Title 16 · RI
Title 16Education
Citation: R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-57-7
Section: 16-57-7
Title 16Education
Chapter 57Rhode Island Higher Education Assistance Act [See Title 16 Chapter 97 â The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]
R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-57-7
§ 16-57-7. Council on postsecondary education.
The council on postsecondary education established pursuant to § 16-59-1 shall retain all authority formerly vested in the higher education assistance authority board of directors, except as provided by § 16-57-6.1. Whenever in any general or public law reference is made to the âboard of directors of the higher education assistance authority,â the reference shall be deemed to refer to and mean the âcouncil on postsecondary education.â
History of Section.P.L. 1977, ch. 238, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 11, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 32, § 21; P.L. 1991, ch. 44, art. 38, § 2; P.L. 1995, ch. 396, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 488, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 332, § 2; P.L. 2006, ch. 435, § 2; P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 7, § 6; P.L. 2025, ch. 278, art. 2, § 2, effective June 29, 2025.