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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION | |
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Introduced By: Senators Gallo, Pearson, DiPalma, Euer, Felag, Valverde, Lawson, and | |
Date Introduced: February 16, 2023 | |
Referred To: Senate Finance | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 16-45.1 of the General Laws entitled "Career and Technical |
2 | Education [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]" is hereby |
3 | amended by adding thereto the following section: |
4 | 16-45.1-4. Career and technical education tuition formula. |
5 | (a) The department of elementary and secondary education, in consultation with a |
6 | workgroup as described in subsection (c) of this section, shall develop a formula for calculating |
7 | tuition to career and technical education programs to be paid by the sending district. Said formula |
8 | shall be developed and a copy provided to the chairs of the senate committee on education and the |
9 | house committee on education no later than December 31, 2024. |
10 | (b) The tuition of all career and technical programs shall be posted on the school district's |
11 | website if the district operates a program or school that receives tuition for a career and technical |
12 | program. The sending school district shall remit tuition to the district that operates the career and |
13 | technical program. The provisions of ยง 16-45-10 shall be applicable to this section. |
14 | (c) The department shall convene a workgroup, including, but not limited to, |
15 | representatives from career and technical schools, the Rhode Island School Superintendents' |
16 | Association, the Rhode Island Association of School Committees, the National Education |
17 | Association, the Rhode Island Federation of Teachers and Health Professionals, and the Rhode |
18 | Island Career and Technical board of trustees. The purpose of the workgroup shall be to assist the |
19 | department in creating a formula for calculating tuition to career and technical education programs. |
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1 | 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 -- CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION | |
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1 | This act would provide that the department of elementary and secondary education, in |
2 | consultation with a workgroup composed of various stakeholders, would develop a funding formula |
3 | for school districts sending students to career and technical programs outside their district. |
4 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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