Introduced By: Representatives Kennedy, Garvey and Scott
Date Introduced : January 14, 1998
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 8:00 o'clock p.m. at the regional school district high
school or such other location as 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 8:00
o'clock 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 8:00 o'clock 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 1:00 o'clock 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 1:00 o'clock 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 {DEL . DEL} {ADD , 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. ADD}
(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.