R.I. Gen. Laws § 30-3-40: Entitlement to educational benefits.

Any person who is an active member of the Rhode Island national guard and who is enrolled in, or otherwise eligible to attend, any college or university in Rhode Island and who is not eligible to receive Veterans Administration educational benefits, shall be entitled to an educational benefit amounting to fifty percent (50%) of each semester’s basic tuition or general fee charges, under such provisions as the adjutant general may determine.