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RI H8159
Bill
Status
2/27/2026
Primary Sponsor
Stephen Casey
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AI Summary
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Increases the student success factor from 40% to 45% of the core instruction per-pupil amount for students from families at or below 185% of federal poverty guidelines
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Creates a higher tier of 50% student success factor for local education agencies where over 45% of resident children are classified as "poverty status"
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Poverty status is determined by participation in SNAP, with the number of directly certified students multiplied by a factor of 1.6
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Maintains the existing 20% multilingual learner (MLL) factor for students in the three lowest English proficiency categories
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Takes effect upon passage
Legislative Description
Provides that in local education agencies when over 45% of the children have a family income that is at or below 185% of federal poverty guidelines, then the student success factor will be 50% by the core instruction per-pupil amount.
Education
Last Action
Introduced, referred to House Finance
2/27/2026