| Chapter 114 |
| 2023 -- S 0494 AS AMENDED Enacted 06/19/2023 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS |
Introduced By: Senators Gallo, Lombardo, DiPalma, and Ciccone |
| Date Introduced: March 07, 2023 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Section 16-2-32 of the General Laws in Chapter 16-2 entitled "School |
| Committees and Superintendents [See Title 16 Chapter 97 — The Rhode Island Board of Education |
| Act]" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
| 16-2-32. Policy manual for school committee. |
| (a) All school committees in the state will have a policy manual. The policy manual will |
| have all school committee policies in writing, properly indexed, and kept up to date. The policy |
| manuals will be a source used to govern each school system. At least one policy manual will be |
| available to the faculty and staff in each school library. At least one policy manual will be available |
| for public reference at each administrative building and public library. Regularly updated policy |
| manuals shall be made available to the public on the website of each school district. Provided, any |
| school or school district comprehensive school safety plan regarding crisis intervention, emergency |
| response, and management, including those adopted by a school committee pursuant to the |
| provisions of § 16-21-23, shall be excluded from and shall not be made available to the public on |
| a school or school district website. |
| (b) There is appropriated the sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), from money |
| not otherwise appropriated, to the department of elementary and secondary education to implement |
| a school committee/administrator training program. |
| SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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