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Establishes the Safe School Technology Act of 2026.
Permits students diagnosed with asthma, a condition that may lead to bronchospasm or anaphylaxis, or both, to carry and self-administer asthma medication or auto-injectable or intranasal epinephrine, or both.
Requires all schools and educational institutions to develop and implement a school safety plan that would provide for immediate access to school facilities by first responders in an emergency.
Redefines dyslexia to mean a specific learning disability characterized by difficulties in word reading and/or spelling that involve accuracy, speed, or both and vary depending on the orthography.
Changes the maximum term of employment for a superintendent from three (3) to five (5) years.
Requires the names of any noncredentialled school employee who is terminated for good and just cause, to be furnished to the department of education.
Requires BrightStars QRIS ratings for licensed child care facilities to be based on an average of all standards, ensure transparent scoring methods, and preserve automatic five-star ratings for nationally accredited programs.
Requires the installation and use of a weapons detection system at every public entrance to any school building, gymnasium, school event facility, sporting event site and any site where a school hosts or participates in an event even if off campus.
Would establish certain presumptions pertaining to early childhood education programs operating in RIDE-certified school buildings.
Allows emergency preliminary certificates for teaching to be issued for up to a total of five (5) school years.
Strengthens school security measures, including the establishment of a RI school emergency response committee to develop additional recommendations for school security measures and requiring an annual school safety assessment by all school districts.
Creates a prohibition on the unlawful use of seclusion rooms within any public pre-k program, elementary or secondary school in the state.
Provides that for the period up until July 1, 2027, an applicant for a teaching certificate in Rhode Island would not be required to complete a standardized teacher's examination as a prerequisite to obtaining a teaching certificate.
Provides that where the administration, use, or maintenance of epinephrine within schools and on buses is authorized, this use would include epinephrine auto-injectors and epinephrine nasal sprays
Broadens the definition of "teacher" and create a comprehensive bill of rights for school teachers.
Establishes provisions for student and teacher classroom safety and provides the authority to remove students from classrooms. This act provides for student and educator protections from said removals.
Establishes "The Children's Cardiac Safety Act", and provide for childhood cardiac screening based on modules that incorporate current best practices.
Provides that the school year for all public schools, including traditional public and public charter schools, independent charter schools, and mayoral academies, would start on the same date of each calendar year.
Requires the department of elementary and secondary education and DOH to adopt policies, rules and regulations for the administration of seizure rescue medications for children who have been medically identified as having epilepsy/seizure disorder.
HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY EXPANDING PATHWAYS INTO THE TEACHING PROFESSION (Creates a special legislative commission of 17 members whose purpose would be to study evaluate and make recommendations regarding educator preparation, licensure, certification and early-career support systems in the state.)
Requires schools to implement a plan to provide academic accommodation for a student who has been diagnosed with a concussion or other brain injury.
Requires all school districts to designate a certified athletic trainer at each high school within its district.
Requires all certified independent or district charter schools upon application for a renewal of said charter or an application for a new charter school to provide a union neutrality clause in the charter.
JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY RHODE ISLAND'S METHOD OF FUNDING CHARTER SCHOOLS (Creates a 13-member joint commission to study Rhode Island’s method of funding charter schools, and would report back to the Governor and the General Assembly by April 1, 2027, and would expire on July 1, 2027.)
Replaces the existing chapter on this subject by requiring school districts to organize concussion oversight teams, develop removal-from-play, return-to-play, and return-to-learn protocols, and develop a concussion brochure.
Amends chapter 80 of the public laws of 1965 with respect to the composition of the regional district school building committee, apportionment of construction and operating costs and amendments to the agreement.
Directs the department of elementary and secondary education to provide a two-year pilot program that coordinates a national cultural exchange program for students of this state.
Requires every elementary and secondary school within the State of Rhode Island to provide and maintain clearly visible and easily accessible trauma kits within the school. It also provides immunity if assistance is rendered.
Permits local communities to adopt an all-charter public school model for public education upon an affirmative vote of the local municipality’s council and school committee, and an affirmative vote at a special or general election.
Requires that student mentors in public schools be certified support educators, ensuring mentors have professional training, established student relationships, and access to skills and information needed to support student success.
Allows charter schools to engage in nontraditional approaches to learning.
HOUSE RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE REPORTING AND EXPIRATION DATES OF THE SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ANTI-LITTERING EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS (Extends the reporting and expiration dates of the commission to study an anti-littering education program for RI public elementary school students from February 2, 2026, to February 2, 2027, and would expire on April 2, 2027.)
Bars the council from granting approval to create or expand a charter school beginning operations in 26-27 school year and bars the state from approving or appropriating funds to a new charter school not approved before July 1, 2025.
