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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012

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A N A C T

RELATING TO EDUCATION - TEACHERS' TENURE

     Introduced By: Representatives Guthrie, DaSilva, Messier, Tomasso, and Johnston

     Date Introduced: January 12, 2012

     Referred To: House Labor

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 16-13-6 of the General Laws in Chapter 16-13 entitled "Teachers'

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Tenure" is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     16-13-6. Suspension because of decrease in school population -- Seniority --

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Reinstatement. – Layoff – Seniority – Reinstatement. - (a) A school board may, by reason of a

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substantial decrease of pupil population within its school system, suspend teachers in numbers

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necessitated by the decrease in pupil population, program reduction or elimination, or budget

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reduction; provided, however, that suspension of teachers shall be in the inverse order of their

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employment unless it is necessary to retain certain teachers of technical subjects whose places

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cannot be filled by teachers of earlier appointment; and, provided, further, that teachers that are

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suspended shall be reinstated in the inverse order of their suspension. No new appointments shall

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be made while there are available teachers so suspended.

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      (b) Notice of suspension under this section and section 16-13-5 shall be given, in

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writing, by the governing body of schools on or before March 1 May 15 notifying the teacher that

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his or her employment for the ensuing year shall be suspended, provided however, notice by that

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date need not be provided in the instance of an emergency performance related cause.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N A C T

RELATING TO EDUCATION - TEACHERS' TENURE

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     This act would amend the situations whereby a school board could layoff teachers.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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