Rhode Island § 16-32-12 - University of Rhode Island [See Title 16 Chapter 97 — The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]
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§ 16-32-12. University of Rhode Island [See Title 16 Chapter 97 — The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]
R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-32-12
§ 16-32-12. Acquisition of land — Guaranty of loans to societies of students.
The board of trustees is authorized and empowered on behalf of the university of Rhode Island to acquire land and also to guarantee in the name of the state approved loans made to societies of students at the university, for the purchase or construction, upon lands owned by the university, of society houses which shall serve as student dormitories. Any loans approved, upon default, shall become state obligations in the same manner as any state bond.
History of Section.
P.L. 1922, ch. 2190, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 83, § 8; P.L. 1936, ch. 2295, § 1; G.L. 1938,
ch. 188, § 9; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 688, § 3; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2686, §
3; G.L. 1956, § 16-32-12; P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 9, § 3.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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