Education Bills Proposed in The Rhode Island Legislature in 2014

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Senate Bill No. 2012 SUB A
BY Picard
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM (would mandate that all
secondary schools managed or controlled by the state provide instruction in musical performance
education)
{LC3129/A/1}
01/09/2014 Introduced, referred to Senate Education
03/10/2014 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/12/2014)
03/12/2014 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
06/16/2014 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
06/17/2014 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/18/2014)
06/18/2014 Senate passed Sub A
06/19/2014 Referred to House H.E.W.
Senate Bill No. 2013
BY Picard, Pearson
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS (would
authorize school committees to use school bus monitors at the discretion of the committee, and would
remove the requirement that bus monitors in addition to the bus driver be on certain school buses)
{LC3134/1}
Chapter 335
BY DiPalma, Picard, Ottiano, Pearson, Lombardi
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION (would amend the notication requirements
regarding the dismissal, suspension or lay-off of teachers in the event of a scal exigency or program
reorganization)
{LC3165/1}
01/09/2014 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
06/18/2014 Committee recommends passage
06/20/2014 Senate read and passed
06/20/2014 Placed on House Calendar (06/20/2014)
06/20/2014 House passed in concurrence
06/27/2014 Transmitted to Governor
07/01/2014 Signed by Governor
BY Picard
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND
PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT (would delete the provisions of section16-7-34.3 regarding
reimbursement by the state for conventional public housing students and would add similar language to
section 16-7.2-6)
{LC3128/1}
01/09/2014 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
BY Picard, Cote
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY
TAX RELIEF ACT (would amend the calculation of the permanent foundation education aid to school
districts and would make an adjustment based upon students residing in qualied low income housing)
{LC3127/1}
Chapter 373
BY Doyle, Hodgson, Gallo, Lombardi, Pearson
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - CURRICULUM (would provide for courses of
study for pupils in grades kindergarten through 8 to prevent child abduction, child sexual exploitation,
and abuse)
{LC3331/1}
05/16/2014 Scheduled for consideration (05/21/2014)
06/16/2014 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
Senate Bill No. 2059 SUB A as amended
Chapter 336
BY Satchell, Metts, Sheehan, Pichardo, Miller
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF
EDUCATION ACT (Amend method by which the state assessment program would be implemented in
public schools. The act would provide that no state assessment conducted pursuant to chapter 16-97 and
prior to 7/1/17, would be used to determine student's eligibility to graduate)
{LC3407/A/2}
04/16/2014 Committee recommended indenite postponement
04/16/2014 Committee recommended Substitute A be held for further study
06/20/2014 Committee recommends passage of Sub A as amended
06/20/2014 House passed Sub A as amended
06/20/2014 Senate passed Sub A as amended in concurrence
07/03/2014 Effective without Governor's signature
BY Pearson, Picard, Satchell, Conley, Kettle
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - PERSONAL INCOME TAX (would establish the
Stay Invested in RI Tax Credit. It would authorize a tax credit against RI personal income tax for
graduates who remain a resident of and work in RI for up to10 years after graduation from an institution
of higher education)
{LC3426/1}
Senate Bill No. 2095 SUB A as amended
Chapter 207
BY Ruggerio, Miller, Lynch, Jabour, Satchell
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION AND LABOR - SOCIAL MEDIA PRIVACY
AND STUDENT DATA - CLOUD COMPUTING (Establishes a social media privacy policy for students
and employees, and prohibits the use of data in certain circumstances.)
