Section 216-RICR-20-10-4.26 - Standards for School Building(s) and ApprovalA. Pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-21-3, the State Building Codes Standards Committee, the State Fire Marshall, the State Health Department, and the Department of Labor and Training, Division of Occupational Safety shall determine whether the school buildings in the several cities and towns or on State property conform to appropriate State and Federal laws and Regulations within their respective jurisdiction. 1. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of each local Fire Chief, local Building Inspector, the Director of the State Department of Health, and the Director of the State Labor and Training Department to determine and notify each local school superintendent or non-public school official by August 1 of each year as to whether the public and non-public nursery, elementary and secondary school buildings conform to appropriate State and Federal laws and Regulations within their respective jurisdiction.2. In the case of those schools on State property, it shall be the responsibility of the State Building Commissioner, the State Fire Marshall, the Director of the State Department of Health, and the Department of Labor and Training to notify the department director responsible for the operation of the school as to whether these schools conform to appropriate State and Federal laws and Regulations.B. Pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-21-3.1, it shall be the responsibility of the school administrator, the non-public school official, in the case of State operated schools, the responsibility of the director of the State operated school, to ensure that schools are not opened until notification is received from the aforementioned agencies that the schools are in compliance with their respective codes. 1. Neglect by any superintendent, non-public school official, or director of any State operated school to comply with the statutory provisions of § 4.26(B) of this Part shall be subject to the sanction as set forth in R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-21-3.1. 216 R.I. Code R. 216-RICR-20-10-4.26
Amended effective 4/11/2022