BY Lombardo, Metts, Cote, Sheehan, Morgan
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (Permits students with necessary educational background to participate in career and technical internships.)
{LC1053/1}
02/01/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Education
05/03/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Chapter 257
BY Picard
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - SOCIAL SERVICES (Defines and declares the purpose of child opportunity zones and would provide for annual reporting from the commissioner of elementary and secondary education to the general assembly on each zone.)
{LC517/1}
02/01/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Education
03/08/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
05/24/2017 Committee recommends passage
06/01/2017 Senate read and passed
06/02/2017 Referred to House H.E.W.
06/27/2017 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
06/28/2017 House passed in concurrence
07/18/2017 Transmitted to Governor
07/19/2017 Signed by Governor
BY Picard
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT (Deletes the provisions regarding reimbursement by the state for conventional public housing students. Provides permanent foundation education aid funding for services and instructional services for students residing in conventional public housing units.)
{LC518/1}
02/01/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
04/25/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY DiPalma, DaPonte, Nesselbush, Doyle
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- FUNDING OF CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS (Amends the provisions by which charter public schools apply for state aid for reimbursement of school housing costs and further amends the calculation method of housing costs under this section.)
{LC974/1}
02/01/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
04/25/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Pearson, Nesselbush, Picard, Satchell, Miller
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT (Provides that the state would pay the local share or contribution of charter public school tuition for the number of students attending the charter public schools in excess of five percent (5%) of the average daily membership of all pupils.)
{LC604/1}
02/15/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
04/25/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Pearson, Picard
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT (Adjusts the charter school tuition hold back provision in last year's budget by allowing the school districts to choose between withholding seven percent (7%) or the difference in unique costs.)
{LC606/1}
02/15/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
04/25/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Doyle, DiPalma
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- FUNDING OF CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS (Amends the provisions by which charter public schools apply for state aid for reimbursement of school housing costs and further amends the calculation method of housing costs under this section.)
{LC1182/1}
02/15/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
03/21/2017 Withdrawn at sponsor's request
Senate Resolution No.
302BY Crowley, Sosnowski, Miller, Goodwin, Gee
ENTITLED, JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $300,000 TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR EVIDENCED-BASED AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING FOR YOUTH TO DECREASE MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS IN CHILDREN AND TEENS SERVED THROUGH THE STATE'S HEALTH EQUITY ZONES
{LC1565/1}
02/16/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Education
03/08/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
05/25/2017 Committee transferred to Senate Finance
BY Lombardi, McEntee, Hull
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (Provides for professional development opportunities relating to reading disabilities and would require two (2) hours of professional development instruction pertaining to reading disabilities for certain general education teachers and specialists.)
{LC84/1}
01/06/2017 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
01/25/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
House Resolution No.
5070BY O'Brien, Corvese, Marshall, Slater, Keable
ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO EXAMINE PROCEDURE AND PARAMETERS FOR CREATING A RHODE ISLAND SCHOLARSHIP FUND (Creating an eleven member commission to study the creation of a Rhode Island Scholarship Fund, and who would report back to the Speaker of the House by January 29, 2018, and would expire on March 29, 2018.)
{LC271/1}
01/11/2017 Introduced, referred to House Finance
05/03/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY McNamara, Diaz, Amore, O'Brien, Ackerman
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES - MEDICAL ASSISTANCE (Directs that services provided by school social workers and certified school psychologists be included as health care related services eligible for federal Medicaid reimbursement.)
{LC173/1}
01/11/2017 Introduced, referred to House Finance
05/09/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Ackerman, McNamara, Serpa, Amore, O'Brien
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - GET ON YOUR FEET LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM (Establishes "The Get On Your Feet Loan Forgiveness Program" in Rhode Island, to assist recent college and university graduates from certain schools in the repayment of their student loans.)
{LC788/1}
01/18/2017 Introduced, referred to House Finance
BY Diaz, Slater, Ajello, Maldonado, Williams
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TUITION EQUITY (Creates the "Student Equal Economic Opportunity Act" which would identify those students who are exempt from paying nonresident tuition at public universities, colleges or community colleges.)