{LC3479/A/3}
01/21/2014 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
05/20/2014 Senate voted to recommit to Senate Judiciary
06/18/2014 Senate passed Sub A as amended (oor amendment)
06/19/2014 Referred to House Judiciary
06/19/2014 Committee recommends passage of Sub A as amended in concurrence
06/19/2014 House passed Sub A as amended in concurrence
BY Satchell, Cool Rumsey, Conley, Metts, Goldin
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - PAUL W. CROWLEY STUDENT
INVESTMENT INITIATIVE (would delay the implementation of the standardized testing based on
common core curriculum until a commission, created by this law, has had an opportunity to study and
evaluate it)
{LC3782/1}
BY Cool Rumsey, Goldin, Satchell, Crowley, Nesselbush
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RESIDENCE OF CHILDREN FOR SCHOOL
PURPOSES (would provide that Rhode Island licensed child placing agencies and Rhode Island
governmental agencies would promote the educational stability of children in foster care by considering
the child's school attendance area when making placement decisions)
{LC3553/1}
Senate Resolution No. 2159
Resolution 307
BY Pichardo, Crowley, Metts, DiPalma, Ruggerio
ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THE BRIDGE.JOBS
PROGRAM BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND THAT IT PARTNER
WITH THE STATE APPRENTICESHIP COUNCIL
{LC3683/1}
01/31/2014 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
02/04/2014 Meeting postponed (02/05/2014)
05/29/2014 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/03/2014)
Resolution 89
BY Fogarty, Algiere, Ciccone, Lombardi, Doyle
ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THE RHODE ISLAND
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE STATE'S THREE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER
EDUCATION TO COLLABORATIVELY DEVELOP EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (Would create an
economic hardship relief fund from penalties imposed on contractors for past due construction projects to
be paid to business owners who can show a decline in revenue as a result of the past due completion of a
road or bridge project.)
{LC3696/1}
Chapter 370
BY Felag, Walaska, Metts
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - SCHOOL AND YOUTH PROGRAMS
CONCUSSION ACT (would require teachers and school nurses to complete a low or no cost training
course and an annual refresher course in concussions and traumatic brain injuries)
{LC3893/A/2}
06/19/2014 House passed Sub A in concurrence
Chapter 441
BY Goodwin, Archambault, Goldin, Pichardo, O`Neill
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- ADULT EDUCATION (would require the
board of education to consider several factors in determining which high school equivalency test would
be recognized by the state. Such facts would include cost, the recognition of the test by other states, and
other criteria)
{LC3648/A/1}
06/12/2014 Referred to House Finance
Senate Bill No. 2183 as amended
Chapter 369
BY Felag, Pearson, Algiere, Gallo, Lynch
EDUCATION ACT (would expand the board of education membership from eleven (11) members to
twelve (12) by adding an employer community member of the state workforce investment board.)
{LC3656/1}
06/17/2014 Senate passed as amended (oor amendment)
06/18/2014 Committee recommends passage as amended in concurrence
06/19/2014 House passed as amended in concurrence
BY Satchell, Lombardi, Metts, Algiere, Sheehan
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF TEACHERS
GENERALLY (would provide that the evaluation of teaching personnel would be pursuant to local
control, and that the process for the evaluation for teachers would be a subject to collective bargaining)
{LC3779/1}
BY Metts, Crowley, Pichardo, Jabour, Satchell
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - THE PAUL W. CROWLEY RHODE ISLAND
STUDENT INVESTMENT INITIATIVE - NOTICE PROVISIONS (Requires the department of
elementary and secondary education to create a model notication for students who are identied as
academically at risk on any state assessment.)
{LC3611/A/1}
04/08/2014 Senate voted to recommit to Senate Education
BY Doyle, Nesselbush, DiPalma
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - FUNDING OF CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS
(would establish a new charter public school's state housing aid formula based in part on the average ratio
of all the cities and towns from which the charter public school draws its students.)
