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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013

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A N A C T

RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION ACT

     Introduced By: Representatives Hearn, Marcello, Melo, Ferri, and McNamara

     Date Introduced: February 27, 2013

     Referred To: House Finance

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Chapter 16-97 of the General Laws entitled "The Rhode Island Board of

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Education Act" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

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     16-97-7. Tuition waivers -- Disclosure as a prerequisite to receipt. -- Notwithstanding

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any other provision of law, no employee of the state board of education, his or her spouse,

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domestic partner or dependent, shall receive a tuition waiver as a result of employment status

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with the state board of education, without first consenting to the public disclosure of the existence

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and amount of the waiver. This section shall apply to any tuition waivers, including, but not

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limited to, any such waiver at the Community College of Rhode Island, Rhode Island College,

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and/or the University of Rhode Island.

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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 -- THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION ACT

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     This act would provide that no employee of the state board of education or immediate

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family member would receive a tuition waiver as a result of employment status without first

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consenting to public disclosure of the existence and amount of the waiver.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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