R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-10-24
The provisions of § 31-10-22 shall not apply in the case of an applicant who already has been granted a valid operator's license issued by a state or federal agency which has a reciprocal agreement with the state of Rhode Island in the matter of requirements for operator's licenses. Also, § 31-10-22 shall not apply when an examiner of the division of motor vehicles is examining any student of a public or parochial educational institution which offers a course in driver training education acceptable to the division of motor vehicles, provided that the motor vehicle used by the educational institution for driver training education in which the student has received his or her driver training has been equipped with a dual control.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-10-24