Legislation

Section Number:	R.I. Gen. laws § 16-21-20 (1998)
Title:	Alternative Placement and Prevention Activities
Summary:	Requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education in conjunction with the Attorney General’s Task force to Prevent Violence in Schools to develop requirements for the alternative placement of students, who are suspended.

Pending Legislation

Bill Number:	1999 Rhode Island Senate Bill No. 83
Title:	Elementary School Violence Prevention Programs
Summary:	Requires each school committee to develop a violence prevention and alternative dispute resolution program for elementary school students. Requires student participation in program.
Status:	Adopted by Senate- 4/27/99

Bill Number:	1999 Rhode Island Senate Bill No. 84
Title:	Public School Violence Prevention Programs
Summary:	Requires the commission of education to develop a violence prevention and alternative dispute resolution program for distribution to the public schools and to monitor the operation of the program.
Status:	Senate Committee on Health, Education, and Welfare- 1/7/99

Bill Number:	1999 Rhode Island Senate Bill No. 85
Title:	Child Day Care Violence Prevention Programs
Summary:	Requires nonprofit agencies which receive state funding for child day care programs to develop a violence prevention and alternative dispute resolution program for children under their care.
Status:	Senate Committee on Health, Education, and Welfare- 1/7/99

Bill Number:	1999 Rhode Island House Bill No. 7458
Title:	Relating to Education
Summary:	Requires each Rhode Island school district to develop, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive program for violence prevention. Requires school administrators as well as other school personnel to participate in two staff development training session each year on violence prevention.
Status:	House Committee on Health, Education, Welfare- 2/3/2000