§ 16-3.1-1. Purpose of this chapter. The purpose of this chapter is threefold: to assist school districts within the state to establish cooperative service operations and the method of administering those operations; to provide for the delivery of administrative and instructional services desired by school districts; and to provide that the department of elementary and […]
§ 16-3.1-10. Regional center collaborative — East Bay Educational Collaborative. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, the school committees of the cities and towns of Barrington, Bristol, East Providence, Little Compton, Middletown, Newport, Portsmouth, Tiverton, and Warren are authorized and empowered to continue and/or initiate cooperative efforts to […]
§ 16-3.1-11. Urban collaborative. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, the school committees of the cities of Providence, Pawtucket, East Providence, Central Falls and other Rhode Island school districts as may be approved for inclusion by existing member districts in accordance with collaborative bylaws are authorized and empowered to […]
§ 16-3.1-12. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 173, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2001 ch. 86, § 29, effective July 6, 2001.
§ 16-3.1-13. Reporting. Any collaborative established under this chapter shall implement a uniform system of accounting in compliance with § 16-2-9.3 to track their expenditures and investments and file a report on said expenditures and investments by October 1, of each year, with the Rhode Island board of regents for elementary and secondary education, the […]
§ 16-3.1-14. Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Cooperative Service Among School Districts Act of 2010.” History of Section.P.L. 2010, ch. 86, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 108, § 1.
§ 16-3.1-15. Declaration of purpose. (a) A collaborative approach to the dual mission of educational effectiveness and business efficiency is the purpose of this educational collaborative act. The goal is to maximize both educational effectiveness and business services which will lead to cost savings. The educational collaborative system will allow school districts to more appropriately […]
§ 16-3.1-16. Financial incentives. The board of regents for elementary and secondary education may provide for special grants that it may deem necessary to stimulate and encourage the development of cooperative service agreements that would be administered by the area educational collaborative. The regents may also establish an ongoing level of subsidy that it deems […]
§ 16-3.1-17. Rules and regulations. (a) The board of regents for elementary and secondary education shall adopt rules and regulations regarding all aspects of the educational collaboratives mission and goals. (b) Instructional education programs and/or administrative and/or best business practice plans will be submitted to, and approved by, the commissioner of elementary and secondary education. […]
§ 16-3.1-18. Board of directors. Each educational collaborative’s board of directors will set policies and programs consistent with the aims and intents of this legislation for approval by the department of education and developed in conjunction with educational collaborative staff. Each participating school committee will appoint one member to the respective governing board. The board […]
§ 16-3.1-19. Collective bargaining agreements unaffected. Nothing in this chapter shall allow any school district to abrogate any agreement reached by collective bargaining. History of Section.P.L. 2010, ch. 86, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 108, § 1.
§ 16-3.1-2. Agreements. (a) Any school committee, acting for or on behalf of its district, may enter into an agreement with one or more other school committees to conduct jointly instructional education programs and/or administrative functions, provided that the agreement has been reviewed and is recommended by the commissioner of elementary and secondary education and […]
§ 16-3.1-20. Building ownership. Nothing in this chapter shall limit any of the five (5) educational collaboratives from purchasing, leasing, taking by gift, or otherwise acquiring, own, hold, mortgage, finance, improve, and use real estate for purposes of furthering their mission and goals to meet their administrative and operational needs. An affirmative majority of the […]
§ 16-3.1-21. YouthBuild Preparatory Academy. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, the school committees of the cities of Providence and Central Falls are authorized and empowered to initiate and implement cooperative efforts, including, but not limited to, collaborative use of technology, to provide an alternative, diploma-granting secondary education […]
§ 16-3.1-3. Rules and regulations. The board of regents for elementary and secondary education shall adopt regulations regarding all aspects of the agreement. Each agreement shall fully describe the services to be rendered, the terms by which each school district shall share in the cost of the services, and shall provide for a method of […]
§ 16-3.1-4. Financial incentives. The board of regents for elementary and secondary education may provide for special grants which it may deem necessary to stimulate the formation of cooperative service arrangements, and it may establish the level of subsidy that it deems appropriate to continue the operation of any cooperative service area. History of Section.P.L. […]
§ 16-3.1-5. Termination of participation. (a) Each original agreement shall provide for the disposition, upon termination, of any unencumbered funds, equipment, supplies, and property, real or personal, held pursuant to the agreement. The commissioner of elementary and secondary education shall resolve any and all disputes among participating school districts which the governing body is unable […]
§ 16-3.1-6. Collective bargaining agreements unaffected. Nothing in this chapter shall allow any school district to abrogate any agreement reached by collective bargaining. History of Section.P.L. 1975, ch. 246, § 1.
§ 16-3.1-7. Newport County regional special education program. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, the school committees of the towns of Middletown, Portsmouth, Tiverton, and Little Compton are authorized and empowered to continue their cooperative efforts to provide special education programs and diagnostic services required by law or regulation, […]
§ 16-3.1-8. Regional center collaborative — Northern Rhode Island. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, the school committees of the cities and towns of Lincoln, Cumberland, Pawtucket, Central Falls, Woonsocket, Smithfield, North Smithfield, North Providence, Johnston, Foster, Glocester, Foster-Glocester regional school district, and Burrillville are authorized and empowered […]