{LC3883/A/5}
05/22/2014 Committee heard
06/12/2014 Committee recommended indenite postponement
06/12/2014 Committee recommended Substitute A be held for further study
BY Metts, Pichardo, Crowley
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX (would impose a 2%
tax increase for all personal income over $250,000. The revenue raised by this tax increase would be used
to fund the Head Start program)
{LC3890/1}
(Governor)
BY Gallo, DaPonte, DiPalma, Sheehan
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- BOARD OF EDUCATION
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE (would establish a permanent governance structure for the Rhode
Island board of education)
{LC4016/1}
BY Pearson, Picard, Satchell, Conley, Nesselbush
PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT (would accelerate the transition plan for calculation state aid to
education)
{LC3425/1}
BY Felag, Fogarty, Ottiano, Bates, Cool Rumsey
PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT (would amend the provisions of the Education Equity and Property Tax
Relief Act by freezing the amount of the regionalization bonus at 2% of the state's share of the foundation
education aid formula)
{LC3886/1}
BY Jabour, Gallo, Lombardi, Satchell
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - MAYORAL ACADEMIES (would add teachers'
retirement pursuant to chapter 16-16 to the list of provisions that would be binding on mayoral
academies)
{LC3827/1}
(by request)
BY O`Neill, Metts, Satchell
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES - RETIREMENT
SYSTEM - CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS (would add tutoring to the list of functions which may
be performed at a state college or university by a retiree without forfeiture or impairment of retirement
benets, subject to an annual limitation of $15,000)
{LC4625/1}
BY DaPonte, Conley
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES (would
provide that for any child attending the East Providence campus of Bradley Hospital, the child's residence
district and/or sending district would be responsible for reimbursement to the school department of the
city of East Providence)
{LC4102/1}
BY Gallo, Lynch
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - THE RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE
INTERNSHIP TAX CREDIT ACT (would create the Rhode Island College Internship Tax Credit Act)
{LC3843/1}
BY Pichardo, Goldin, Crowley, Goodwin, Metts
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TUITION EQUITY (would identify those
students who are exempt from paying nonresident tuition at public universities, colleges or community
colleges)
{LC4040/1}
Chapter 374
BY Hodgson, Raptakis, McCaffrey, Archambault, Conley
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND
SUPERINTENDENTS (would require those persons who are contract employees of a private school or
public school department, and individuals hired by a third party vendor who has contracted with the
private school or public school department to provide services)
{LC4165/A/1}
BY DiPalma, Metts, Kettle, Satchell
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND
SUPERINTENDENTS (would encourage school committees to allow public use of indoor and outdoor
school property for recreation or sport and would provide immunity from suit for claim or injury arising
therefrom)
{LC4381/1}
BY Ciccone, Lombardi
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - TEACHERS' TENURE (This act would amend
the situations whereby a school board could layoff teachers and would provide that notices of suspension
would be given on or before May 15.)
{LC4398/1}
Senate Resolution No. 2418 SUB A
Resolution 397
BY Metts, Pichardo, Jabour, Crowley, Goldin
ENTITLED, JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO BE
KNOWN AS "THE 1696 HISTORICAL COMMISSION" OF RHODE ISLAND AND THE UNITED
STATES (Creates a 15 member legislative study commission to develop curriculum guidelines teaching
about the African slave trade, in American and RI, reporting the contributions of African-Americans to
our country and state.)
{LC4756/A/1}
02/27/2014 Introduced, referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs
06/11/2014 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence
BY Pichardo, DiPalma
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CERTIFICATION OF TEACHERS (would
allow individuals with 2 or more years of a college to serve as substitute teachers for no more than forty
(40) teaching days in any one assignment during a school year, This limitation may be extended by the
commission.)
{LC4678/1}
BY Walaska
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - CAPTIONING OF ELECTRONIC VIDEO
MATERIALS (Would require manufacturers or publishers of instructional programs for educational
institutions to supply them with open or closed captions.)
{LC4856/1}
BY Pichardo, Metts, DiPalma, Miller, Crowley
SUPERINTENDENTS (Would direct the commissioner of education to develop a method to analyze data
regarding the imposition of school discipline, focusing on whether discipline imposed has a
disproportionate impact on students based on race or ethnicity.)
{LC4666/1}
BY Ciccone, Archambault, Lombardi
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- QUALIFICATIONS OF TEACHER
ASSISTANTS (This act would provide that non-certied teacher assistants and special education teacher
assistants would not be subject to the same laws, standards, policies, procedures, and rules that govern
certied teachers.)
{LC4684/1}
Senate Resolution No. 2432 as amended
BY Satchell, Lombardi, Cote, DiPalma, Crowley
ENTITLED, JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO
EXAMINE FUNDING RHODE ISLAND'S ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY PUBLIC
EDUCATION VIA REVENUE GENERATED THROUGH STATE INCOME TAX (This resolution
creates a 17 member legislative commission to comprehensively study all aspects of funding elementary
and secondary public education through state income tax.)
