Section 16-111-4. – Food service — Local sources preferred.
§ 16-111-4. Food service — Local sources preferred. It shall be the policy of the state, the department of education, and any educational entity to encourage that any request for proposal (RFP) to a food service company (vendor) to provide food services to an educational entity encourage the use of a vendor that purchases ten […]
Section 16-111-5. – Food donations by food service companies.
§ 16-111-5. Food donations by food service companies. (a) It shall be the policy of the state, the department of education, and any educational entity to require that any request for proposal (RFP) to select a food service company (vendor) to provide food services to an educational entity shall require the vendor to donate any […]
Section 16-111-6. – Expiration dates.
§ 16-111-6. Expiration dates. An educational entity, person, or vendor who or that donates food as permitted by law shall not be subject to civil or criminal liability or penalty for any violation of any laws, regulations, or ordinances regulating the labeling or packaging of the donated product or, with respect to any other laws, […]
Section 16-111-7. – Rules and regulations.
§ 16-111-7. Rules and regulations. The commissioner is hereby authorized to promulgate whatever rules and regulations may be required to implement this chapter and shall annually provide notice to all educational entities of the department’s school waste disposal and refuse disposal policies. History of Section.P.L. 2021, ch. 344, § 1, effective September 1, 2021; P.L. […]
Section 16-108-2. – Definitions.
§ 16-108-2. Definitions. The following words and phrases, as used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings: (1) “Entity” means the Rhode Island department of elementary and secondary education, its subagencies and state agency(s) and local municipalities from which it collects demographic data. (2) “Southeast Asian” means individuals who identify with one or more […]
Section 16-108-3. – Data transparency.
§ 16-108-3. Data transparency. (a) Whenever the department of elementary and secondary education collects demographic data as to the ancestry or ethnic origins of students for a report that includes educational proficiencies, graduation rates, attendance rates, and access to educational resources, the entity shall use separate collection categories and tabulations in accordance with the following: […]
Section 16-109-1. – Short title.
§ 16-109-1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Student Journalists’ Freedom of Expression Act.” History of Section.P.L. 2017, ch. 229, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 318, § 1.
Section 16-109-2. – Definitions.
§ 16-109-2. Definitions. As used in this section: (1) “School-sponsored media” means any material that is prepared, substantially written, published, or broadcast by a student journalist at an institution under the supervision of the council on elementary and secondary education and the council on postsecondary education, both public and private, distributed, or generally made available […]
Section 16-109-3. – Student journalists’ freedom of expression — Civil remedy.
§ 16-109-3. Student journalists’ freedom of expression — Civil remedy. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a student journalist has the right to exercise freedom of speech and of the press in both school-sponsored media and non-school-sponsored media, regardless of whether the media is supported financially by the school, local education […]
Section 16-110-1. – Legislative findings.
§ 16-110-1. Legislative findings. The General Assembly hereby finds and declares that: (1) Rhode Island holds a unique place in history with the establishment of its Royal Charter on July 8, 1663, that marked the first time that a sovereign leader signed a charter guaranteeing that individuals within a society were free to practice the […]