R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-97-11 (2026)
American Rescue Plan fiscal accountability and transparency
Effective Jul 1, 2023History of Section. P.L. 2023, ch. 345, § 1, effective July 1, 2023; P.L. 2023, ch. 347, § 1, effective July 1, 2023.
(a) The board of education and council on elementary and secondary education shall require all school districts and local education agencies to report on a standardized form each fiscal year, relating to any and all of the American Rescue Plan, elementary and secondary school emergency relief, and state and local recovery funds, the following information:
- (1) Amounts received;
- (2) Amounts allocated with project/program description;
- (3) Amounts spent on hiring staff;
- (4) Job titles hired or retained with aforesaid funds;
- (5) Premium pay amount issued to employees and type of employees compensated;
- (6) Total amount of funds not spent and remaining, if any; and
- (7) Copies of all progress reports submitted to federal government agencies concerning the use of “ESSER III” proceeds.
- (b) Said reports shall be published on the department of education’s website for public inspection and review.
History of Section.
P.L. 2023, ch. 345, § 1, effective July 1, 2023; P.L. 2023, ch. 347, § 1, effective July 1, 2023.