Rhode Island § 16-45-1 - Regional Vocational Schools [See Title 16 Chapter 97 — The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]
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§ 16-45-1. Regional Vocational Schools [See Title 16 Chapter 97 — The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]
R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-45-1
§ 16-45-1. Establishment — Maintenance.
The board of regents for elementary and secondary education is authorized and empowered to establish and maintain regional schools for vocational and technological training and instruction with any equipment, apparatus, books, and supplies that shall be necessary for instruction and for proper maintenance of the schools, and for these purposes the department of elementary and secondary education shall appoint and remove necessary instructors, teachers, and other employees, determine their compensation, fix the standards and terms upon which students shall be received and instructed in and discharged from the schools, and make all rules and regulations necessary for the control, management, and operation of the schools.
History of Section.
P.L. 1964, ch. 8, § 1.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 16-45-1 ("Regional Vocational Schools [See Title 16 Chapter 97 — The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]") is part of the Rhode Island General Laws, the codified statutory law of Rhode Island. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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