{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-16-21.3-2","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-21.3-2","heading":"Junior high/middle school student assistance program.","body":"(a) The department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals shall be charged with the administration of this chapter and shall contract with appropriate substance abuse prevention/intervention agencies to provide student assistance services in junior high/middle schools.\n(b) Following the first complete year of operation, school systems receiving junior high/middle school student assistance services will be required to contribute twenty percent (20%) of the costs of student assistance counselors to the service provider agency in order to continue the services.","path":["Title 16 Education","Chapter 21.3 The Rhode Island Student Assistance Junior High/Middle School Act"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE16/16-21.3/16-21.3-2.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:47Z","sha256":"03952207173eea4f7ee80b89e475a32a668558860a60eb582ac05bc97aed8864","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-16-21.3-1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-16-21.3-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}