Regulations of the Council on Elementary and Secondary Education Governing the Rhode Island High School Equivalency Program
200-RICR-20-10-4 INACTIVE RULE
| Title | 200 | Board of Education |
| Chapter | 20 | Council on Elementary and Secondary Education |
| Subchapter | 10 | Academic Standards, Programs and Operations |
| Part | 4 | Regulations of the Council on Elementary and Secondary Education Governing the Rhode Island High School Equivalency Program |
| Type of Filing | Amendment |
| Regulation Status | Inactive |
| Effective | 06/04/2015 to 06/04/2015 |
Regulation Authority:
16-21-34 & 16-63-18
Purpose and Reason:
The proposed revisions to the Board of Education Regulations Governing the High School Equivalency Program were approved by the Council on Elementary and Secondary Education for the purpose of public review and comment. The proposed revisions are limited in scope and in respond to the passage of legislation, RIGL § 16-63-18, during the 2013 – 2014 session of the General Assembly. This law requires the RI Department of Education to investigate alternative providers of a high school equivalency test thereby necessitating the removal of all references to the GED ® or other proprietary tests. Additionally, the law requires the Department of Education to develop criteria to identify individuals with limited income and to provide cover the cost of high school equivalency tests for those individuals.
