| Chapter 248 |
| 2024 -- S 2974 Enacted 06/24/2024 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO EDUCATION -- FEDERAL AID |
Introduced By: Senators Lauria, Murray, Bissaillon, DiMario, Britto, Acosta, Ciccone, DiPalma, Gallo, and Cano |
| Date Introduced: April 05, 2024 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Section 16-8-10.2 of the General Laws in Chapter 16-8 entitled "Federal Aid |
| [See Title 16 Chapter 97 — The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]" is hereby amended to read |
| as follows: |
| 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, exclusive of paid time off, including vacation days, or other |
| forms of compensatory time off, whichever is longer. |
| SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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