Section 16-3-8. – Submission of agreement to board of regents for elementary and secondary education and the cities or towns.
§ 16-3-8. Submission of agreement to board of regents for elementary and secondary education and the cities or towns. Copies of the agreement drawn by the regional district planning board in accordance with § 16-3-7 shall be submitted to the state board of regents for elementary and secondary education for review and recommendation to the […]
Section 16-3-9. – Action by city or town on recommendations.
§ 16-3-9. Action by city or town on recommendations. Each city or town council of the respective cities or towns shall, upon receipt of a recommendation that a regional school district should be formed, and of a proposed agreement submitted in accordance with the provisions of §§ 16-3-4 to 16-3-8, and with the approval required […]
Section 16-3-10. – Acceptance by voters — Establishment of regional school district.
§ 16-3-10. Acceptance by voters — Establishment of regional school district. If a majority of the voters voting on the question in each of the several cities or towns shall vote in the affirmative to accept this chapter, the provisions of this chapter shall apply, and the proposed regional school district shall be deemed to […]
Section 16-3-1. – Purpose of chapter.
§ 16-3-1. Purpose of chapter. The purpose of this chapter is to assist communities within the state to operate schools on a more efficient and economic basis through the development of regional school districts and to enhance the services of the schools in line with present day needs. History of Section.P.L. 1958, ch. 197, § […]
Section 16-3-2. – Purposes of regional school district schools.
§ 16-3-2. Purposes of regional school district schools. Regional school districts may be organized for the establishment of schools for the purposes enumerated in this section: (1) To operate all schools and educational services; (2) To operate elementary or secondary schools; (3) To operate vocational or technical schools; (4) To operate a community college; and […]
Section 16-3-3. – Regional school educational services.
§ 16-3-3. Regional school educational services. Regional school districts formed under the provisions of this chapter to operate any one of the types of schools listed in § 16-3-2 may establish any one or more of the following types of services for all the pupils of the regional school district if so specified in the […]
Section 16-3-3.1. – Creation of regional school district planning board.
§ 16-3-3.1. Creation of regional school district planning board. (a) The commissioner of elementary and secondary education shall order the creation of a regional school district planning board for the purpose of conducting a study of the feasibility of regionalization or other cooperative ventures if any of the following conditions are found to exist: (1) […]
Section 16-3-4. – Creation of planning committee — Appropriations.
§ 16-3-4. Creation of planning committee — Appropriations. (a) Any city or town, by majority vote of its appropriating authority, may create a special unpaid committee to be known as a regional school district planning committee, to consist of three (3) members, two (2) of whom shall be appointed by the president of the city […]
Section 16-3-5. – Formation of regional planning board.
§ 16-3-5. Formation of regional planning board. Regional school district planning committees from any two (2) or more cities or towns may join together to form a regional school district planning board or boards. A regional school district planning board shall organize immediately upon its formation by the election of a chairperson, vice-chairperson, and secretary […]