Rhode Island § 16-57-4.1 § 16-57-4.1. Dissolution of division of higher education assistance — Transfer of functions.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 16-57-4.1 — § 16-57-4.1. Dissolution of division of higher education assistance — Transfer of functions.

Rhode Island § 16-57-4.1

Title 16Education

Ch. 16-57Rhode Island Higher Education Assistance Act [See Title 16 Chapter 97 â€” The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-57-4.1 (2026).

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§ 16-57-4.1. Dissolution of division of higher education assistance — Transfer of functions.
(a) Effective July 1, 2025, the division of higher education assistance shall be dissolved.
            Upon said dissolution and date, all functions, powers, duties, and authority of the
            division of higher education assistance shall transfer to the office of postsecondary
            commissioner.
         
(b) On July 1, 2025, the office of postsecondary commissioner shall assume all rights,
            responsibilities, duties, assets, liabilities, and obligations of the dissolved division
            of higher education assistance, and the office of postsecondary commi

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§ 16-57-4.1. Dissolution of division of higher education assistance — Transfer of functions.

(a) Effective July 1, 2025, the division of higher education assistance shall be dissolved. Upon said dissolution and date, all functions, powers, duties, and authority of the division of higher education assistance shall transfer to the office of postsecondary commissioner.

(b) On July 1, 2025, the office of postsecondary commissioner shall assume all rights, responsibilities, duties, assets, liabilities, and obligations of the dissolved division of higher education assistance, and the office of postsecondary commissioner shall be considered for all purposes the successor in interest to the division of higher education assistance.

(c) All contracts and agreements of whatsoever kind of the division of higher education assistance are hereby assigned, transferred to, and assumed by the office of postsecondary commissioner.

(d) Whenever in any general law, public law, or rule or regulation reference is made to "the division of higher education assistanceâ€�, the reference shall be deemed to refer to and mean "the office of postsecondary commissionerâ€�, which also may be referred to as the "officeâ€�.