R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-113-3: Establishment of scholarship program.

There is hereby established the Rhode Island hope scholarship pilot program. The general assembly shall annually appropriate the funds necessary to implement the purposes of this chapter for the periods of the pilot program. Additional funds beyond the scholarships may be appropriated to support and advance the Rhode Island hope scholarship pilot program. In addition to appropriation by the general assembly, charitable donations may be accepted into the scholarship program.