TITLE 45

Towns and cities

CHAPTER 45-49

School Age Child Care

SECTION 45-49-2



   § 45-49-2  Authority of school committees

and municipal governments – Program requirements. –

(a) All city and town school committees have the power to establish and

operate, contract for, and/or make provision for programs to provide before and

after school care and vacation day care for school age children in public

school buildings. The provisions of title 16 are not applicable to any of these

day care committees.



   (b) All city and town school committees, city and town

councils, and/or city and town managers, administrators, and mayors, as may be

appropriate according to the form of government of each municipality, have the

power to establish and operate, contract for, and/or make provision for

programs to provide before and after school care and vacation day care for

school age children in locations other than public school buildings.



   (c) If the appropriate municipal authority establishes a

program pursuant to this chapter, the appropriate municipal authority shall

adopt rules and regulations governing school age child care programs, including

an application and contracting procedure by which qualified groups may apply to

operate these programs.



   (d) School age child care programs are completely separate

and apart from the regular public school educational program. No school age

child care programs shall supplant or replace any part of the school curriculum

provided to all children as part of their free public education.



   (e) School age child care programs shall comply with all

applicable provisions of the general laws and with all applicable rules and

regulations of the department of human services.



History of Section.

(P.L. 1986, ch. 524, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 128, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch.

319, § 1.)