Rhode Island § 16-21.2-5 § 16-21.2-5. Funding of substance abuse prevention program.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 16-21.2-5 — § 16-21.2-5. Funding of substance abuse prevention program.

Rhode Island § 16-21.2-5

Title 16Education

Ch. 16-21.2The Rhode Island Substance Abuse Prevention Act

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-21.2-5 (2026).

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§ 16-21.2-5. Funding of substance abuse prevention program.
(a) Money to fund the Rhode Island Substance Abuse Prevention Act shall be appropriated
            from state general revenues and shall be raised by assessing an additional penalty
            of thirty dollars ($30.00) for all speeding violations as set forth in § 31-43-5.1. The money shall be deposited as general revenues. The department of behavioral healthcare,
            developmental disabilities and hospitals may utilize up to ten percent (10%) of the
            sums appropriated for the purpose of administering the substance abuse prevention
            program.
         
(b) Grants made under this chapte

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§ 16-21.2-5. Funding of substance abuse prevention program.

(a) Money to fund the Rhode Island Substance Abuse Prevention Act shall be appropriated from state general revenues and shall be raised by assessing an additional penalty of thirty dollars ($30.00) for all speeding violations as set forth in § 31-43-5.1. The money shall be deposited as general revenues. The department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals may utilize up to ten percent (10%) of the sums appropriated for the purpose of administering the substance abuse prevention program.

(b) Grants made under this chapter shall not exceed money available in the substance abuse prevention program.

Legislative History

P.L. 1987, ch. 375, § 1; P.L. l988, ch. 569, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 418, § 2; P.L. 1993, ch. 138, art. 26, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 14, § 8; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 177; P.L. 2000, ch. 109, § 27; P.L. 2013, ch. 501, § 33.