| Introduced By: | Senators Walsh, Sosnowski, Paiva Weed and Sasso |
| Date Introduced : | January 5, 2000 |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 16-3-12 of the General Laws in Chapter 16-3 entitled "Establishment of Regional School Districts" is hereby amended to read as follows:
16-3-12. Regional school district financial meeting -- Special
meetings -- (a) The regional school district financial
meeting to which all the voters qualified to vote in their respective
towns on any proposition for the imposition of a tax or the expenditure
of money shall be held on the first Monday in February of each
year at eight o'clock (8:00) p.m. at the regional school district
high school or such other location as the regional school district
committee may publicly designate in advance; provided, however,
that the Exeter-West Greenwich regional school district meeting
shall be held on the second (2nd) or third (3rd) Monday of April
of each year at the discretion of the school committee at eight
o'clock (8:00) p.m.; provided, further, that the Chariho Regional
School District meeting for the calendar year 1992 shall be held
on the last Tuesday of April at eight o'clock (8:00) p.m.; and
provided further that the Chariho Regional School District meeting
for the calendar year 1993 shall be held on April 3, 1993 at one
o'clock (1:00) p.m., the regional school committee shall prepare
and approve a budget no later than March 5, 1993, the district
school committee shall adopt a final proposed budget no later
than March 26, 1993, and the treasurer of the regional school
district shall certify the charge per pupil to each district treasurer
by April 15, 1993; and provided further that the Chariho Regional
School District meeting for the calendar year 1994 only, shall
be held on March 26, 1994 at one o'clock (1:00) p.m., the regional
school committee shall prepare and approve a budget no later than
February 22, 1994, the district school committee shall adopt a
final proposed budget no later than March 8, 1994, and the treasurer
of the regional school district shall certify the charge per pupil
to each district treasurer by April 15, 1994; and provided further,
however that the Chariho regional school district meeting for
the calendar year 1995 only shall be held on March 25, 1995, the
regional school committee shall prepare and approve a budget no
later than March 14, 1995, and the treasurer of the regional school
district shall certify the charge per pupil to each district by
April 3, 1995, and provided further that the Chariho Regional
School District meeting for the calendar year 1996 only, shall
be held on March 23, 1996 at 2:30 o'clock p.m. The regional school
committee shall prepare and approve a budget no later than February
27, 1996. The district school committee shall adopt a final proposed
budget no later than March 12, 1996, and the treasurer of the
regional school district shall certify the charge per pupil to
each district treasurer by April 1, 1996, and provided further
that the Chariho Regional School District meeting for the calendar
year 1997 only, shall be held no later than April 1, 1997 at a
time and date to be determined by the regional district school
committee. The regional district school committee shall prepare
and approve a budget no later than thirty (30) days prior to the
annual meeting date. The regional district school committee shall
adopt a final proposed budget no later than fourteen (14) days
prior to the annual meeting date and the treasurer of the regional
school district shall certify the charge per pupil to each district
treasurer by April 10, 1997, and provided further that the Chariho
Regional School District meeting for the calendar year 1998 only,
shall be held no later than April 1, 1998 at a time and date to
be determined by the regional district school committee. The regional
district school committee shall prepare and approve a budget no
later than thirty (30) days prior to the annual meeting date.
The regional district school committee shall adopt a final proposed
budget no later than fourteen (14) days prior to the annual meeting
date and the treasurer of the regional school district shall certify
the charge per pupil to each district treasurer by April 10, 1998,
and provided further that the Chariho Regional School District
meeting for the calendar year 1999 only, shall be held no later
than April 1, 1999 at a time and date determined by the regional
district school committee. , and provided
further that the Chariho regional school district meeting for
the calendar year 2000 only, shall be held no later than April
1, 2000 at a time and date to be determined by the regional district
school committee. The regional district school committee shall
prepare and approve a budget no later than thirty (30) days prior
to the annual meeting date. The regional district school committee
shall adopt a final proposed budget no later than fourteen (14)
days prior to the annual meeting date and the treasurer of the
regional school district shall certify the charge per pupil to
each district treasurer by April 12, 1999. 10,
2000.
(b) Special meetings may be called by vote of the regional school district committee or upon petition of two hundred (200) district voters filed in writing with the committee.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