Creates the Save Rhode Island School Libraries Act.
Provides for better communication between sending and receiving districts regarding students receiving CTE or pathways education.
Permits special community service to be imposed because of bullying based on religious beliefs, sexual orientation, or ethnicity.
Mandates the use of a soft-shell helmet cover device that adds a padded, soft-shell layer to the outside of a traditional football helmet, for students participating in Rhode Island interscholastic league football
Nullifies the department of elementary and secondary education recommendation that the turnaround plan for Providence public schools be continued.
Amends the composition of the urban collaborative in Providence and provides that it is governed by a board of trustees.
HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE DISPARATE IMPACT OF DISCIPLINARY POLICIES ON STUDENTS (Creates an 12-member commission to study the impact on family and school performance in relation to current disciplinary policies in public schools, and would report back by November 17, 2027, and would expire on February 17, 2028.)
Categorizes women by their biological identity at birth rather than their gender identity for purpose of organized sports.
Requires the department of elementary and secondary education to disclose whether a potential applicant's name appears on a list of teachers terminated for good cause.
Provides for the creation of medical and dental schools at the University of Rhode Island.
Directs the state department of education to establish an anti-hazing policy in student athletics.
Requires public schools to give congressionally chartered youth organizations limited access for recruitment and brief student presentations with parent notice, while preserving school safety and discretion.
Requires the development of a comprehensive collaborative course that provides students with accurate information and instruction on risks of wildfires while creating action plan to mitigate loss in case of a wildfire in all K-12 schools within the state.
Allows municipalities participating in the state prekindergarten program to accept students from outside the municipality under certain conditions and establishes a lottery for enrollment in the program.
Ends transaction fees for school lunches in all districts. This act requires at least one no-fee payment method for school lunches and a full disclosure whether fees will be charged by a payment platform.
Bans preferential treatment to a public or private university applicant because of the student's familial relationship to a previous university attendee.
Ensures any public school with available seats, after completion of the initial enrollment period for students, shall make all open seats available to other students residing within the same school district.
Expands council on elementary and secondary education and board of education and makes teacher of year and student advisory chair voting members on each.
Grants automatic admission to state public institutions for qualified Eagle Scout and Gold award recipients from the Girl Scouts.
Extends teacher certifications without fee or penalty for three (3) or five (5) years for teachers who hold certifications as of July 1, 2026.
Amends the certain provisions relative to school waste recycling and refuse disposal and requires reports of waste audits by educational entities and reports of program participation by vendors.
Restricts application of pesticides and rodenticides at schools and childcare centers and requires schools to provide copies of notice to parents and guardians.
Amends the current law on education to address unfunded mandates.
Increases transparency provisions and require reporting of the partially funded and unfunded school district costs.
Allows any school district to petition the board of education to use a lower-cost curriculum program, if the program is substantially similar to other programs approved by the board of education.
Directs the council on elementary and secondary education to develop recommendations for a high school curriculum to prepare students for successful postsecondary education and careers in computer science.
Requires the department of education to develop and make available for use in all schools a mental health curriculum. School districts would be required to provide four (4) hours of mental health instruction to seventh grade students.
Requires school committees to provide transportation for any students who resides two (2) or more miles from school.
Expands the requirement that all high schools and middle schools, whether they are publicly or privately run to maintain on site a functional AED while establishing and implementing a cardiac emergency response plan in these schools.
Directs middle and high schools which issue student identification cards to include on those cards contact crisis telephone numbers for suicide prevention and substance use disorder prevention.
Amends the composition of the Urban Collaborative and provides that the collaborative be governed by a board of trustees.
Amends the composition of the Urban Collaborative and provide that the collaborative be governed by a board of trustees.
Allows the school building administration or teachers in all grades to provide the opportunity for students to observe a brief moment of silence on every September 11.
Requires the school board or committees of cities and towns to establish a safety and behavioral health committee and also lays out the representation requirements committee responsibilities to ensure a stable learning environment for all students.
Prohibits discrimination on the basis of race by expanding the definition of race to include traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture and protected hairstyles.
Requires the board of regents to adopt support and intervention strategies consistent with Comprehensive Education Strategy and SALT in one district at a time.
Requires all school buses be equipped with video monitoring system.
Requires that every institution of higher education provide training in the administration of opioid antagonists to every staff member on the institution's campus.
Requires all school buses be equipped with video monitoring system.
Requires that the basic education program data collection information for students that attend career and technical education schools be charged to the receiving school district and not the sending school district.
Provides that the commissioner of elementary and secondary education directs all local education agencies to select one of the identified high-quality curricula and materials for science and technology no later than June 30, 2026.
