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Home » US Law » 2022 Rhode Island General Laws » Title 16 - Education » Chapter 16-74 - Guaranteed Student Entitlement [See Title 16 Chapter 97 — The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]

Section 16-74-1. – Legislative findings.

§ 16-74-1. Legislative findings. (a) The current system of education financing does not provide for absolute equity, does not account completely for individual student needs, and relies too heavily on the property tax, and the governor through executive order 92-9 and the twenty-first century commission through its final report as endorsed by the board of […]

Section 16-74-2. – Objectives of program.

§ 16-74-2. Objectives of program. (a) The guaranteed student entitlement program shall: (1) Limit the property tax rate levied in each community for education; (2) Provide for the costs necessary to educate students with special or additional needs; (3) Provide for an examination of expenditures to determine their support of student achievement trends and state […]