{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-16-25.4-5","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-25.4-5","heading":"Educational credits.","body":"(a) A public elementary and secondary student may count credit for satisfactorily completing a course in American Sign Language towards the fulfillment of a foreign language requirement in the public education system under rules made by the state board of elementary and secondary education.\n(b) If a course in American Sign Language is offered by a state university, college, or community college, it shall be accepted as a foreign language credit. Successful completion of any American Sign Language course in the common schools shall satisfy the foreign language entrance requirements for a state institution of higher education.","path":["Title 16 Education","Chapter 25.4 American Sign Language [See Title 16 Chapter 97 — The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE16/16-25.4/16-25.4-5.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:48Z","sha256":"a5e04c3a36c969c5f78ec3158d33540c485f521fe5ee591b0c92b4aa7da9949e","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-16-25.4-4","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-16-25.4-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}