{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-16-39-1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-39-1","heading":"Appeal of matters of dispute to commissioner.","body":"Parties having any matter of dispute between them arising under any law relating to schools or education may appeal to the commissioner of elementary and secondary education who, after notice to the parties interested of the time and place of hearing, shall examine and decide the appeal without cost to the parties involved.","path":["Title 16 Education","Chapter 39 Controversies in School Matters [See Title 16 Chapter 97 — The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE16/16-39/16-39-1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:50Z","sha256":"98c266b353c21b2bbb984f9f50dd943e3a3f5ffd8c004e9bb4f542627ef75550","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-16-38-14","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-16-39-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}