Provides that the commissioner of elementary and secondary education directs all local education agencies to select one of the identified high-quality curricula and materials for science and technology no later than June 30, 2026.
Requires every public school to have a policy regarding the use of personal electronic devices on school grounds.
Amends the definitions of a “pupil transportation vehicle” to a vehicle contrasted to seat not more than ten (10) passengers plus the operator, rather than the existing limit of eight (8) passengers.
Requires every public school to have a policy regarding the use of personal electronic devices on school grounds.
Amends the definitions of a “pupil transportation vehicle” to a vehicle contrasted to seat not more than ten (10) passengers plus the operator, rather than the existing limit of eight (8) passengers.
Amends the certain provisions relative to school waste recycling and refuse disposal and requires reports of waste audits by educational entities and reports of program participation by vendors.
Updates the statutory terminology by replacing the phrase "institutions of higher learning" with that of "educational institutions" and redefines child daycare centers as educational institutions.
Updates the statutory terminology by replacing the phrase "institutions of higher learning" with that of "educational institutions", and would redefine child daycare centers as educational institutions.
Amends chapter 80 of the public laws of 1965 with respect to the composition of the regional district school building committee, apportionment of construction and operating costs and amendments to the agreement.
Would provide additional procedural safeguards for English as a second language learners and English language learners during the IEP process.
Mandates the use of a soft-shell helmet cover that adds a padded, soft-shell layer to the outside of a traditional football helmet, for students participating in Rhode Island interscholastic league football.
Allows emergency preliminary certificates for teaching to be issued for up to a total of five (5) school years.
Amends the composition of the Urban Collaborative and provide that the collaborative be governed by a board of trustees.
HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN IN STATE CARE
RELATING EDUCATION -- COUNCIL ON ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Requires public middle schools, to allow students from a recognized non-public, charter, or alternative education institution, to participate in a non-sponsored sport in the school district where the student resides.
Establishes a pilot program for a virtual reality learning platform to improve math skills for grades 6 through 12 STEM education.
HOUSE RESOLUTION REINSTATING AND EXTENDING THE LIFE AND EXPIRATION DATES OF THE SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ANTI-LITTERING EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS (Reinstates and extends reporting and expiration of commission studying the development and implementation of an anti-littering education program for elementary students, from February 2, 2024, to February 2, 2026, and would expire on April 2, 2026.)
Eliminates any requirement that any person who is employed as a physical education teacher not by required to have a certification in adaptive physical education
Amends provisions related to the legislative purpose for alternatives within the public school system.
Provides that any school teaching sexual education to students shall provide the sexual education curriculum to every parent or guardian of a student, and the parent or legal guardian shall consent to the teaching of such sexual education curriculum.
Would require every high school to offer a yearlong “ethnic studies” course.
Categorizes women by their biological identity at birth rather than their gender identity for purpose of organized sports.
Enables the Providence School Board to authorize local school-based councils to enhance communication between the board and the individual schools.
Creates the School Libraries Act.
Nullifies the department of elementary and secondary education recommendation that the turnaround plan for Providence public schools be continued.
Directs the council on elementary and secondary education to develop recommendations for a high school curriculum to prepare students for successful postsecondary education and careers in computer science.
Requires school committees to provide transportation for any students who reside two (2) or more miles from school.
Requires the department of education to develop and make available for use in all schools a mental health curriculum. School districts would be required to provide four (4) hours of mental health instruction to seventh grade students.
Establishes a corrections education and vocational planning group (CEVPG) to consider opportunities for career and educational programming.
Amends references in the dual enrollment act by using the phrase “public higher education institution”.
Provides that no new network charter school application shall be granted.
Requires all certified independent or district charter schools upon application for a renewal of said charter or an application for a new charter school to provide a union neutrality clause in the charter.
Provides for better communication between sending and receiving districts regarding students receiving CTE or pathways education.
Creates the Warwick public schools budget commission consisting of 5 members to oversee the operations of Warwick public schools and to present a preliminary analysis of the school district's financial situation.
Creates a budget commission to oversee the Warwick schools district until such time as the fiscal year 2025 - 2026 Warwick school budget is approved.
RELATING EDUCATION -- COUNCIL ON ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Broadens the definition of "teacher" and create a comprehensive bill of rights for school teachers.
Establishes a prekindergarten seat finder to support families in accessing high quality early childhood education programs for three (3) and four (4) year old children.
Directs the commissioner of postsecondary education to prepare a strategic plan for public higher education which is aligned with the goals of the board of education's strategic plan.
Incorporates the department of elementary and secondary education's SurveyWorks school climate indicators for evaluating the performance of LEAs and individual public schools.
Establishes program to provide recommended air quality levels in schools.
Repeals the legislative findings in this section and requires elementary, middle and high schools to provide and maintain on-site functional automated external defibrillators (AEDs).