{LC3947/1}
03/20/2014 Senate passed as amended (oor amendment)
BY Gallo, Lynch, Goodwin
STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF IMPLEMENTING FULL-DAY KINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS IN
ALL RHODE ISLAND AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS (Resolution creates a 12 member special legislative
commission to comprehensively study implementing full-day kindergarten classes in all Rhode Island
public schools.)
{LC4705/1}
BY DaPonte
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - PERMANENT FOUNDATION EDUCATION
AID (This act would revise the provisions providing for funding for transportation of students to the
William M. Davies Career and Technical High School and the Metropolitan Regional Career and
Technical Center.)
{LC4663/1}
BY Cool Rumsey
TAX RELIEF ACT (This act would extend relief to the local district from paying the second, third, and
fourth quarterly payment if the student does not attend the rst quarter or does not return in the second
quarter.)
{LC4550/1}
Chapter 153
(State Police)
BY DiPalma, Lombardi, Sosnowski
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - SCHOOLS (This act would make it a
violation for a public or private school principal or person in charge to neglect the re system and re
drill requirements as set out in statute and would increase the ne to two hundred dollars ($200) per
violation.)
{LC4215/1}
03/19/2014 Referred to House Judiciary
BY Walaska
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS (This act
would prevent the disciplining of a school child for possession of a toy gun unless a reasonable person
could mistake the toy for a real gun.)
{LC5013/1}
Chapter 470
BY Goodwin
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION (teachers who obtain a rating of highly effective
or the equivalent thereof would be evaluated not more than once every 4 yrs, and that teachers who obtain
a rating of effective or the equivalent thereof would be evaluated not more than 3 yrs)
{LC5098/A/1}
Chapter 456
BY Gallo, McCaffrey, Felag, Miller, Lynch
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - AVERAGE DAILY MEMBERSHIP - SCHOOL
POPULATION (Requires the prioritizing of state aid for the funding of full-day kindergarten programs.
The commissioner of elementary and secondary education would rank all eligible school districts to
ensure the quality and sustainability of each program.)
{LC4951/A/2}
06/02/2014 Scheduled for consideration
Resolution 231
BY Gallo, Pichardo, Cool Rumsey, Sheehan, Cote
DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION CONVENE WITH
STAKEHOLDERS TO ESTABLISH A NEW FRAMEWORK FOR COMPREHENSIVE K-12 SCHOOL
COUNSELOR PROGRAMS
{LC4586/1}
Chapter 489
BY Pearson, Paiva Weed, Gallo, DiPalma, Satchell
SUPERINTENDENTS (Requires school committees to adopt a bd of regents-approved budget model,
including charter school line item payments. It requires the dept of elem and sec ed to send a report to the
GA itemizing the state's contributions to charter schools, by district.)
{LC5267/A/1}
Resolution 232
BY Crowley, Pichardo, Cool Rumsey, Sheehan, Cote
ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THE COMMUNITY
COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND, IN COOPERATION WITH THE GOVERNOR'S WORKFORCE
BOARD, EXPAND ITS OFFERING OF INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED CREDENTIALS
{LC5219/1}
Resolution 233
BY Picard, Pichardo, Cool Rumsey, Sheehan, Cote
DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION TO INCLUDE IN ITS NEXT
ROUND OF SCHOOL COUNSELOR PREPARATION PROGRAM APPROVAL REVIEWS A
GREATER EMPHASIS ON STRATEGIES AND SKILLS IN ORDER TO ALLOW SCHOOL
COUNSELORS TO MORE EFFECTIVELY SUPPORT WORKFORCE READINESS IN K-12
SETTINGS
{LC4585/1}
BY Gallo, Metts, DiPalma, Lombardi, Jabour
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- FUNDING OF CHARTER PUBLIC
SCHOOLS (Changes the method for determining the local share per pupil and the date of payment to the
charter school.)
{LC5361/1}
BY Archambault
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - START-UP RHODE ISLAND TAX FREE ZONE
PROGRAM (Authorizes the creation of tax free zones where certain types of businesses would be exempt
from paying state income, business and corporate tax as well as local taxes for up to 10 years.)
