2022 -- H 7488

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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2022

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO EDUCATION -- FEDERAL AID

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Amore, Slater, and Henries

     Date Introduced: February 16, 2022

     Referred To: House Finance

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Chapter 16-8 of the General Laws entitled "Federal Aid [See Title 16 Chapter

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97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following

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section:

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     16-8-10.2. Mandatory contract terms.

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     No school board or school receiving aid under this chapter for school lunch programs shall

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negotiate, extend, or renew any school lunch service contract unless the contract provides for

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payments to school-lunch workers and aides for one hundred and eighty (180) days or the length

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of the contract for the school year, whichever is longer.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO EDUCATION -- FEDERAL AID

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     This act requires school lunch service contracts to provide for payment to school-lunch

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workers and aides for one hundred eight (180) days or the length of the contract for the school year,

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whichever is longer.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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