Rhode Island § 45-38.1-1 § 45-38.1-1. Declaration of policy.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 45-38.1-1 — § 45-38.1-1. Declaration of policy.

Rhode Island § 45-38.1-1

Title 45Towns and cities

Ch. 45-38.1Health and Educational Building Corporation

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-38.1-1 (2026).

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§ 45-38.1-1. Declaration of policy.
It is declared that for the benefit of the people of the state of Rhode Island, the
            increase of their commerce, welfare, and prosperity and the improvement of their health
            and living conditions, it is essential that this and future generations be given the
            fullest opportunity to learn and to develop their intellectual, physical and mental
            capacities; that it is essential that educational institutions within the state be
            provided with appropriate additional means to assist people of the state in achieving
            the required levels of learning and development of their intellectual, physical and
            mental capaciti

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§ 45-38.1-1. Declaration of policy.

It is declared that for the benefit of the people of the state of Rhode Island, the increase of their commerce, welfare, and prosperity and the improvement of their health and living conditions, it is essential that this and future generations be given the fullest opportunity to learn and to develop their intellectual, physical and mental capacities; that it is essential that educational institutions within the state be provided with appropriate additional means to assist people of the state in achieving the required levels of learning and development of their intellectual, physical and mental capacities; that it is essential that municipalities within the state be provided with appropriate additional means to improve the health, living conditions, and welfare of their residents with expanded access to public educational or public recreational facilities; that it is essential that healthcare providers within the state be provided with appropriate additional facilities; and that it is the purpose of this chapter to provide a measure of assistance and an alternative method to enable educational institutions in the state, municipalities in the state, and healthcare providers to provide the facilities and structures which are sorely needed to accomplish the purposes of this chapter, and to provide a measure of assistance and an alternative method to enable students and the families of students attending educational institutions in the state to finance the cost or a portion of the cost of that education, all to the public benefit and good, to the extent and manner provided in this chapter. It is further declared that the exercise by the Rhode Island health and educational building corporation, created and established under § 45-38.1-4, of the powers conferred on the corporation, under this chapter, will constitute the performance of an essential governmental function.

Legislative History

P.L. 1967, ch. 56, § 1; P.L. 1968, ch. 224, § 2; P.L. 1982, ch. 301, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 292, § 1; P.L. 2022, ch. 227, § 1, effective June 27, 2022; P.L. 2022, ch. 228, § 1, effective June 27, 2022; P.L. 2025, ch. 79, § 1, effective June 17, 2025; P.L. 2025, ch. 80, § 1, effective June 17, 2025.