§ 16-98-2 — § 16-98-2. Definitions.

Rhode Island § 16-98-2

• Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
• Title 16: Education
• Ch. 16-98: Access to Advanced Placement Courses for All Students Act [See Title 16 Chapter 97 — The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]

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§ 16-98-2. Definitions.

The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the following meanings given to them unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(1) "Advanced placement� means a college-level class taught at the high school level that provides students the opportunity to earn college credit upon passage of an exam that:

(i) Incorporates all topics specified by the College Board on its standards syllabus for a given subject area; and

(ii) Is authorized by the College Board.

(2) [Deleted by P.L. 2021, ch. 162, art. 10, § 4.]

(3) "College Board� means and refers to the nonprofit organization that develops and administers standardized tests and curricula used by kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12) and postsecondary education institutions to promote college readiness.

(4) "Department� means the Rhode Island department of elementary and secondary education.

(5) "Eligible teacher� means a professional employee who is certified in the subject area of the advanced placement course that he or she will be teaching.

(6) "Examination� or "exam� means the test provided by the College Board to measure a student's mastery of the advanced placement subject matter.

(7) "Four core academic areas� means advanced placement courses in English, mathematics, science, and social science.

(8) "Poverty level� means students whose family income is at or below one hundred eighty-five percent (185%) of federal poverty guidelines.

(9) "Program� means furtherance of the advanced placement classes in the public schools and includes teacher training and increased student participation.

(10) "School district� means any public school district, school unit, area-vocational-technical school, charter school, or mayoral academy that composes a school district; the term also encompasses a single high school or multiple high schools within a school district where applicable.

(11) "Teacher training entities� means institutions of higher education, intermediate units or organizations approved/certified by the College Board to train teachers to teach advanced placement courses.

(12) "Virtual learning instruction� means providing academic courses to students via the Internet and/or the use of technology in providing instruction to students.

Legislative History

P.L. 2012, ch. 347, § 1; P.L. 2021, ch. 162, art. 10, § 4, effective July 6, 2021.