{LC858/1}
01/26/2017 Introduced, referred to House Finance
06/21/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Morin, Maldonado, Phillips, Carson, Casey
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING (Provides for increases in the amount of foundation level school support that a community would receive, based upon a community's ability to meet and surpass its minimum low and moderate income housing requirements.)
{LC815/1}
01/26/2017 Introduced, referred to House Finance
04/28/2017 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
06/21/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY O`Grady, Serpa, Amore, Regunberg, Barros
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- INDEPENDENT CHARTER SCHOOLS (Provides that the office of auditor general be responsible for analyzing and reporting the impact of new or expanded charter schools.)
{LC946/1}
01/26/2017 Introduced, referred to House Finance
Chapter 102
BY Diaz, Slater, Williams, Casey, Morin
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- ALL STUDENTS COUNT ACT (Requires the department of elementary and secondary education to use separate collection categories and tabulations for specified Asian ethnic groups in every demographic report on ancestry or ethnic origins of residents.)
{LC1135/A/1}
02/09/2017 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
03/01/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
05/10/2017 Committee recommends passage
05/17/2017 House read and passed
05/30/2017 Referred to Senate Education
06/14/2017 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
06/21/2017 Senate passed Sub A
06/22/2017 Referred to House H.E.W.
06/26/2017 House passed Sub A in concurrence
06/28/2017 Transmitted to Governor
06/30/2017 Signed by Governor
BY O'Brien, Amore, Craven, McEntee, Marshall
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- EDUCATION OF LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT STUDENTS (Prohibits the administration of standardized state-wide assessments or similar tests to students identified as limited English proficient students prior to September 1, 2020.)
{LC1451/1}
02/16/2017 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
03/01/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Mendonca, Morgan
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - MINIMUM WAGES (Sets the minimum hourly wage, for employees that have not reached twenty (20) years of age at nine dollars and sixty-five cents ($9.65).)
{LC1462/1}
03/01/2017 Introduced, referred to House Labor
03/30/2017 Committee postponed at request of sponsor
04/13/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Ranglin-Vassell, Donovan, Regunberg, Ackerman, Casimiro
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS (Requires school districts to provide for alternative programs and classroom space, within the school, to reduce the number of out of school suspensions which could lead to other deviant behaviors.)
{LC1942/1}
03/01/2017 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
03/22/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Amore, Barros, Regunberg, Cunha, Blazejewski
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION-FOUNDATION LEVEL SCHOOL SUPPORT (Amends the maintenance of effort provisions used to determine the minimum contribution for local school aid.)
{LC1776/1}
03/01/2017 Introduced, referred to House Finance
05/24/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Marszalkowski, Regunberg, Handy
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - THE RHODE ISLAND STUDENT LOAN AUTHORITY (Establishes a 2% reduction in student loan interest program to be administered by the student loan authority for college graduates who live and work in Rhode Island for a period of at least 2 years.)
{LC1907/1}
03/01/2017 Introduced, referred to House Finance
05/03/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Diaz, Williams, Regunberg, Ajello, Walsh
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT (Amends the state aid funding formula for compensation of school districts for the additional costs of students learning English.)
{LC1878/1}
03/01/2017 Introduced, referred to House Finance
06/07/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Doyle, Metts, Pearson, Nesselbush
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- COMMUNITY SCHOOLS INITIATIVE (Requires that the commissioner of elementary and secondary education develop a strategic plan for creating a Rhode Island community school initiative.)
{LC1666/1}
03/02/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Education
04/26/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Gallo, DiPalma, Seveney, Pearson, Satchell
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (Provides that the department of education would develop a funding formula for school districts sending students to career and technical programs outside the district.)
{LC1881/A/1}
03/02/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Education
05/03/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
05/31/2017 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
06/08/2017 Senate passed Sub A
06/09/2017 Referred to House H.E.W.
