{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-16-22.1-4","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-22.1-4","heading":"Definitions.","body":"When used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:\n(1) “Board” means the Rhode Island board of regents for elementary and secondary education.\n(2) “Commissioner” means the Rhode Island commissioner for elementary and secondary education.\n(3) “Course” means a course of study consistent with subdivision 16-1-5(4) and that meets the requirements of the basic education program.\n(4) “School district” means local education agencies in Rhode Island operated by municipalities and those entities established under §§ 16-77.2-1, 16-77.3, and 16-77.4.\n(5) “Teacher of record” means the teacher responsible for content instruction and determining student grades.\n(6) “Virtual course” means a course in which:\n(i) Instruction and content are delivered primarily through technology, including over the Internet, via television, and through multi-media;\n(ii) A student and teacher may be in physically different locations for a portion of the student’s instructional period;\n(iii) Most instructional activities take place in a technology-supported environment;\n(iv) The technology-supported instructional activities are integral to the students’ academic program;\n(v) Extensive communication between a student and a teacher and among students is emphasized; and\n(vi) A student is not necessarily required to be located on the physical premises of a public school.\n(7) “Virtual course provider” means:\n(i) A public school district or school in Rhode Island that provides virtual courses to:\n(A) Students enrolled in that district or school; or\n(B) Students enrolled in another school district or school;\n(ii) An accredited public or private institution of higher education in Rhode Island or another state that provides virtual courses or programs to students attending public schools in Rhode Island;\n(iii) A not-for-profit or for-profit organization whose work includes offering virtual courses or programs to students attending public schools in Rhode Island.","path":["Title 16 Education","Chapter 22.1 The Statewide Virtual Education Act [See Title 16 Chapter 97 — The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE16/16-22.1/16-22.1-4.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:48Z","sha256":"6fe2b7d2f3e0312691d0602872d34c3ef1b36815740c436299f2af1ec8cb3362","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-16-22.1-3","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-16-22.1-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}