Chapter 099

2010 -- H 8181

Enacted 06/22/10

A N A C T

RELATING TO EDUCATION

Introduced By: Representatives Hearn, Marcello, Almeida, Diaz, and A Rice

Date Introduced: May 26, 2010

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 16-33.1-2 of the General Laws in Chapter 16-33.1 entitled

"Community College of Rhode Island" is hereby amended to read as follows:

16-33.1-2. Purposes of community college. -- The governors, as now constituted, and

their successors, for the terms for which they have been or for which they hereafter may be

appointed trustees, shall continue to be a body politic and corporate for the purpose of continuing

and maintaining the Community College of Rhode Island as a junior college and a workforce

development center, the chief purpose of which shall be the education and training of men and

women in liberal, vocational, and technical information to offer all students the opportunity to

acquire the knowledge and skills necessary for intellectual, professional and personal growth by

providing an array of academic, career and lifelong learning programs, while contributing to

Rhode Island's economic development and the needs of the region's workforce.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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