Chapter 04 -047

2004 -- H 7700

Enacted 06/11/04

A N A C T

RELATING TO REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS - EXETER - WEST GREENWICH

Introduced By: Representatives R Anderson, Scott, and Watson

Date Introduced: February 11, 2004

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 cities or 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 any other location that the regional school district

committee may publicly designate in advance; provided, however, that:

      (1) 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.; and

      (2) The Chariho Regional School District meeting for the calendar year 2002 only shall

be held no later than March 23, 2002 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 ten (10) 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 9, 2002.

      (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. ; provided,

however, that for the Exeter-West Greenwich Regional School District, a petition of five percent

(5%) of registered voters shall be required to call a special meeting and the petition must be filed

on or before May 15 of any year. The petition shall be presented in proper format with the

signature, the printed name and the address of each registered voter, to the school committee at a

duly convened school committee meeting.

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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