Rhode Island § 16-106-6 - The Performance Incentive Funding Act of 2016
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§ 16-106-6. The Performance Incentive Funding Act of 2016
R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-106-6
§ 16-106-6. Accountability — Authority to revise and transparency.
(a) The commissioner of postsecondary education shall monitor, publish, and report to the council on postsecondary education the level of performance on all metrics identified in accordance with this chapter for the community college of Rhode Island, and Rhode Island college.
(b) The commissioner of postsecondary education, in consultation with the council on postsecondary education, shall revise the metrics at a time when performance has reached a pre-defined level. Future metrics shall further goals identified by the board of education and the governor’s workforce board, and the applicable purpose and mission of the institution of higher education to which they apply.
(c) Each public higher-education institution shall publish its performance on all of its associated metrics prescribed in this chapter on its website.
History of Section.
P.L. 2016, ch. 521, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 9, § 10.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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