Chapter 108
BY Calkin, Quezada, Picard
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- ALL STUDENTS COUNT ACT (Creates the "All Students Count Act" and requires the dept. of elementary and secondary education to use separate collection categories/tabulations for specified Asian ethnic groups in every demographic report on ancestry or ethnic origins of residents.)
{LC1646/1}
03/02/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Education
03/22/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
06/07/2017 Committee recommends passage
06/14/2017 Senate read and passed
06/15/2017 Referred to House H.E.W.
06/27/2017 House passed in concurrence
06/28/2017 Transmitted to Governor
06/30/2017 Signed by Governor
BY Quezada, Calkin, Ciccone, Metts, Goodwin
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TUITION EQUITY (Creates the "Student Equal Economic Opportunity Act" which would allow students who meet certain requirements to be exempt from paying nonresident tuition at Rhode Island universities, colleges or community colleges.)
{LC1698/1}
03/02/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
BY DiPalma, Seveney, Paolino, Pearson, Gallo
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT (Redefines extraordinary costs of education by defining it as costs that exceed the state approved threshold based on an amount above the core foundation amount and abolish requirement that departments of education collect data on those costs.)
{LC1595/1}
03/02/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
04/25/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Pearson, Satchell, DiPalma, Conley, Lombardo
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- STAY INVESTED IN RI WAVEMAKER FELLOWSHIP (Repeals the provisions of the Stay Invested in RI Wavemaker Fellowship, and establishes the Stay Invested in RI Tax Credit to provide eligible taxpayers with a tax credit for educational loan repayment expenses.)
{LC1058/1}
03/02/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
05/30/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY DiPalma, Pearson, Doyle, Seveney
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION-FOUNDATION LEVEL SCHOOL SUPPORT (Amends the maintenance of effort provisions used to determine the minimum contribution for local school aid.)
{LC1647/1}
03/15/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
04/25/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Quezada, Metts, Goodwin, Goldin, Miller
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT (Amends the state aid funding formula for compensation of school districts for the additional costs of students learning English.)
{LC1729/1}
03/30/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
05/30/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Satchell, Metts, Sheehan
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - FUNDING OF CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS (Provides that local district payments made for charter school students who chose not to attend be refunded to local school district.)
{LC2256/1}
04/04/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Education
04/26/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Marshall, Serpa, Kennedy, O`Grady, Casey
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND PROMISE SCHOLARSHIP (Establishes a post-secondary education scholarship program to be funded in part by the state and in partnership with public and private entities that engage in a memorandum of understanding that internships would be provided.)
{LC1943/1}
03/01/2017 Introduced, referred to House Finance
BY Tanzi, Shanley, Fogarty, Marshall, Carson
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT - SCHOOL FUNDING FORMULA (Freezes the amount of education aid for local school agencies that are scheduled to receive less aid under the funding formula. The education aid would be frozen at the rate provided in fiscal year 2017 for a period of three (3) years.)
{LC1947/1}
03/02/2017 Introduced, referred to House Finance
05/04/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Tobon, Cunha, Barros, Maldonado
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - ESTABLISHMENT OF CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS (Establishes district-charter compacts between charter schools and traditional public schools and would establish a compact fund to be supported by appropriations from the general assembly as well as grants, gifts and bequests.)
{LC2138/1}
03/22/2017 Introduced, referred to House Finance
06/07/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
House Resolution No.
6003BY Messier, Morin, Casey, Walsh, Vella-Wilkinson
ENTITLED, JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION -- RIGHT TO AN ADEQUATE EDUCATION (Proposed constitutional amendment providing that the right to an adequate education is a fundamental right.)
{LC2291/1}
03/24/2017 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
04/07/2017 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
04/26/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Diaz, McNamara, Slater, Williams, Maldonado
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS (Provides students attending public or private schools enrolled in grades K-12 with a student's bill of rights prohibiting discrimination based on race, sex, gender, economic status or mental, physical, developmental or sensory disabilities.)
{LC2262/1}
03/29/2017 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
04/12/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
House Resolution No.
