It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 16-3-12 of the General Laws in Chapter 16-3 entitled "Establishment of Regional School Districts" is hereby amended to read as follows:

16-3-12. Regional school district financial meeting -- Special meetings. -- (a) The regional school district financial meeting to which all the voters qualified to vote in their respective towns on any proposition for the imposition of a tax or the expenditure of money shall be held on the first Monday in February of each year at eight o'clock (8:00) p.m. at the regional school district high school or any other location that the regional school district committee may publicly designate in advance; provided, however, that the Exeter-West Greenwich regional school district meeting shall be held on the second (2nd) or third (3rd) Monday of April of each year at the discretion of the school committee at eight o'clock (8:00) p.m.; provided, further, that the Chariho Regional School District meeting for the calendar year 1992 shall be held on the last Tuesday of April at eight o'clock (8:00) p.m.; and provided further that the Chariho Regional School District meeting for the calendar year 1993 shall be held on April 3, 1993 at one o'clock (1:00) p.m., the regional school committee shall prepare and approve a budget no later than March 5, 1993, the district school committee shall adopt a final proposed budget no later than March 26, 1993, and the treasurer of the regional school district shall certify the charge per pupil to each district treasurer by April 15, 1993; and provided further that the Chariho Regional School District meeting for the calendar year 1994 only, shall be held on March 26, 1994 at one o'clock (1:00) p.m., the regional school committee shall prepare and approve a budget no later than February 22, 1994, the district school committee shall adopt a final proposed budget no later than March 8, 1994, and the treasurer of the regional school district shall certify the charge per pupil to each district treasurer by April 15, 1994; and provided further, however that the Chariho regional school district meeting for the calendar year 1995 only shall be held on March 25, 1995, the regional school committee shall prepare and approve a budget no later than March 14, 1995, and the treasurer of the regional school district shall certify the charge per pupil to each district by April 3, 1995, and provided further that the Chariho Regional School District meeting for the calendar year 1996 only, shall be held on March 23, 1996 at 2:30 o'clock p.m. The regional school committee shall prepare and approve a budget no later than February 27, 1996. The district school committee shall adopt a final proposed budget no later than March 12, 1996, and the treasurer of the regional school district shall certify the charge per pupil to each district treasurer by April 1, 1996, and provided further that the Chariho Regional School District meeting for the calendar year 1997 only, shall be held no later than April 1, 1997 at a time and date to be determined by the regional district school committee. The regional district school committee shall prepare and approve a budget no later than thirty (30) days prior to the annual meeting date. The regional district school committee shall adopt a final proposed budget no later than fourteen (14) days prior to the annual meeting date and the treasurer of the regional school district shall certify the charge per pupil to each district treasurer by April 10, 1997, and provided further that the Chariho Regional School District meeting for the calendar year 1998 only, shall be held no later than April 1, 1998 at a time and date to be determined by the regional district school committee. The regional district school committee shall prepare and approve a budget no later than thirty (30) days prior to the annual meeting date. The regional district school committee shall adopt a final proposed budget no later than fourteen (14) days prior to the annual meeting date and the treasurer of the regional school district shall certify the charge per pupil to each district treasurer by April 10, 1998, and provided further that the Chariho Regional School District meeting for the calendar year 1999 only, shall be held no later than April 1, 1999 at a time and date determined by the regional district school committee. The regional district school committee shall prepare and approve a budget no later than thirty (30) days prior to the annual meeting date. The regional district school committee shall adopt a final proposed budget no later than fourteen (14) days prior to the annual meeting date and the treasurer of the regional school district shall certify the charge per pupil to each district treasurer by April 12, 1999.

(2) Provided further, that the Chariho Regional School District meeting, for the calendar year 2000 only, shall be held no later than April 1, 2000, at a time and date to be determined by the regional district school committee. The regional district school committee shall prepare and approve a budget no later than thirty (30) days prior to the annual meeting date. The regional district school committee shall adopt a final proposed budget no later than fourteen (14) days prior to the annual meeting date and the treasurer of the regional school district shall certify the charge per pupil to each district treasurer by April 10, 2000.; and provided further that the Chariho Regional School District meeting for the calendar year 2001 only, shall be held no later than March 31, 2001 at a time and date to be determined by the regional district school committee. The regional district school committee shall prepare and approve a budget no later than thirty (30) days prior to the annual meeting date. The regional district school committee shall adopt a final proposed budget no later than ten (10) days prior to the annual meeting date and the treasurer of the regional school district shall certify the charge per pupil to each district treasurer by April 10, 2001.

(b) Special meetings may be called by vote of the regional school district committee or upon petition of two hundred (200) district voters filed in writing with the committee.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.