Requires the department of elementary and secondary education and DOH to adopt policies, rules and regulations for the administration of seizure rescue medications for children who have been medically identified as having epilepsy/seizure disorder.
Replaces the existing chapter on this subject by requiring school districts to organize concussion oversight teams, develop removal-from-play, return-to-play, and return-to-learn protocols, and develop a concussion brochure.
Requires all school districts to designate a certified athletic trainer at each high school within its district.
Bans preferential treatment to a public or private university applicant because of the student's familial relationship to a previous university attendee.
Provides that for the period up until July 1, 2027, an applicant for a teaching certificate in Rhode Island would not be required to complete a standardized teacher's examination as a prerequisite to obtaining a teaching certificate.
Requires at least one certified school psychologist per every five hundred (500) students be employed at each school system.
Allows charter schools to engage in nontraditional approaches to learning, permits local communities to adopt all-charter school public school model for public education.
Amends the composition of the Urban Collaborative and provide that the collaborative be governed by a board of trustees.
Restricts application of pesticides and rodenticides at schools and child care centers and requires schools to provide copies of notice to parents and guardians.
Prohibits the manufacture, sale, and distribution of foods containing certain artificial food dyes within school systems in the State of Rhode Island commencing January 1, 2027.
Establishes "The Children's Cardiac Safety Act", and provide for childhood cardiac screening based on modules that incorporate current best practices.
Provides that parents and guardians of children with disabilities in private school have the same rights and remedies as parents/guardians of children in public school.
Establishes a task force managed by the children’s cabinet to develop recommendations to improve access to early intervention and early childhood special education services.
Amends the composition of the Urban Collaborative and provides that the collaborative be governed by a board of trustees.
Permits school districts to use release days for professional development; provided that, instruction time meets the yearly requirement of one thousand eighty (1,080) school hours.
Permit school districts to use release days for professional development; provided that, instruction time meets the yearly requirement of one thousand eighty (1,080) school hours.
Waives, for one year, the Rhode Island whole grain requirement for meals served in Rhode Island public schools.
JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY STUDENT TRANSPORTATION NEEDS AND SYSTEM COSTS (Creates a 13-member joint commission to study the transportation needs of students and recommend what changes are necessary, and who would report back to the General Assembly by April 16, 2025, and expire on May 27, 2025.)
Removes private schools from the provisions of the general laws relating to educational services to very young children.
Codifies the previously funded Rhode Island early care and education workforce registry data system.
Removes private schools from the provisions of the general laws relating to educational services to very young children.
JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY STUDENT TRANSPORTATION NEEDS AND SYSTEM COSTS (Creates a 13-member joint commission to study the transportation needs of students and recommend what changes are necessary, and who would report back to the General Assembly by April 16, 2025, and expire on May 27, 2025.)
Requires that certain quarterly reports required to be filed by district charter schools, mayoral academies and independent charter schools be submitted to the commissioner of elementary and secondary education.
Enables cities and towns to enact enabling legislation authorizing a partner program to assist students with an IEP for specially designed physical education classes.
Codifies the previously funded Rhode Island early care and education workforce registry data system.
Establishes the Transparency in Arts Education Access and Proficiency Act to promote arts education.
Outlines the requirements and process for LEAs to get written parental consent before conducting an evaluation, reevaluation, making an initial placement/changes in placement/the individual education program of a student in a special education program.
Makes revisions to the number, timing, and procedures to be followed when schools grades K through 12 implement fire drills, evacuation drills, and crisis response drills, designed to protect the health and safety of students.
Prohibits discrimination on the basis of race by expanding the definition of race to include traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture and protected hairstyles.
Provides for changes to the operating structure of the Nowell Academy establishing a cooperative agreement among school districts.
Requires school districts to provide the parent/guardian of a student with an individualized education program (IEP) with information concerning the achieving a better life experience (ABLE) account program benefits and the program application process.
Reduces the number of commissioners on the board of commissioners to no less than fifteen and would add a d/b/a Serve RI designation after commissions name.
Requires RIDE to develop type 1 diabetes informational materials for the parents and guardians of students that will be posted publicly on RIDE's website.
Requires RIDE to develop type 1 diabetes informational materials for the parents and guardians of students that will be posted publicly on RIDE's website.
Requires school districts to provide the parent/guardian of a student with an individualized education program (IEP) with information concerning the achieving a better life experience (ABLE) account program benefits and the program application process.
Provides for changes to the operating structure of the Nowell Academy establishing a cooperative agreement among school districts.
Reduces the number of commissioners on the board of commissioners to no less than fifteen and would add a d/b/a Serve RI designation after commissions name.
RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THE RHODE ISLAND COMMISSIONER OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION PREPARE A REPORT ON THE SCHOOL MEAL DEBT POLICY FOR ALL RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND CHARTER SCHOOLS
Amends the composition of the Urban Collaborative and provide that the collaborative be governed by a board of trustees.
Establishes the "Attendance for Success Act" that mandates requirements for attendance policies, and provides for multiple plans, reporting requirements and supports to address student absenteeism from school.
Incorporates the department of elementary and secondary education's SurveyWorks school climate indicators for evaluating the performance of LEAs and individual public schools.
Requires public school districts to adopt a policy for responding to the death of a student or staff member. Also amends the title of chapter 16-21.7 to "The Nathan Bruno, Jason Flatt, and Alicia Biros Bereavement Act."
Establishes "workplace readiness week". It requires all public high schools, including charter schools, to annually observe that week by providing information to students on their rights as workers and specifies the topics that must be covered.
2) MAXIMUM CLASS SIZE ACT (Mandates 20 students per classroom for kindergarten through second grade. Exceptions for emergencies and temporary situations, not to exceed 3 days and mid-year enrollments.
Requires all school districts to designate an athletic trainer to be available for high school athletic practices and games.
Prohibits colleges and universities from withholding a student's transcript due to the student failing to pay any expenses owed to the college or university but permits the withholding of a student's academic credits and grades or diploma or degree.
Bans preferential treatment to a university applicant because of the student's familial relationship to a previous university attendee.
Allows emergency preliminary certificates for teaching to be issued for up to a total of five (5) school years.
Provides for a parents' bill of rights related to the health, education and welfare of their minor children.
Categorizes women by their biological identity at birth rather than their gender identity for purpose of organized sports.
Authorizes the sport of skateboarding to be a youth sports program that is part of Rhode Island Interscholastic League Competition.
"Pupil Transportation Vehicle" to be and constructed to seat not more than ten (10) passengers including the operator, rather than the existing limit of eight (8) passengers.
Delays the date for local education agencies to select one of the high quality curricula and material for math and English language arts from June 30, 2025, to June 30, 2026.
Directs each local education agency adopt a program to monitor absenteeism data to identify students who are at risk for chronic absenteeism before it becomes a chronic situation.
Enables parents to review public school learning materials/object if the parent decides that the material is harmful. Also a parent may withdraw their student from the activity or class where the material is used and request an alternative assignment.
Prohibits colleges and universities from withholding a student's transcript due to the student failing to pay any expenses owed to the college or university but permits the withholding of a student's academic credits and grades or diploma or degree.
Mandates that school districts provide culturally competent, de-escalation, and trauma-informed methods to minimize classroom disruptions and improve student learning.
Requires all school districts to designate an athletic trainer to be available for high school athletic practices and games.
Updates repealed chapter by requiring school district to develop concussion guidelines; students/parents brochure; removal/return procedures after student removal/return to practice/competition; mandatory training for coaches/officials.
Requires all school districts to have an athletic trainer at each high school within the district.
Directs the commissioner of postsecondary education to prepare a strategic plan for public higher education which is aligned with the goals of the board of education's strategic plan.
Allows for the establishment of innovation schools for the purpose of improving school performance and student achievement through increased autonomy and flexibility.
Promotes the integration of diversity, equity and inclusion principles into school curriculum and also in hiring practices for education staff.
Requires specific actions and procedures that a public school district or the department of elementary and secondary education shall follow as a part of their proposal to phase out, merge or close a public school.
Requires the student advisory council to meet at least quarterly, provides the chairperson with equal voting powers as members on the council, and provides that a student under eighteen (18) years is exempt from the senate advise and consent process.
Directs the department of elementary and secondary education to establish a two (2) year pilot outreach and tracking program at two (2) public high schools.
Establishes a one-year pilot outreach and tracking program at two public high and middle schools to address issues of asthma and attendance among students.
Creates a new chapter for the support/access to bilingual education. It creates a dual language program fund to be administered by the department of education. Local education agencies would be eligible to apply to the department for funding. Eff. 7/1/24
Establishes a task force managed by the children’s cabinet to develop recommendations to improve access to early intervention and early childhood special education services.
Allows charter schools to engage in nontraditional approaches to learning, permits local communities to adopt all-charter school public school model for public education.
Removes the towns of Warren and Bristol from school bus district Region III and places Warren and Bristol in school bus district Region V.
Requires the departments of elementary and secondary education and health to adopt policies/rules/regulations for the administration of seizure rescue medications for children who have been medically identified as having epilepsy/seizure disorder.
Requires the department of education to develop and make available for use in all schools a mental health curriculum. School districts would be required to provide four (4) hours of mental health instruction to seventh grade students.
