| Chapter 345 |
| 2023 -- H 6128 SUBSTITUTE A Enacted 06/26/2023 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION ACT |
Introduced By: Representatives Edwards, Casimiro, Cortvriend, Messier, and Bennett |
| Date Introduced: March 06, 2023 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Chapter 16-97 of the General Laws entitled "The Rhode Island Board of |
| Education Act" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
| 16-97-11. American Rescue Plan fiscal accountability and transparency. |
| (a) The board of education and council on elementary and secondary education shall |
| require all school districts and local education agencies to report on a standardized form each fiscal |
| year, relating to any and all of the American Rescue Plan, elementary and secondary school |
| emergency relief, and state and local recovery funds, the following information: |
| (1) Amounts received; |
| (2) Amounts allocated with project/program description; |
| (3) Amounts spent on hiring staff; |
| (4) Job titles hired or retained with aforesaid funds; |
| (5) Premium pay amount issued to employees and type of employees compensated; |
| (6) Total amount of funds not spent and remaining, if any; and |
| (7) Copies of all progress reports submitted to federal government agencies concerning the |
| use of "ESSER III" proceeds. |
| (b) Said reports shall be published on the department of education's website for public |
| inspection and review. |
| SECTION 2. Chapter 44-35 of the General Laws entitled "Property Tax and Fiscal |
| Disclosure — Municipal Budgets" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
| 44-35-11. American rescue plan fiscal accountability and transparency. |
| (a) All cities and towns shall provide to the division of municipal finance a report on a |
| standardized form each fiscal year, any and all of the American Rescue Plan funds received through |
| the "local fiscal recovery fund" program including the following information: |
| (1) Amounts received; |
| (2) Amounts allocated with project/program description; |
| (3) Amounts spent on hiring staff; |
| (4) Job titles hired or retained with aforesaid funds; |
| (5) Premium pay amount issued to employees and type of employees compensated; |
| (6) Total amount of funds not spent and remaining, if any; and |
| (7) Copies of all progress reports submitted to federal government agencies concerning the |
| use of "local fiscal recovery fund" proceeds. |
| (b) Said reports shall be published on the division of municipal finance's website for public |
| inspection and review. |
| SECTION 3. This act shall take effect on July 1, 2023. |
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