Bill > H7733

This bill amends Chapter 80 of the public laws of 1965 concerning the regional school district shared by the towns of Exeter and West Greenwich, primarily by changing how the regional district school building committee is composed, how construction and operating costs are divided, and how the agreement itself can be amended. Specifically, the bill reduces the number of members on the regional district school building committee from twelve to eight, with a revised selection process that includes town council members and residents, and clarifies the committee's duties regarding school construction and improvements, including requiring appropriations to be authorized through specific funding mechanisms like capital improvement bonds or votes from the regional school committee. It also alters the method for determining each town's share of construction and operating costs by introducing a phased-in five-year rolling average of student enrollment, and modifies the process for amending the regional district agreement, requiring proposals to be reviewed by a charter review subcommittee and then approved by both town councils before being put to a vote of the community through an all-day referendum. Finally, the bill changes how compensation for committee members is determined, moving it from a regional school district financial meeting to an all-day referendum, and specifies that the committee's term ends after projects are completed and accepted, plus one year.

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