Rhode Island § 16-5-33 - State Aid [See Title 16 Chapter 97 — The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]
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§ 16-5-33. State Aid [See Title 16 Chapter 97 — The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]
R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-5-33
§ 16-5-33. Education partnership fund.
There is created and established a program to be known as the “education partnership program.” The commissioner of elementary and secondary education is authorized to accept grants and bequests from public and private sources with the approval of the director of administration which shall be deposited as general revenues. In order to carry out the purposes of grants and bequests the commissioner shall oversee the appropriated funds, adopt rules and regulations for the expenditure of these funds, and assess the effectiveness of its programs and projects. The state controller is directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of the sum, or so much of the sum as may be required upon receipt by the controller of vouchers duly authenticated by the commissioner.
History of Section.
P.L. 1988, ch. 336, § 9; P.L. 1995, ch. 70, art. 40, § 43.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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