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R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-59-21 (2026)

Freedom from budget and lease control by other agencies

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In order that the board of governors for higher education may control the personnel and equipment of the state colleges in the interest of educational efficiency, the board and the colleges are excepted from the provisions of subsection (a)(5) of § 35-3-1 relating to the employment of personnel, and from that part of § 42-20-8 which relates to the director of administration.

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Cited in 1 case, 1989–1989 · leading case: Univ. of Rhode Island v. A.W. Chesterton Co., 721 F. Supp. 400 (D.R.I. 1989).
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Univ. of Rhode Island v. A.W. Chesterton Co., 721 F. Supp. 400 (D.R.I. 1989). “at § 16-59-21. In addition, Rhode Island law provides that the office of higher education and the institutions of public higher education shall have working capital accounts and carry forward any unexpended balances for all fiscal years from 1984-85 through 1988-89 to the next…”
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