6075BY McEntee, O'Brien, Craven, Amore
ENTITLED, JOINT RESOLUTION APPROPRIATING SUFFICIENT SUMS TO PAY ONE-HALF THE COSTS OF TEACHERS IN OBTAINING AN INTERNATIONAL DYSLEXIA ASSOCIATION ("IDA") ALIGNED GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN DYSLEXIA KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE (Authorizes the appropriation of sufficient sums to pay one-half the costs of teachers in obtaining an IDA aligned graduate certificate in dyslexia knowledge and practice.)
{LC2366/1}
04/05/2017 Introduced, referred to House Finance
Chapter 200
BY Azzinaro, Corvese, McNamara, McLaughlin, Kennedy
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES (Benefits for students with disabilities continue until the end of the public school calendar semester when the student turns 21 or when the student’s program ends in accordance with the student’s (IEP), whichever occurs earlier.)
{LC2368/A/1}
04/06/2017 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
04/26/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
05/10/2017 Committee postponed at request of sponsor
05/17/2017 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
05/25/2017 House passed Sub A
06/21/2017 Referred to Senate Education
06/27/2017 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence
06/30/2017 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence
07/13/2017 Transmitted to Governor
07/18/2017 Signed by Governor
BY Barros, Amore, Regunberg, Ranglin-Vassell, Donovan
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- MAYORAL ACADEMIES (Requires any mayoral academy which is part of a network that seeks to be established or expanded to provide evidence that its attrition rates, special education rates and suspension rates are within acceptable averages.)
{LC2122/1}
04/06/2017 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
04/26/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Amore, Serpa, O`Grady, Fogarty
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT (Requires local district payments to Davies, and the Met Center schools only for those periods where a student is both enrolled and physically present in attendance at those schools.)
{LC2210/1}
04/07/2017 Introduced, referred to House Finance
BY Ranglin-Vassell, Ackerman, Lombardi, Nardolillo, Hull
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - FEDERAL AID (Requires free lunches to be provided for all elementary and secondary students attending public schools.)
{LC2547/1}
04/26/2017 Introduced, referred to House Finance
06/07/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
House Resolution No.
6237BY Ranglin-Vassell, Hull, Donovan, Amore, Shekarchi
ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THE RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (RIDE) TO STUDY THE IMPACT, OUTCOME, AND NEEDS OF YOUTHS WITH ONE OR BOTH PARENTS INCARCERATED
{LC2548/1}
05/19/2017 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
06/07/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Chapter 264
BY Phillips, Morin, Casey, Marshall, Solomon
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS (Establishes a process by which a virtual education plan may be established and used by school districts during inclement weather which would count as a school day, provided that the plan is approved by the council on elementary and secondary education.)
{LC2815/1}
06/08/2017 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
06/14/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
06/27/2017 Committee recommends passage
06/27/2017 House read and passed
06/29/2017 Senate passed in concurrence
07/13/2017 Transmitted to Governor
07/19/2017 Signed by Governor
Chapter 215
BY Donovan, Blazejewski, Ranglin-Vassell, Amore, Regunberg
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - SOCIAL SERVICES (Defines and declares the purpose of child opportunity zones and would provide for annual reporting from the commissioner of elementary and secondary education to the general assembly on each zone.)
{LC2813/1}
06/08/2017 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
06/14/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
06/27/2017 Committee recommends passage
06/27/2017 House read and passed
06/29/2017 Senate passed in concurrence
07/13/2017 Transmitted to Governor
07/18/2017 Signed by Governor
BY Donovan, Amore, Ranglin-Vassell
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (Provides that the department of education would develop a funding formula for school districts sending students to career and technical programs outside the district.)
{LC2864/1}
06/14/2017 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
06/21/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Doyle, Metts, Pearson, Nesselbush
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- COMMUNITY SCHOOLS INITIATIVE (Requires that the commissioner of elementary and secondary education develop a strategic plan for creating a Rhode Island community school initiative.)
{LC1666/1}
03/02/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Education
04/26/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Gallo, DiPalma, Seveney, Pearson, Satchell
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (Provides that the department of education would develop a funding formula for school districts sending students to career and technical programs outside the district.)