Requires school committees to provide transportation for any student who resides two (2) or more miles from school.
Directs the council on elementary and secondary education to develop recommendations for a high school curriculum to prepare students for successful postsecondary education and careers in computer science.
Provides that parents and guardians of children with disabilities in private school have the same rights and remedies as parents/guardians of children in public school.
Council On Elementary And Secondary Education
School Committees And Superintendents
School Committees And Superintendents
The Rhode Island Board Of Education Act
Children With Disabilities
Education Services To Very Young Children
Joint Resolution Extending The Reporting And Expiration Dates Of The Special Legislative Commission To Study The Governance Structure Of Rhode Island's Public Education System (this Resolution Would Extend The Reporting And Expiration Dates Of The Commission To Study The Governance Structure Of Rhode Island’s Public Education System, From March 1, 2023, To March 1, 2024, And Would Expire On July 1, 2024.)
The Paul W. Crowley Rhode Island Student Investment Initiative
Medical Assistance -- The Promoting Access To Increased Mental Health Services For All Students Act
Apprenticeship Pathways To Earning A Bachelor's Degree Act
Apprenticeship Pathways To Earning A Bachelor's Degree Act
School Committees And Superintendents
School Committees And Superintendents
Certification Of Teachers
Education Accountability Act
Council On Elementary And Secondary Education
Cooperative Service Among School Districts
Curriculum
House Resolution Creating A Legislative Study Commission To Evaluate And Provide Recommendations On Mandated Safety Protocols For Rhode Island Schools (creates A 21 Member Commission To Evaluate And Provide Recommendations On Mandated Safety Protocols For Ri Schools, And Who Would Report Back To The House By February 28, 2024, And Expire On April 30, 2024.)
Council On Postsecondary Education
Council On Postsecondary Education
Rhode Island Prekindergarten Education Act
School And Youth Programs Concussion Act
Relating To Education
Joint Resolution Creating A Special Joint Legislative Commission To Review And Provide Recommendations For Professional And Labor-management Standards That Provide School-based Flexibility And Accountability For Employees Of The Providence Public Schools
Education Accountability Act
The Nathan Bruno And Jason Flatt Act
Pupil Transportation Vehicles
House Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study And Provide Recommendations For The Development And Implementation Of An Anti-littering Education Program For Rhode Island Public Elementary School Students (creates A 9 Member Commission To Study And Make Recommendations For The Development And Implementation Of An Anti-littering Program For Students, Who Would Report Back By February 2, 2024, And Expire On April 2, 2024.)
Office Of The Special Education Ombud
House Resolution Extending The Reporting And Expiration Dates Of The Special Legislative Commission To Study The Effects And Impact That Hybrid And Virtual Learning Employed During The Pandemic Has Had On The Achievement Rates Of Children In Kindergarten Through 12th Grade (extends The Reporting And Expiration Dates Of The Commission To Study The Effects And Impact Of Hybrid And Virtual Learning During The Pandemic, From July 31, 2024, To November 15, 2024, And Would Expire On November 29, 2024.)
Relating To Incorporating The Rhode Island Commission For National And Community Service
District Charter School
The Paul W. Crowley Rhode Island Student Investment Initiative
Health And Safety Of Pupils
Certification Of Teachers
Offenses Pertaining To Schools
Compulsory Attendance
Health And Safety Of Pupils
Office Of The Special Education Ombud
School Committees And Superintendents
Community College Of Rhode Island
School Committees And Superintendents
Failing School Choice Act
Seizure Safe Schools Act
Failing School Choice Act
Parents Bill Of Rights Act
School Committees And Superintendents
Curriculum
Council On Postsecondary Education
Curriculum
The Paul W. Crowley Rhode Island Student Investment Initiative
School And Youth Programs Concussion Act
Children With Disabilities
Federal Aid
Support And Access To Bilingual Education Act
Establishment Of Charter Public Schools
Curriculum
House Resolution Strongly Urging The Providence Public School District And The Rhode Island Department Of Education To Reverse The Decision To Close The Alan Shawn Feinstein Elementary School, The Carl G. Lauro Elementary School, And The Gilbert Stuart Middle School
Children With Disabilities
The Kindergarten Through Grade Two
Council On Postsecondary Education
Children With Disabilities
The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Act
Health And Safety Of Pupils
Council On Elementary And Secondary Education
Anti-bullying Bill Of Rights Act
Health And Safety Of Pupils
Health And Safety Of Pupils
Career And Technical Education
Curriculum
Curriculum
School Committees And Superintendents
Compensation For Students Participating In Intercollegiate Athletics
Cooperative Service Among School Districts
Curriculum
Federal Aid
The Kindergarten Through Grade Two
House Resolution Extending The Reporting Date Of The Special Legislative Commission To Study The Effects And Impact That Hybrid And Virtual Learning Employed During The Pandemic Has Had On The Achievement Rates Of Children In Kindergarten Through 12th Grade (extends The Reporting And Expiration Dates Of The Commission To Study The Effects And Impact Of Hybrid And Virtual Learning During The Pandemic, From July 31, 2023 To July 31, 2024, And Would Expire On September 30, 2024.)
