{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-16-48.1-3","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-48.1-3","heading":"Employment background checks.","body":"Any person seeking to operate a facility covered under § 16-48-1 will submit an affidavit to the commissioner providing information relating to individual employment history as shall be required by rule promulgated by the commissioner. Any person operating a facility covered under § 16-48-1 shall require all persons seeking employment, if the employment involves supervisory or disciplinary power over a child or children or involves routine contact with a child or children without the presence of other employees, to execute a similar affidavit prior to employment and will maintain the affidavit on file subject to inspection by the commissioner. Failure to require the affidavit or failure to maintain the affidavit on file will be prima facie grounds to revoke the authority of the facility to operate.","path":["Title 16 Education","Chapter 48.1 Certification of Personnel Providing Educational Services to Very Young Children"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE16/16-48.1/16-48.1-3.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:52Z","sha256":"ea7e6a4a3314ae647b4df055c0ec42ea6b6699227eac5b515e8fca4df9341489","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-16-48.1-2","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-16-48.1-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}