Rhode Island § 40-2-21 - Administration of State Institutions
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§ 40-2-21. Administration of State Institutions
R.I. Gen. Laws § 40-2-21
§ 40-2-21. Reports on schools in institutions — Inspections — Qualifications of teachers.
The director of the department of human services shall annually make to the department of elementary and secondary education in the month of July, a report of all the schools maintained in the institutions under its control, the report to be in the manner and form as prescribed by law for other educational institutions. The council on elementary and secondary education may visit and inspect the schools and make suggestions to the director of the department of human services for the improvement of them, as it may deem advisable. All teachers employed in the schools shall hold certificates of qualification as required by law of public school teachers.
History of Section.
P.L. 1917, ch. 1470, art. 1, § 23; G.L. 1923, ch. 413, art. 1, § 22; G.L. 1938, ch.
50, § 11; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 80; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2752, § 21;
impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 40-2-28; P.L. 1960, ch. 73, § 1;
Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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