Health And Safety Of Pupils
Transportation Of School Pupils Beyond City And Town Limits
The Paul W. Crowley Rhode Island Student Investment Initiative
The Paul W. Crowley Rhode Island Student Investment Initiative
Rhode Island Certification Standards Board
School Committees And Superintendents
Biliteracy Seal
Teachers' Tenure
Compulsory Attendance
Health And Safety Of Pupils -- Trauma Informed Schools Act
School Committees And Superintendents
Compulsory Attendance -- See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board Of Education Act
Curriculum
School Committees And Superintendents
Curriculum
Compulsory Attendance -- See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board Of Education Act
Curriculum
School Committees And Superintendents
The College And Career Success For All Students Act
Curriculum
Access To Advanced Placement Courses For All Students Act
Access To Advanced Placement Courses For All Students Act
Joint Resolution Creating A Special Joint Legislative Commission To Study The Governance Structure Of Rhode Island's Public Education System (creates A 10 Member Joint Commission To Study And Make Recommendations For Efficient And Effective Governance Of Pre-k Through Sixteen Public Education System, And Would Report Back To The Senate And House By March 1, 2023, And Expire On July 1, 2023.)
Joint Resolution Creating A Special Joint Legislative Commission To Study The Governance Structure Of Rhode Island's Public Education System (creates 10 Member Joint Commission To Study And Make Recommendations For Efficient/effective Governance Of Kindergarten Through Sixteen Public Education System, And Reports Back To The Senate And House By March 1, 2023, And Expires On July 1, 2023.)
Children With Disabilities
Education Accountability Act
Children With Disabilities
Teachers' Retirement
Compulsory Attendance
School Committees And Superintendents
Health And Safety Of Pupils
Department Of Children, Youth And Families
Apprenticeship Pathways To Earning A Bachelor's Degree Act
Foundation Level School Support
House Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study The Effects And Impact That Hybrid And Virtual Learning Employed During The Pandemic Has Had On The Achievement Rates Of Children In Kindergarten Through 12th Grade (creates A 15 Member Commission To Study, Identify Gaps, And Provide Plans To Counter The Impact Of Hybrid And Virtual Learning On Achievement Rates Of Children Grades K-12th, And Would Report Back By July 31, 2023, And Expire On September 30, 2023.)
Compensation For Students Participating In Intercollegiate Athletics
State Department Of Elementary And Secondary Education
Health And Safety Of Pupils
Pupil Transportation Vehicles
Foundation Level School Support
Office Of The Special Education Ombud
Arianna's Speech Fluency Act
School Building Authority
Athletic Coaches
School Committees And Superintendents
School Committees And Superintendents
Chiara's Law -- Screening And Education Of Children With Dyslexia
Curriculum
Curriculum
Cooperative Service Among School Districts
Curriculum
Curriculum
The 2022 Transparency In Education Curriculum Materials Act
Rights And Duties Of Teachers Generally
Council On Elementary And Secondary Education
Rhode Island Certification Standards Board
School Committees And Superintendents
Children With Disabilities
Seizure Safe Schools Act
The Climate Literacy Act
Covid Recovery Plans
Curriculum
Curriculum
School Committees And Superintendents
Health And Safety Of Pupils
School Committees And Superintendents
Curriculum
Council On Postsecondary Education
School Committees And Superintendents
Council On Postsecondary Education [see Title 16 Chapter 97 -- The Rhode Island Board Of Education Act]
Health And Safety Of Pupils
The College Crusade Scholarship
The Promoting Access To Increased Mental Health Services For All Students Act
Anti-bullying Bill Of Rights Act
School Waste Recycling And Refuse Disposal
School Waste Recycling And Refuse Disposal
Council On Postsecondary Education
Certified Nurse-teacher
Certified Nurse-teacher
Health And Safety Of Pupils
Curriculum
Student Transportation
Health And Safety Of Pupils
Curriculum
Student Transportation
Regional Vocational Schools
African Heritage History Education
School Committees And Superintendents
Certification Of Teachers
Rhode Island Promise Scholarship
Rhode Island Holocaust And Genocide Education Commission
Curriculum
Education Accountability Act
Fundraising For Public Schools
The Civic Literacy Act
The Civic Literacy Act
Suicide Prevention--the Nathan Bruno And Jason Flatt Act
Suicide Prevention--the Nathan Bruno And Jason Flatt Act
Offenses Pertaining To Schools
Relating To Education
Offenses Pertaining To Schools [see Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board Of Education Act]
Curriculum
Compensation For Students Participating In Intercollegiate Athletics