{LC5305/1}
(by request)
BY Cool Rumsey
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO THE CHARIHO REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
{LC3903/1}
Resolution 224
BY Bates
ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING THE ALPHA RHO CHAPTER OF TAU
KAPPA EPSILON IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR INSTALLATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
RHODE ISLAND
{LC5529/1}
Chapter 459
BY Metts, Jabour, Picard, Gallo, Doyle
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION-STUDENT PERFORMANCE (Encourages
school districts to train their school counselors on collaborating with business, industry and other
community organizations to help create internships and apprenticeships.)
{LC4595/1}
BY Satchell, Picard, Metts, Bates, Gallo
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE
ISLAND (This act would create the Remediation Act of 2014 which would create a pilot program at
CCRI for writing remediation and would mandate a report for the proposal on a redesign of the
mathematics remediation program.)
{LC5553/1}
BY Picard, Miller, Metts, Gallo, DiPalma
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - THE CTE RE-IMAGINED ACT (Authorizes
the board of education to re-imagine the approach to career and technical education statewide and to
implement up to two (2) model sites and appropriate funding for one-time start-up costs.)
{LC4817/A/1}
BY Picard, Metts, Pearson
EDUCATION ACT (Requires state board of education to adopt a competency and prociency based
learning policy to increase program applicants for students to earn credits through the demonstration of
competency.)
{LC4591/1}
BY Pichardo, Jabour, Lynch, Pearson, Miller
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- ADULT EDUCATION (Establishes with the
department of elementary and secondary education on adult education waiting list eliminating programs
along with a one million dollars ($1,000,000) 2015 scal year appropriation.)
{LC4579/1}
BY DaPonte, Gallo, Ciccone, Ottiano, DiPalma
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - HIGHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE
AUTHORITY (This act would authorize the higher education assistance authority and the governor's
workforce board to perform a study of the feasibility of establishing a state administered lifelong learning
savings account program.)
{LC5557/1}
(by request)
BY Cool Rumsey
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO THE CHARIHO REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (Would
allow the Chariho school committee to place a child in an elementary school outside of the town in which
the child resides, with the consent of the child's parent or guardian.)
{LC5762/1}
Chapter 295
BY Archambault
ENTITLED, AN ACT IN ACCORDANCE WITH RHODE ISLAND GENERAL LAWS SECTION 16-
7-44 AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $5,900,000 BONDS BY THE TOWN OF SMITHFIELD
TO FINANCE HEALTH, SAFETY AND FIRE CODE RELATED EMERGENCY REPAIRS,
ALTERATIONS, RENOVATIONS, IMPROVEMENTS AND EQUIPPING OF SCHOOL FACILITIES
IN THE TOWN AND ALL ATTENDANT EXPENSES AND APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF
BONDS AND NOTES PURSUANT TO FINANCING AGREEMENTS WITH THE RHODE ISLAND
HEALTH AND EDUCATIONAL BUILDING CORPORATION (Empowers Smitheld to issue general
obligation bonds not to exceed $5,900,000 to nance health, safety, and re code repairs to school
facilities. This act would take effect upon approval of the question by a majority of voters in the general
election.)
{LC5770/1}
BY Gallo, Goodwin
EDUCATION ACT (Establishes a three-year pilot program to assist students formerly enrolled in college
to obtain college degrees, limited to no more than one thousand participants and delivered through a
partnership between program facilitators and a program evaluator.)
{LC5835/1}
BY O`Neill, Kettle
ENTITLED, JOINT RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE REPORTING AND EXPIRATION DATES
AND AMENDING THE NAME OF THE SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE
PURCHASE AND USE OF TEXTBOOKS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS (This would rename Commission to
Study the Purchase and Use of Textbooks in Public Schools to "The Special Legislative Commission on
the Future of Education in RI" and would extend reporting date to April 1, 2015 and expiration date to
June 30, 2015.)
