§ 16-26.1-1. Name of program. The name of the Rhode Island program for blind and visually impaired children shall be known as the “Rhode Island Vision Education and Services Program”. Where the words “Rhode Island Blind and Visually Impaired Children” occur in any general law, public law, or resolution of the general assembly, or are […]
§ 16-26.1-2. Advisory board. (a) The powers delegated and authorized in this chapter for the board of regents for elementary and secondary education and the department of elementary and secondary education shall be in addition to those previously authorized by any other general or public law. (b) The governance, funding, and programming of the Rhode […]
§ 16-26.1-3. Annual report to general assembly. The board of regents for elementary and secondary education shall annually, on or before January 31st, make a report to the general assembly of the state and condition of the Rhode Island vision education and services program and a statement of all expenses incurred for salaries, maintenance, tuition, […]
§ 16-26.1-4. Regional vision and education and services programs. (a) Any city and town local educational authority may contract with RIVESP to establish and operate programs for the blind and visually impaired. (b) When these programs are operated by the RIVESP, each participating city or town shall be assessed for the cost of the program. […]
§ 16-26.1-5. Control by board of regents for elementary and secondary education. The state board of regents for elementary and secondary education shall have supervision, administration, and control of RIVESP. History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 549, § 1.