The Promoting Access To Increased Mental Health Services For All Students Act
Curriculum
The College Crusade Scholarship
Relating To Education
School Committee And Superintendents
Residence Of Children For School Purposes
Access To Advanced Placement Courses For All Students Act
School Building Authority
Financial Literacy
Financial Literacy
School Committees And Superintendents
Health And Safety Of Pupils
Apprenticeship Pathways To Earning A Bachelor's Degree Act
Rhode Island Early Educator Investment Act
Education Accoutability Act
Relating To Education
School Committees And Superintendents
Rhode Island Early Educator Investment Act
The College Crusade Scholarship
Rhode Island Certification Standards Board--right To Read Act
Curriculum
School Committees And Superintendents
Health And Safety Of Pupils -- Trauma Informed Schools Act
Securing The Financial Future For All Students Act
Establishing A Class Size Maximum For Kindergarten Through Grade Two
Division Of Motor Vehicles
Health And Safety Of Pupils
Health And Safety Of Pupils
Seizure Safe Schools Act
House Resolution Reinstating The Life Of And Extending The Reporting And Expiration Dates Of The Special Legislative Commission To Study And Provide Recommendations For Encouraging More Persons Of Color To Enter The Field Of Education (reinstates The Life And Extends The Reporting And Expiration Dates Of The Commission To Study/make Recommendations To Encourage More Persons Of Color To Enter Field Of Education From April 17, 2020, To April 17, 2022, And Expires On June 17, 2022.)
Relating To Education
The Rhode Island School For Dyslexia Act
Rhode Island Promise Scholarship
Career And Technical Education
Curriculum
Council On Elementary And Secondary Education
Relating To Education
Biliteracy Seal
Charter Schools
Education Of Children With Dyslexia And Related Disorders
Student Privacy On School-owned Technology
Health And Safety Of Pupils
Mayoral Academies
Relating To Education
Covid Recovery Plans
Rights And Duties Teachers Generally - September 11 Classroom Moment Of Silence
Children With Disabilities
Relating To Education
Access To Advanced Placement Courses For All Students Act
Establishment Of Charter Schools
The World Language And Dual Language Immersion Act
Relating To Education
Health And Safety Of Pupils
Health And Safety Of Pupils
House Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Examine The State's Growing Home School Population And Provide Recommendations To Ensure That All Students Have Access To All Available Services In Order To Maximize Their Education (creates An 11 Member Commission To Examine The Home School Population And Make Recommendations For All Students To Have Access To Services To Maximize Their Education, And Would Report Back By January 4, 2022 And Expire On April 4, 2022.)
Offenses Pertaining To Schools
House Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study And Provide Recommendations For The Development And Implementation Of An Anti-littering Education Program For Rhode Island Public Elementary School Students (creates A 9 Member Commission To Study And Make Recommendations For The Development And Implementation Of An Anti-littering Education Program For Elementary Students, And Who Would Report Back By February 3, 2022, And Expire On April 3, 2022.)
Health And Safety Of Pupils
House Resolution Respectfully Requesting The Ri Office Of The Postsecondary Commissioner (riopc) To Develop A Post-graduate Certificate In Dyslexia Knowledge And Practice
Health And Safety Of Pupils
Rhode Island School-to-career Transition Act Of 1996
Purple-star Rhode Island Dependent Education Act
The Statewide Virtual Education Act [see Title 16 Chapter 97 -- The Rhode Island Board Of Education Act]
The Climate Literacy Act
School Committees And Superintendents
Anti-bullying Bill Of Rights Act
Rights And Duties Of Teachers Generally
Curriculum
Curriculum
School Committees And Superintendents
Mandatory Educational Community Service
Relating To Education
House Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study And Provide Recommendations To Help Stabilize Costs And Other Factors Associated With Rhode Island's Cities' And Towns' Student Transportation (creates An 11 Member Commission To Examine And Provide Recommendations To Stabilize Cities' And Towns' Student Transportation Costs And Regulations, And Who Would Report Back To The House By January 4, 2022, And Expire On April 4, 2022.)
Health And Safety Of Pupils
School Building Authority
Chiara's Law -- Screening And Education Of Children With Dyslexia
Children With Disabilities
School Committees And Superintendents
Health And Safety Of Pupils
Air Quality In Schools
State Purchases
Compulsory Attendance
Equitable Access For All Students Act
Relating To Education
Relating To Education
Education Accountability Act
Curriculum