Rhode Island § 16-3-6 - Establishment of Regional School Districts [See Title 16 Chapter 97 — The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]
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§ 16-3-6. Establishment of Regional School Districts [See Title 16 Chapter 97 — The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]
R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-3-6
§ 16-3-6. Studies and reports by planning board.
It shall be the duty of the regional school district planning board to study the advisability of establishing a regional school district, its organization, operation, and control, and of constructing, maintaining, and operating a school or schools and the types of services to be performed by the school or schools to serve the needs of the district; to estimate the construction and its operating costs; to investigate the methods of financing the school or schools, and any other matters pertaining to the organization and operation of a regional school district; and to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the city or town councils of the several participating cities or towns. Planning boards created under § 16-3-3.1 shall include in their report the items listed in § 16-3-3.1.
History of Section.
P.L. 1955, ch. 3511, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 16-3-3; G.L. 1956, § 16-3-6; P.L. 1958, ch.
197, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 336, § 5.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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