{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-16-48.1-2","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-48.1-2","heading":"Qualification.","body":"Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, any person seeking to operate or seeking employment in any facility covered under § 16-48-1, if the employment involves supervisory or disciplinary power over a child or children or involves frequent and routine contact with a child or children without the presence of other employees, shall undergo an employment background check and criminal records check as provided for in this chapter. The commissioner may by rule identify those positions requiring background checks and criminal record checks.","path":["Title 16 Education","Chapter 48.1 Certification of Personnel Providing Educational Services to Very Young Children"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE16/16-48.1/16-48.1-2.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:52Z","sha256":"56b67535b7cdd20fbd242356433651937e76dc9e9980a6bc39330b960524f899","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-16-48.1-1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-16-48.1-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}