Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 45-13 - State Aid
Section 45-13-6. - Purpose.

§ 45-13-6. Purpose.
It is the purpose of §§ 45-13-7 — 45-13-10, to control state mandates on towns and cities, to identify and report on all state mandates, and to establish a system for the reimbursement to towns and cities for the cost of state mandates.
History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 298, § 3.

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Rhode Island General Laws

Title 45 - Towns and Cities

Chapter 45-13 - State Aid

Section 45-13-1. - Apportionment of annual appropriation for state aid.

Section 45-13-1.1. - Aid reduced by amounts owed state entities.

Section 45-13-1.2. - Aid withheld for failure to comply with state statutes.

Section 45-13-2. - “Tax levy” defined.

Section 45-13-3. - Apportionment based on levy for preceding year.

Section 45-13-4, 45-13-5. - Repealed.

Section 45-13-5.1. - General assembly appropriations in lieu of property tax from certain exempt private and state properties.

Section 45-13-5.2. - Valuation of tax exempt property for purposes of computing state grants.

Section 45-13-6. - Purpose.

Section 45-13-7. - State mandated costs defined.

Section 45-13-8. - Reports.

Section 45-13-9. - Reimbursement to cities and towns and school districts for the costs of state mandates.

Section 45-13-9.1. - Future mandates.

Section 45-13-9.2. - Postponement of effective date.

Section 45-13-10. - Exemptions from reimbursement.

Section 45-13-11. - Severability.

Section 45-13-11.1. - Excuse, avoidance or suspension of reimbursement requirements.

Section 45-13-12. - Distressed communities relief fund.

Section 45-13-13. - Repealed.

Section 45-13-14. - Adjustments to tax levy, assessed value, and full value when computing state aid.