Rhode Island 2023 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5252 Compare Versions

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9	9	S TATE OF RHODE IS LAND
10	10	IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
11	11	JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023
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14	14	A N A C T
15	15	RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TRANSPORTATION OF SCHOOL PUPILS BEYOND CITY
16	16	AND TOWN LIMITS
17	17	Introduced By: Representatives Donovan, Speakman, and Knight
18	18	Date Introduced: January 27, 2023
19	19	Referred To: House Education
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22	22	It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
23	23	SECTION 1. Section 16-21.1-2 of the General Laws in Chapter 16-21.1 entitled 1
24	24	"Transportation of School Pupils Beyond City and Town Limits [See Title 16 Chapter 97 — The 2
25	25	Rhode Island Board of Education Act]" is hereby amended to read as follows: 3
26	26	16-21.1-2. School bus districts established. 4
27	27	(a) There are hereby established school bus districts within the state to provide bus 5
28	28	transportation in the interest of public safety, health, and welfare for pupils in grades kindergarten 6
29	29	through twelve (12), or in special education programs, who attend public schools, including 7
30	30	vocational schools and special education programs provided in accord with regulations of the board 8
31	31	of regents for elementary and secondary education, consolidated schools, regional schools 9
32	32	established under the provisions of § 16-3-1 et seq., or who participate in cooperative programs as 10
33	33	provided by § 16-3.1-1 et seq., and nonpublic nonprofit schools which are consolidated, 11
34	34	regionalized, or otherwise established to serve residents of a specific area within the state which 12
35	35	schools satisfy the requirements of law for any of the grades of school, kindergarten through twelve 13
36	36	(12), as follows: 14
37	37	(1) Region I: The towns of Burrillville, North Smithfield, and Cumberland, and the city of 15
38	38	Woonsocket; 16
39	39	(2) Region II: The county of Kent, except the town of West Greenwich and the towns of 17
40	40	Foster, Glocester, and Scituate; 18
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44	44	(3) Region III: The towns of Lincoln, Smithfield, Johnston, North Providence, Barrington, 1
45	45	Warren, and Bristol, and the cities of Cranston, Central Falls, East Providence, Pawtucket, and 2
46	46	Providence; 3
47	47	(4) Region IV: The county of Washington and the towns of Jamestown and West 4
48	48	Greenwich; 5
49	49	(5) Region V: The towns of Little Compton, Middletown, Portsmouth, Warren, Bristol, 6
50	50	and Tiverton, and the city of Newport. 7
51	51	(b) A pupil attending a school, including a public school, vocational school, special 8
52	52	education program provided in accord with regulations of the board of regents for elementary and 9
53	53	secondary education, a regional school established under the provisions of § 16-3-1 et seq., as 10
54	54	authorized by § 16-3.1-1 et seq., or a nonpublic nonprofit school for grades kindergarten through 11
55	55	twelve (12), consolidated, regionalized, or otherwise established to serve residents of a specific 12
56	56	area within the state for any of the grades of schools, kindergarten through twelve (12), in the 13
57	57	interest of public safety, health, and welfare, shall be provided with bus transportation to the school 14
58	58	or facility which the pupil attends, within the region in which the pupil resides, by the school 15
59	59	committee of the city or town within which the pupil resides. The cost of transporting a pupil 16
60	60	attending a charter school, the William M. Davies, Jr. Career and Technical High School 17
61	61	(“Davies”), or the Metropolitan Regional Career and Technical Center (“the Met Center”) within 18
62	62	the established region shall be charged to the receiving school at the same grade level transportation 19
63	63	per pupil cost of the resident district. Districts may offer transportation to charter schools, Davies, 20
64	64	or the Met Center outside the established region in order to facilitate efficiency provided there is 21
65	65	not additional cost to the resident district. 22
66	66	SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on July 1, 2023. 23
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73	73	EXPLANATION
74	74	BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
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76	76	A N A C T
77	77	RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TRANSPORTATION OF SCHOOL PUPILS BEYOND CITY
78	78	AND TOWN LIMITS
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80	80	This act would remove the towns of Warren and Bristol from school bus district Region III 1
81	81	and place Warren and Bristol in school bus district Region V. 2
82	82	This act would take effect upon passage. 3
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