The provisions of repealed §§ 16-31-8, 16-31-9, 16-31-10, 16-31-11, and 16-31-13 previously pertinent to the board of trustees of state colleges and made applicable to the board of governors for education are made applicable to the board of governors for higher education; provided, that § 16-59-23 shall not apply to members of the general assembly in their capacity as members of the board of governors.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-59-14