Section 45-49-1. – Purpose of chapter.
§ 45-49-1. Purpose of chapter. In recognition of the growing number of school age children who have no adult supervision at certain periods when school is not in session, the purposes of this chapter are as follows: (1) To encourage the development of partnerships among parents, school systems, municipal governments, and child care providers to […]
Section 45-49-2. – Authority of school committees and municipal governments — Program requirements.
§ 45-49-2. Authority of school committees and municipal governments — Program requirements. (a) All city and town school committees have the power to establish and operate, contract for, and/or make provision for programs to provide before and after school care and vacation day care for school age children in public school buildings. The provisions of […]
Section 45-49-3. – School age child care grant program.
§ 45-49-3. School age child care grant program. (a) The department of human services shall provide grants to assist in the planning, establishment, operation, or expansion of school age child care programs; and the state controller is authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of sums […]
Section 45-49-4. – Transportation.
§ 45-49-4. Transportation. (a) Any school district may elect to provide transportation to any child attending grades kindergarten through grade eight (8), between the school the child attends and a before or after school licensed child care location. School districts which elect to provide transportation between schools and licensed child care locations are eligible to […]
Section 45-49.1-1. – Establishment.
§ 45-49.1-1. Establishment. There is established within the department of elementary and secondary education an “Early Childhood Foundation” for the purpose of providing technical assistance and seed grants to local school districts in support of their efforts to develop: (1) Preschool education for families which cannot afford private nursery school programs and the nearly seventy […]
Section 45-49.1-2. – Rules and regulations.
§ 45-49.1-2. Rules and regulations. The commissioner may promulgate rules and regulations to govern this program. History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 329, § 1.
Section 45-50-1. – Short title.
§ 45-50-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Municipal Public Buildings Authorities Law”. History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 475, § 1.
Section 45-50-2. – Authorities created.
§ 45-50-2. Authorities created. There is created in each city and town a body corporate and politic known as the municipal public buildings authority of the municipality, which is an instrumentality and agency of the city or town, but has a distinct legal existence from the city or town. History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 475, […]
Section 45-50-3. – Legislative findings — Applicability of chapter — Resolution of need required for authority to function.
§ 45-50-3. Legislative findings — Applicability of chapter — Resolution of need required for authority to function. (a) It is declared that a need exists to authorize all municipalities which issue significant amounts of general obligation debt or which have large operating budgets to possess powers enabling the implementation of alternative financing techniques. (b) This […]
Section 45-48.1-25. – Pledge not to alter rights of district.
§ 45-48.1-25. Pledge not to alter rights of district. The state does hereby pledge to and agree with the holders of the bonds, notes, and other evidences of indebtedness of the district that the state will not limit or alter rights hereby vested in the district until the bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness, […]