{LC1881/A/1}
03/02/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Education
05/03/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
05/31/2017 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
06/08/2017 Senate passed Sub A
06/09/2017 Referred to House H.E.W.
Chapter 108
BY Calkin, Quezada, Picard
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- ALL STUDENTS COUNT ACT (Creates the "All Students Count Act" and requires the dept. of elementary and secondary education to use separate collection categories/tabulations for specified Asian ethnic groups in every demographic report on ancestry or ethnic origins of residents.)
{LC1646/1}
03/02/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Education
03/22/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
06/07/2017 Committee recommends passage
06/14/2017 Senate read and passed
06/15/2017 Referred to House H.E.W.
06/27/2017 House passed in concurrence
06/28/2017 Transmitted to Governor
06/30/2017 Signed by Governor
BY Quezada, Calkin, Ciccone, Metts, Goodwin
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TUITION EQUITY (Creates the "Student Equal Economic Opportunity Act" which would allow students who meet certain requirements to be exempt from paying nonresident tuition at Rhode Island universities, colleges or community colleges.)
{LC1698/1}
03/02/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
BY DiPalma, Seveney, Paolino, Pearson, Gallo
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT (Redefines extraordinary costs of education by defining it as costs that exceed the state approved threshold based on an amount above the core foundation amount and abolish requirement that departments of education collect data on those costs.)
{LC1595/1}
03/02/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
04/25/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Pearson, Satchell, DiPalma, Conley, Lombardo
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- STAY INVESTED IN RI WAVEMAKER FELLOWSHIP (Repeals the provisions of the Stay Invested in RI Wavemaker Fellowship, and establishes the Stay Invested in RI Tax Credit to provide eligible taxpayers with a tax credit for educational loan repayment expenses.)
{LC1058/1}
03/02/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
05/30/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY DiPalma, Pearson, Doyle, Seveney
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION-FOUNDATION LEVEL SCHOOL SUPPORT (Amends the maintenance of effort provisions used to determine the minimum contribution for local school aid.)
{LC1647/1}
03/15/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
04/25/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Quezada, Metts, Goodwin, Goldin, Miller
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT (Amends the state aid funding formula for compensation of school districts for the additional costs of students learning English.)
{LC1729/1}
03/30/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
05/30/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Satchell, Metts, Sheehan
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - FUNDING OF CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS (Provides that local district payments made for charter school students who chose not to attend be refunded to local school district.)
{LC2256/1}
04/04/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Education
04/26/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Marshall, Serpa, Kennedy, O`Grady, Casey
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND PROMISE SCHOLARSHIP (Establishes a post-secondary education scholarship program to be funded in part by the state and in partnership with public and private entities that engage in a memorandum of understanding that internships would be provided.)
{LC1943/1}
03/01/2017 Introduced, referred to House Finance
BY Tanzi, Shanley, Fogarty, Marshall, Carson
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT - SCHOOL FUNDING FORMULA (Freezes the amount of education aid for local school agencies that are scheduled to receive less aid under the funding formula. The education aid would be frozen at the rate provided in fiscal year 2017 for a period of three (3) years.)
{LC1947/1}
03/02/2017 Introduced, referred to House Finance
05/04/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Tobon, Cunha, Barros, Maldonado
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - ESTABLISHMENT OF CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS (Establishes district-charter compacts between charter schools and traditional public schools and would establish a compact fund to be supported by appropriations from the general assembly as well as grants, gifts and bequests.)
{LC2138/1}
03/22/2017 Introduced, referred to House Finance
06/07/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
House Resolution No.
6003BY Messier, Morin, Casey, Walsh, Vella-Wilkinson
ENTITLED, JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION -- RIGHT TO AN ADEQUATE EDUCATION (Proposed constitutional amendment providing that the right to an adequate education is a fundamental right.)