{LC5883/1}
06/11/2014 Introduced, referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs
House Bill No. 7012
BY Lombardi, O`Neill, Canario, Costa, Giarrusso
SUPERINTENDENTS (would require school committees to provide transportation for any student who
resides two or more miles from school)
{LC3181/1}
01/08/2014 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
House Bill No. 7026
Chapter 278
BY Ruggiero, McNamara, Hearn, Abney, Finn
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' TENURE (would amend the
notication requirements regarding the dismissal, suspension or lay-off of teachers in the event of a scal
exigency or program reorganization)
{LC3253/1}
01/08/2014 Introduced, referred to House Labor
06/20/2014 House read and passed
06/20/2014 Senate passed in concurrence
House Bill No. 7032
Chapter 507
BY Slater
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES (would
allow the city of Providence to grant a retailer's Class B license to property located on tax assessor's plat
43, lot 211)
{LC3308/1}
01/09/2014 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
03/25/2014 Referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs
House Bill No. 7039
BY Edwards, Canario, Guthrie
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- FOUNDATION LEVEL SCHOOL SUPPORT
(would permit the town of Tiverton to be prospectively reimbursed at the 40% oor on the housing aid
share ratio on projects completed before June 30, 2010)
{LC3155/1}
01/09/2014 Introduced, referred to House Finance
House Bill No. 7043
BY Serpa, Casey, Guthrie, Silva, Fellela
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RELIEF OF INJURED AND
DECEASED FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS (would extend the age limit within which the
child of a deceased or disabled reghter is entitled to have tuition paid by the RI general fund from age
21 to 25.)
{LC3053/1}
House Resolution No. 7067 SUB A
Resolution 214
BY McLaughlin, MacBeth, McNamara, Bennett, Hull
ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL HOUSE COMMISSION TO STUDY
AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE NEED FOR LEGISLATION REGARDING
CONSTRUCTION OF SCHOOLS NEAR OR OVER MINE SITES IN THE STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND (Resolution that would create a special legislative study commission to investigate issues of
school construction near mine sites.)
{LC3252/A/1}
04/30/2014 House passed Sub A
House Bill No. 7095
BY Amore, DeSimone, O'Brien, Naughton, Diaz
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - PAUL W. CROWLEY STUDENT
INVESTMENT INITIATIVE (would delay the implementation of the standardized testing based on
common core curriculum until a commission, created by this law, has had an opportunity to study and
evaluate it)
{LC3173/1}
House Bill No. 7096 SUB B
BY O'Brien, Mattiello, Marshall, Kazarian, McNamara, Slater
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION (teachers who obtain a rating of highly effective
or the equivalent thereof would be evaluated not more than once every 4 yrs, and that teachers who obtain
a rating of effective or the equivalent thereof would be evaluated not more than 3 yrs)
{LC3315/B/1}
05/27/2014 House passed Sub A as amended (oor amendment)
05/30/2014 Referred to Senate Education
06/20/2014 Committee recommends passage of Sub B
06/20/2014 Senate passed Sub B
House Bill No. 7118
BY Coderre, Corvese
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- PARENTAL CHOICE SCHOLARSHIP
PROGRAM ACT (would create the Parental Choice Scholarship Program Act to enable students from
lower income families to qualify for scholarships to enroll in and attend a participating school)
{LC3394/1}
House Bill No. 7124 SUB B
Chapter 188
BY Kennedy, Ajello, Naughton, Coderre, San Bento
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION AND LABOR - SOCIAL MEDIA PRIVACY
(would establish a social media privacy policy for students and employees)
{LC3321/B/1}
01/16/2014 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
04/09/2014 Referred to Senate Judiciary
06/19/2014 Committee recommends passage of Sub B
06/19/2014 Senate passed Sub B
06/20/2014 House passed Sub B in concurrence
House Bill No. 7144
BY Craven, O'Brien, Serpa, Marshall, Costa
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES (would
require that a child with a disability attend a minimum of 155 days in school within a school year in order
for the student to be documented as having a disability, for any state or federal benets that require such
documentation)
{LC3027/1}
House Bill No. 7145
BY McNamara, Bennett, Azzinaro, Malik, Serpa
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO THE UNIFORMED CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE ACT
(would redirect substance abuse prevention funds to "Student Assistance Programs")
{LC3552/1}
House Bill No. 7146
BY Dickinson
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- STATE STANDARDIZED TEST
ASSESSMENT PROGRAM (would direct the RI department of education to study and implement a state
standardized test assessment program over a ten year period commencing on July 1, 2014)
{LC3119/1}
House Bill No. 7182
BY Ackerman, Shekarchi, Casey, Amore, Blazejewski
PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT (would accelerate the transition plan for calculating state aid to
education.)
