| Chapter 159 |
| 2022 -- S 2411 Enacted 06/27/2022 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO EDUCATION -- FEDERAL AID |
Introduced By: Senators Lawson, Cano, DiMario, Ciccone, McCaffrey, Goodwin, Pearson, Lombardo, F Lombardi, and Gallo |
| Date Introduced: February 15, 2022 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Chapter 16-8 of the General Laws entitled "Federal Aid [See Title 16 Chapter |
| 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following |
| section: |
| 16-8-10.2. Mandatory contract terms. |
| No school board or school receiving aid under this chapter for school lunch programs shall |
| negotiate, extend, or renew any school lunch service contract unless the contract provides for |
| payments to school-lunch workers and aides for one hundred and eighty (180) days or the length |
| of the contract for the school year, whichever is longer. |
| SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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