{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-16-77.3-7","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-77.3-7","heading":"Portions of title 16 applicability to independent charter schools.","body":"The following provisions of this title shall be binding on independent charter schools and may not be waived by the commissioner under § 16-77.3-3:\n(1) Section 16-2-2 (minimum length of school year);\n(2) Section 16-2-17 (right to a safe school);\n(3) Section 16-8-10 (federal funds for school lunch);\n(4) Section 16-11-1 (certification of public school teachers);\n(5) Section 16-12-3 (duty to cultivate principles of morality);\n(6) Section 16-12-10 (immunity for report of suspected substance abuse);\n(7) Chapter 13 (teachers’ tenure);\n(8) Chapter 16 (teachers’ retirement);\n(9) Section 16-19-1 (compulsory attendance);\n(10) Section 16-20-1 (school holidays enumerated);\n(11) Sections 16-21-3 and 16-21-4 (fire safety);\n(12) Sections 16-21-10, 16-21-14, and 16-21-16 (health screenings);\n(13) Section 16-22-9 (uniform testing);\n(14) Section 16-24-2 (regulations of state board);\n(15) Section 16-38-1 (discrimination because of race or age);\n(16) Section 16-38-1.1 (discrimination because of sex);\n(17) Section 16-38-2 (immunizations);\n(18) Section 16-38-4 (exclusive club);\n(19) Section 16-38-6 (commercial activities prohibited);\n(20) Section 16-38-9 (misconduct of school officers);\n(21) Section 16-38-10 (power of officials to visit schools);\n(22) Section 16-39-1 (appeal of matters of dispute to commissioner);\n(23) Section 16-39-2 (appeal of school committee actions to commissioner);\n(24) Section 16-39-3 (appeal to state board);\n(25) Section 16-39-3.1 (enforcement of final decision);\n(26) Section 16-39-3.2 (interim protective orders);\n(27) Section 16-39-8 (subpoena power of commissioner);\n(28) Section 16-40-16 (student records);\n(29) Section 16-71-1 (Educational Record Bill of Rights Act);\n(30) Section 16-21-21.1 (penalties for drug, alcohol or weapons offense); and\n(31) Chapter 16-21.5 (student interrogations).","path":["Title 16 Education","Chapter 77.3 Independent Charter Schools [See Title 16 Chapter 97 — The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE16/16-77.3/16-77.3-7.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:56Z","sha256":"5c7951ae27714df3ceff3ba6d0e44888195633096e9fb22a6f6e3a6f161ddb02","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-16-77.3-6","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-16-77.3-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}