{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-16-3-1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-3-1","heading":"Purpose of chapter.","body":"The purpose of this chapter is to assist communities within the state to operate schools on a more efficient and economic basis through the development of regional school districts and to enhance the services of the schools in line with present day needs.","path":["Title 16 Education","Chapter 3 Establishment of Regional School Districts [See Title 16 Chapter 97 — The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE16/16-3/16-3-1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:42Z","sha256":"275bcd2aee41948394fbe15241ebd17f7dd25350cf61ff8ca2884fc12b971951","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-16-2.1-3","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-16-3-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}