§ 16-7.2-1. Legislative findings. (a) The general assembly recognizes the need for an equitable distribution of resources among the state’s school districts, property tax relief and a predicable method of distributing education aid. The general assembly finds that there is a need to reform the way public education is financed because: (1) All children should […]
§ 16-7.2-10. Reporting to the General Assembly. On or before November 15, 2010, the department of education shall report to the senate president, speaker of the house, and chairs of the Senate and House Finance Committees on the following: (a) The identification and evaluative impact of alternative mechanisms to update or supplement the median family […]
§ 16-7.2-2. Joint legislative committee to establish a permanent education foundation aid formula for Rhode Island. (a) There is hereby established a joint legislative committee to develop a basic foundation support program and an appropriate transition plan to fully implement a new funding system. The committee shall consist of ten (10) members, five (5) of […]
§ 16-7.2-3. Permanent foundation education aid established. (a) Beginning in the 2012 fiscal year, the following foundation education-aid formula shall take effect. The foundation education aid for each district shall be the sum of the core instruction amount in subdivision (a)(1) and the amount to support high-need students in subdivision (a)(2), which shall be multiplied […]
§ 16-7.2-4. Determination of state’s share. (a) For each district, the state’s share of the foundation education aid calculated pursuant to § 16-7.2-3(a) shall use a calculation that considers a district’s revenue-generating capacity and concentration of high-need students. The calculation is the square root of the sum of the state-share ratio for the community calculation, […]
§ 16-7.2-5. Charter public schools, the William M. Davies, Jr. Career and Technical High School, and the Metropolitan Regional Career and Technical Center. (a) Charter public schools, as defined in chapter 77 of this title, the William M. Davies, Jr. Career and Technical High School (Davies), and the Metropolitan Regional Career and Technical Center (the […]
§ 16-7.2-6. Categorical programs, state funded expenses. In addition to the foundation education aid provided pursuant to § 16-7.2-3, the permanent foundation education-aid program shall provide direct state funding for: (a) Excess costs associated with special education students. Excess costs are defined when an individual special education student’s cost shall be deemed to be “extraordinary.” […]
§ 16-7.2-7. Transition plan. (a) The general assembly shall annually determine the appropriation of education aid pursuant to this chapter using a transition plan to begin in fiscal year 2012, not to exceed seven (7) years for LEA’s for whom the calculated education aid pursuant to § 16-7.2-3 is more than the education aid the […]
§ 16-7.2-8. Accountability. (a) Pursuant to §§ 16-7.1-3 and 16-7.1-5, the department of elementary and secondary education (the “department”) shall use the uniform chart of accounts to maintain fiscal accountability for education expenditures that comply with applicable laws and regulations including, but not limited to, the basic education program. This data shall be used to […]
§ 16-7.2-9. Applicability. This chapter applies to education aid for any city, town or regional school district including the Central Falls state operated school district, charter schools, the William M. Davies, Jr. Career and Technical High School, and the Metropolitan Regional Career and Technical Center. Calculation and distribution of aid under §§ 16-7-20.5, 16-7.1-6, 16-7.1-8, […]
