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RHODE ISLAND STATUTES AND CODES
§ 16-64-2 - Retention of residence.
SECTION 16-64-2
§ 16-64-2 Retention of residence. –A child shall be eligible to receive education from the city or town in whichthe child's residence has been established until his or her residence has beenestablished in another city or town and that city or town has enrolled thechild within its school system, unless the commissioner of elementary andsecondary education, pursuant to § 16-64-6, has ordered otherwise. Nothingcontained in this section shall be construed to prohibit a city or town in itsown discretion from enrolling a child within its school system before a childhas established technical residency within the city or town. The commissionerof elementary and secondary education shall promulgate any rules that may beneeded to implement the educational provisions of the Stewart B. McKinneyHomeless Assistance Act (P.L. 105-220), 42 U.S.C. § 11431 et seq.