{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-16-3-6","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-3-6","heading":"Studies and reports by planning board.","body":"It shall be the duty of the regional school district planning board to study the advisability of establishing a regional school district, its organization, operation, and control, and of constructing, maintaining, and operating a school or schools and the types of services to be performed by the school or schools to serve the needs of the district; to estimate the construction and its operating costs; to investigate the methods of financing the school or schools, and any other matters pertaining to the organization and operation of a regional school district; and to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the city or town councils of the several participating cities or towns. Planning boards created under § 16-3-3.1 shall include in their report the items listed in § 16-3-3.1.","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/TITLE16/16-3/16-3-6.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:42Z","sha256":"1f871dcccb97a96cfc182d8314c568cb5732858786224a04621af02e84cd2824","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-16-3-5","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-16-3-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}