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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2018

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A N   A C T

     RELATING TO EDUCATION -- FOUNDATION LEVEL SCHOOL SUPPORT

     

     Introduced By: Senators Gallo, Ciccone, Lombardo, and Conley

     Date Introduced: May 31, 2018

     Referred To: Senate Education

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Chapter 16-7 of the General Laws entitled "Foundation Level School

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Support [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board Of Education Act]" is hereby

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amended by adding thereto the following section:

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     16-7-44.3. Program incentives.

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     (a) School districts that award the architectural services to a resident architectural firm for

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the architectural services included in a new school or school renovation project shall receive an

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increased school housing ratio of five percent (5%) for those specific projects.

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     (b) For the purposes of this section a "resident architectural firm" means an architectural

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firm or business that has paid unemployment taxes or income taxes in the state during thirty-six

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(36) consecutive calendar months, has a business corporate headquarters facility located in the

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state, and has registered with the secretary of state to conduct business in the state.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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A N   A C T

     RELATING TO EDUCATION -- FOUNDATION LEVEL SCHOOL SUPPORT

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     This act would provide increased school housing aid for communities who utilize resident

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architectural firms, for the architectural services included in a new school or school renovation

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project.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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