Rhode Island General Laws
R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-54-2 (2026)
Duty of the school committee
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In any city or town where there is a child who is eligible to attend elementary or secondary schools, and whose English proficiency is limited to such a degree that it impedes his or her academic progress, the school committee of the city or town shall provide those special services and programs which satisfy the needs of the child with limited English proficiency, in any programs and services as approved by the department of elementary and secondary education in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the board of regents for elementary and secondary education.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1995–2001 · leading case: Woonsocket Teachers' Guild, Local 951 v. Woonsocket Sch. Comm., 770 A.2d 834 (R.I. 2001).
Woonsocket Teachers' Guild, Local 951 v. Woonsocket Sch. Comm., 770 A.2d 834 (R.I. 2001). “See id. The trial justice found the matter non-arbitra-ble and we affirmed.”
Pawtucket Sch. Comm. v. Pawtucket Teachers' All., Local No. 930, 652 A.2d 970 (R.I. 1995). “1956 (1988 Reenactment) § 16-54-2. It was asserted to the court, without contradiction, that in every city or town individuals within the school administration such as the associate director in Pawtucket, act for the school committee in overseeing and evaluating day to day…”
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