{LC3116/1}
House Bill No. 7183
BY Blazejewski, Kazarian, Lally, Ajello, Cimini
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - HIGHER EDUCATION - JOB CREATION
THROUGH EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM (would establish the "Job Creation Through
Educational Opportunity Program Act of 2014.")
{LC3505/1}
House Bill No. 7193
BY Guthrie, Johnston, Messier, Amore
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - TEACHERS' TENURE (would expand the
circumstances whereby a school board could layoff teachers)
{LC3600/1}
01/23/2014 Introduced, referred to House Labor
House Bill No. 7201
BY Fox, McNamara, Walsh, Shekarchi, Ackerman
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE RHODE ISLAND PAY IT FORWARD
COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY ACT (would direct the RI executive committee of education to establish a 3
yr pilot program called pay forward, pay back, for purposes of exploring new ways to fund higher
education among the state's institutions of higher education)
{LC3410/1}
House Bill No. 7211
BY Newberry, Casey, Edwards, Hull
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES - RETIREMENT
SYSTEM - CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS (would add tutoring to the list of functions which may
be performed at a state college or university by a retiree without forfeiture or impairment of retirement
benets, subject to an annual limitation of $15,000)
{LC3868/1}
04/15/2014 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (04/16/2014)
House Bill No. 7212
BY Fellela, Messier, Guthrie, Carnevale
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - MAYORAL ACADEMIES (would add teachers'
retirement pursuant to chapter 16-16 to the list of provisions that would be binding on mayoral
academies)
{LC3674/1}
House Bill No. 7218
BY Kazarian, O'Brien, Tanzi, Amore, Messier
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - STAFFING (would require all public schools in
grades kindergarten through twelve (12), to have at least one full-time certied school social worker for
every four hundred (400) students)
{LC3510/1}
House Bill No. 7219 SUB A
Chapter 408
BY Giarrusso, Williams, Serpa, Edwards, Lally
SUPERINTENDENTS (would require those persons who are contract employees of a private or public
school department, and individuals hired by a third party vendor who has contracted with the private or
public school department to undergo a national criminal background check)
{LC3498/A/1}
04/09/2014 Referred to Senate Judiciary
06/20/2014 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence
House Bill No. 7220
BY McNamara, Ferri, Azzinaro, Corvese, Diaz
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF
EDUCATION ACT (Would require the Rhode Island board of education to implement practices designed
to improve coordination between the state's institutions of higher learning.)
{LC3729/1}
House Bill No. 7240
BY Malik, Gallison, Marshall, Walsh, Kennedy
PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT (would amend the provisions of the Education Equity and Property Tax
Relief Act by freezing the amount of the regionalization bonus at 2% of the state's share of the foundation
education aid formula)
{LC3887/1}
House Bill No. 7242
Chapter 405
BY Cimini, Diaz, Slater, Ferri, Ajello
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- THE RHODE ISLAND WORKS
PROGRAM (would eliminate the six (6) month limit for adult education work readiness from the
requirements for cash assistance)
{LC3571/1}
House Resolution No. 7246
BY Guthrie, Valencia, Cimini, Amore, Tomasso
EXAMINE FUNDING RHODE ISLAND'S ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY PUBLIC
EDUCATION VIA REVENUE GENERATED THROUGH STATE INCOME TAX (would create a 17
member special legislative commission whose purpose it would be to make a comprehensive study of all
aspects of funding elementary and secondary public education through state income tax)
{LC3790/1}
House Bill No. 7253
BY Naughton, Coderre, Kennedy, Ackerman, Tanzi
SUPERINTENDENTS (would encourage school committees to allow public use of indoor and outdoor
school property for recreation or sport. The act would limit the liability of the school committee and
municipality for claims of loss and injury arising from such use)
{LC3558/1}
BY Phillips, Casey, McNamara, Shekarchi, O'Brien
ENTITLED, JOINT RESOLUTION RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THE RHODE ISLAND
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO REQUIRE ALL RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO
SUBMIT EACH DISTRICT'S MINIMUM HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS (Joint
Resolution asking the Rhode Island Department of Education to require all of their local school districts
to submit their individual minimum high school graduation requirements so that a report can be led with
the General Assembly.)
