Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 16-1 – State Department of Elementary and Secondary Education


§ 16-1-5	Duties of commissioner of elementary and secondary education
§ 16-1-8	Visits of commissioner to schools
§ 16-1-9	Repealed
§ 16-1-10	Assumption of control of city or town schools by department – School lunch program
§ 16-1-11	Powers of department after taking over city or town schools
§ 16-1-14	Repealed
§ 16-1-15	Restricted receipts

Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9