{LC2291/1}
03/24/2017 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
04/07/2017 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
04/26/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Diaz, McNamara, Slater, Williams, Maldonado
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS (Provides students attending public or private schools enrolled in grades K-12 with a student's bill of rights prohibiting discrimination based on race, sex, gender, economic status or mental, physical, developmental or sensory disabilities.)
{LC2262/1}
03/29/2017 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
04/12/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
House Resolution No.
6075BY McEntee, O'Brien, Craven, Amore
ENTITLED, JOINT RESOLUTION APPROPRIATING SUFFICIENT SUMS TO PAY ONE-HALF THE COSTS OF TEACHERS IN OBTAINING AN INTERNATIONAL DYSLEXIA ASSOCIATION ("IDA") ALIGNED GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN DYSLEXIA KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE (Authorizes the appropriation of sufficient sums to pay one-half the costs of teachers in obtaining an IDA aligned graduate certificate in dyslexia knowledge and practice.)
{LC2366/1}
04/05/2017 Introduced, referred to House Finance
Chapter 200
BY Azzinaro, Corvese, McNamara, McLaughlin, Kennedy
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES (Benefits for students with disabilities continue until the end of the public school calendar semester when the student turns 21 or when the student’s program ends in accordance with the student’s (IEP), whichever occurs earlier.)
{LC2368/A/1}
04/06/2017 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
04/26/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
05/10/2017 Committee postponed at request of sponsor
05/17/2017 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
05/25/2017 House passed Sub A
06/21/2017 Referred to Senate Education
06/27/2017 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence
06/30/2017 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence
07/13/2017 Transmitted to Governor
07/18/2017 Signed by Governor
BY Barros, Amore, Regunberg, Ranglin-Vassell, Donovan
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- MAYORAL ACADEMIES (Requires any mayoral academy which is part of a network that seeks to be established or expanded to provide evidence that its attrition rates, special education rates and suspension rates are within acceptable averages.)
{LC2122/1}
04/06/2017 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
04/26/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Amore, Serpa, O`Grady, Fogarty
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT (Requires local district payments to Davies, and the Met Center schools only for those periods where a student is both enrolled and physically present in attendance at those schools.)
{LC2210/1}
04/07/2017 Introduced, referred to House Finance
BY Ranglin-Vassell, Ackerman, Lombardi, Nardolillo, Hull
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - FEDERAL AID (Requires free lunches to be provided for all elementary and secondary students attending public schools.)
{LC2547/1}
04/26/2017 Introduced, referred to House Finance
06/07/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
House Resolution No.
6237BY Ranglin-Vassell, Hull, Donovan, Amore, Shekarchi
ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THE RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (RIDE) TO STUDY THE IMPACT, OUTCOME, AND NEEDS OF YOUTHS WITH ONE OR BOTH PARENTS INCARCERATED
{LC2548/1}
05/19/2017 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
06/07/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Chapter 264
BY Phillips, Morin, Casey, Marshall, Solomon
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS (Establishes a process by which a virtual education plan may be established and used by school districts during inclement weather which would count as a school day, provided that the plan is approved by the council on elementary and secondary education.)
{LC2815/1}
06/08/2017 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
06/14/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
06/27/2017 Committee recommends passage
06/27/2017 House read and passed
06/29/2017 Senate passed in concurrence
07/13/2017 Transmitted to Governor
07/19/2017 Signed by Governor
Chapter 215
BY Donovan, Blazejewski, Ranglin-Vassell, Amore, Regunberg
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - SOCIAL SERVICES (Defines and declares the purpose of child opportunity zones and would provide for annual reporting from the commissioner of elementary and secondary education to the general assembly on each zone.)
{LC2813/1}
06/08/2017 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
06/14/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
06/27/2017 Committee recommends passage
06/27/2017 House read and passed
06/29/2017 Senate passed in concurrence
07/13/2017 Transmitted to Governor
07/18/2017 Signed by Governor
BY Donovan, Amore, Ranglin-Vassell
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (Provides that the department of education would develop a funding formula for school districts sending students to career and technical programs outside the district.)
{LC2864/1}
06/14/2017 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
06/21/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study