Rhode Island General Laws
Title 16 - Education
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. - § 16-40-1. Approval of secondary and higher schools — Certification...

Section 16-40-2. - Authority to grant degrees not presumed. - § 16-40-2. Authority to grant degrees not presumed. Authority to...

Section 16-40-3. - Reference of charter amendments to boards. - § 16-40-3. Reference of charter amendments to boards. The secretary...

Section 16-40-4. - Degrees without specific authority prohibited. - § 16-40-4. Degrees without specific authority prohibited. No academy, college,...

Section 16-40-5. - Revocation of approvals. - § 16-40-5. Revocation of approvals. The approval of the appropriate...

Section 16-40-6. - Degrees conferred after revocation of approval. - § 16-40-6. Degrees conferred after revocation of approval. The admitting...

Section 16-40-7. - Register of approved schools and revocations. - § 16-40-7. Register of approved schools and revocations. The department...

Section 16-40-8. - Penalty for violations. - § 16-40-8. Penalty for violations. Any academy, college, university, or...

Section 16-40-9. - Prosecution of violations — Forfeiture of charter. - § 16-40-9. Prosecution of violations — Forfeiture of charter. The...

Section 16-40-9.1. - Injunctive relief. - § 16-40-9.1. Injunctive relief. The superior court for the county...

Section 16-40-10. - Schools exempt. - § 16-40-10. Schools exempt. (a) Nothing contained in §§ 16-40-1...

Section 16-40-10.1. - Repealed. - § 16-40-10.1. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 2002, ch. 212, §...

Section 16-40-10.2. - Mater Ecclesiae. - § 16-40-10.2. Mater Ecclesiae. Notwithstanding any rule, regulation or general...

Section 16-40-11. - Registration and reports of private schools. - § 16-40-11. Registration and reports of private schools. All private...

Section 16-40-12. - Schools instructing persons above compulsory school age. - § 16-40-12. Schools instructing persons above compulsory school age. All...

Section 16-40-13. - Promise of employment — Penalty for violations. - § 16-40-13. Promise of employment — Penalty for violations. No...

Section 16-40-14. - Schools unaffected. - § 16-40-14. Schools unaffected. Nothing contained in §§ 16-40-11 through...

Section 16-40-15. - Registers and blanks. - § 16-40-15. Registers and blanks. The department of elementary and...

Section 16-40-16. - Student records and school closings — Notice of closing. - § 16-40-16. Student records and school closings — Notice of...