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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2024

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO EDUCATION -- EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO VERY YOUNG

CHILDREN

     

     Introduced By: Senator Louis P. DiPalma

     Date Introduced: March 01, 2024

     Referred To: Senate Education

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 16-48-1 of the General Laws in Chapter 16-48 entitled "Educational

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Services to Very Young Children" is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     16-48-1. Applicability.

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     This chapter shall pertain to any program of educational services to children between the

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ages of three (3) and five (5) years of age that is offered by any public school or any private school

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that has been approved pursuant to ยงยง 16-1-5 and 16-60-6 and any regulations promulgated

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thereunder.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO EDUCATION -- EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO VERY YOUNG

CHILDREN

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     This act would remove private schools from the provisions of the general laws relating to

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educational services to very young children.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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