{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-16-22-12","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-22-12","heading":"Required courses on alcohol and substance abuse.","body":"(a) The school committees of the several cities, towns, and school districts shall provide for the incorporation of mandatory instruction of students in grades one through twelve (12) on the effects of alcohol and substance abuse upon the human system in existing health education or other courses.\n(b) The board of regents for elementary and secondary education shall institute courses of instructions for teachers in the public school system on the effects of alcohol and substance abuse.","path":["Title 16 Education","Chapter 22 Curriculum [See Title 16 Chapter 97 — the Rhode Island Board of Education Act]"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE16/16-22/16-22-12.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:47Z","sha256":"b664b71d484163a7301655acd95435d733ccef9b0d9b65dc490bf06adb248c30","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-16-22-11","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-16-22-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}