level School Support [See Title 16 Chapter 97 — The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]

Section 16-7-1 - — 16-7-14. Repealed.

Section 16-7-15. - Statement of purpose.

Section 16-7-16. - Definitions.

Section 16-7-17. - Time of payment of state’s share of the basic program and approved expenditures.

Section 16-7-18. - Determination of mandated minimum program level.

Section 16-7-19. - Computation of standard local tax rate.

Section 16-7-19.1. - Optional incentive plan.

Section 16-7-20. - Determination of state’s share.

Section 16-7-20.1. - Annual report of number of children with disabilities receiving support.

Section 16-7-20.2. - Repealed.

Section 16-7-20.3. - Repealed.

Section 16-7-20.4. - Repealed.

Section 16-7-20.5. - Computation of regionalization bonus.

Section 16-7-20.6, 16-7-20.7. - Repealed.

Section 16-7-21. - Determination and adjustment of equalized weighted assessed valuation.

Section 16-7-22. - Determination of average daily membership.

Section 16-7-23. - Community requirements — Adequate minimum budget provision.

Section 16-7-23.1. - Special maintenance of effort rules for high local contribution and high per pupil expenditure communities.

Section 16-7-23.2. - School deficit reduction — Maintenance of effort provision.

Section 16-7-24. - Minimum appropriation by a community for approved school expenses.

Section 16-7-25. - Minimum program required.

Section 16-7-26. - Repealed.

Section 16-7-27. - School tax rate to be identified.

Section 16-7-28. - Separate revenue and expenditure records kept by school communities.

Section 16-7-29. - Minimum salary schedule.

Section 16-7-30. - School attendance when high school not maintained by community.

Section 16-7-31. - Failure of community to furnish funds — Withholding of state funds.

Section 16-7-32. - Annual review of expenditures.

Section 16-7-33. - Evaluation of operations — Recommendations.

Section 16-7-34. - Appropriation of funds.

Section 16-7-34.1. - Repealed.

Section 16-7-34.2. - Appropriation of funds for education of children with disabilities.

Section 16-7-34.3. - Reimbursement by the state for conventional public housing students.

Section 16-7-35. - Foundation program for school housing — Declaration of policy.

Section 16-7-36. - Definitions.

Section 16-7-37. - Reports from communities.

Section 16-7-38. - Time for payments to communities.

Section 16-7-39. - Computation of school housing-aid ratio.

Section 16-7-40. - Increased school housing ratio.

Section 16-7-41. - Computation of school housing aid.

Section 16-7-41.1. - Eligibility for reimbursement.

Section 16-7-42. - Other aid for school housing projects — Effect.

Section 16-7-43. - Repealed.

Section 16-7-44. - School housing project costs.

Section 16-7-44.1. - Program restrictions.

Section 16-7-44.2. - Repayment of school housing aid.

Section 16-7-45. - Annual appropriations.

Section 16-7-46. - Repealed.

Section 16-7-47. - Addition to existing aid.

Section 16-7-48, 16-7-49. - Repealed.