The board of regents for elementary and secondary education shall hold, or cause to be held, in any places in different parts of the state and at any times it may determine, examinations for the position of teacher in the public schools of this state; and the board of regents for elementary and secondary education is authorized to issue certificates of qualification which shall be valid throughout the state for the grade and time specified in the certificate. All assessed fees shall be deposited as general revenues.
History of Section.
P.L. 1898, ch. 544, § 10; G.L. 1909, ch. 68, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 71, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 180, § 2; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2752, § 21; G.L. 1956, § 16-11-2; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 44.