{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-16-3.1-1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-3.1-1","heading":"Purpose of this chapter.","body":"The purpose of this chapter is threefold: to assist school districts within the state to establish cooperative service operations and the method of administering those operations; to provide for the delivery of administrative and instructional services desired by school districts; and to provide that the department of elementary and secondary education offer technical assistance to carry out the purpose of this chapter.","path":["Title 16 Education","Chapter 3.1 Cooperative Service Among School Districts [See Title 16 Chapter 97 — The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE16/16-3.1/16-3.1-1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:42Z","sha256":"1bb2672afd725f95070955aeec92743ecad03d9a03eb6a951d21d7f233ecea22","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-16-3-26","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-16-3.1-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}