{LC3085/A/1}
House Bill No. 7256
BY Cimini, Naughton, Tanzi, Coderre, Fellela
EDUCATION ACT (Would amend the method by which the state assessment program would be
implemented in public schools & would provide that no state assessment conducted pursuant to chapter
16-97 & prior to 7/1/19, would be used to determine a student's eligibility.)
{LC3772/1}
House Bill No. 7257
BY MacBeth, Dickinson, McLaughlin, Ferri, McNamara
SUPERINTENDENTS (would require that individuals who are prospective volunteers of a school
department and who may have direct and unmonitored contact with children and/or students in the school
would be required to undergo a state & national criminal background check)
{LC3593/1}
House Bill No. 7261
BY Williams, Hull, Shekarchi, Tanzi, O'Brien
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- ADJUDICATION OF
TRAFFIC OFFENSES (would double the ne for a driver who pleads guilty or is found to be in violation
of the motor vehicle law in school zones)
{LC3088/1}
House Bill No. 7291
BY Keable, Newberry
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - FOUNDATION LEVEL SCHOOL SUPPORT
(would provide that if a municipality or LEA has an A rating or better with any of the primary rating
agencies, the municipality or LEA will be able to issue and sell their bonds on the open market)
{LC3440/1}
House Bill No. 7292
Chapter 404
BY Johnston, O'Brien, Hull, Carnevale, Messier
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - CURRICULUM (would provide for courses of
study for pupils in grades kindergarten through 8 to prevent child abduction, child sexual exploitation,
and abuse)
{LC3957/1}
House Bill No. 7323
BY Marcello, Hearn, Nunes, O`Grady, Tanzi
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- STUDENT LOAN AUTHORITY (Would
specically empower the RI Student Loan Authority to renance and consolidate existing eligible loans.
It would also authorize the Authority to purchase and invest in its own bonds & notes.)
{LC4062/1}
BY Naughton, Fellela, Coderre, Tanzi, Silva
ENTITLED, JOINT RESOLUTION RELATING TO EDUCATION - THE PAUL W. CROWLEY
RHODE ISLAND STUDENT INVESTMENT INITIATIVE - NOTICE PROVISIONS
{LC3555/1}
House Bill No. 7353
BY Casey, Phillips
TAX RELIEF ACT (would amend the calculation of the permanent foundation education aid to school
districts. The act would make an adjustment based upon students residing in qualied low income
housing)
{LC3944/1}
House Bill No. 7354
BY Casey, Phillips
PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT (delete the provisions of 16-7-34.3 regarding reimbursement by the
state for conventional public housing students & would add similar language to 16-7.2-6 to provide
permanent foundation education aid funding)
{LC3942/1}
Chapter 401
BY Gallison, Bennett, Silva, Casey, Marshall
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - SCHOOL AND YOUTH PROGRAMS
CONCUSSION ACT (would require teachers and school nurses to complete a low or no cost training
course and an annual refresher course in concussions and traumatic brain injuries)
{LC4326/A/1}
House Bill No. 7371
BY McNamara, Chippendale, Azzinaro, Abney, Ackerman
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - THE COMPLETE COLLEGE RHODE
ISLAND ACT (would establish the Complete College RI Act, for purposes of creating comprehensive
compilation of data showing academic progress among students and develop strategies to increase the #
of students graduating from state institutions of higher education)
{LC3728/1}
Chapter 266
BY Gallison, Casey, Fellela, Messier, Azzinaro
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE - EDUCATIONAL
BENEFITS FOR DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS (Would provide a disabled American veteran
who is a permanent resident of this state, a waiver for the free admission into competitive programs at any
public institution of higher education in the state)
{LC4090/A/2}
02/06/2014 Introduced, referred to House Veterans Affairs
House Bill No. 7414
BY Naughton, Shekarchi, Diaz
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM (would appropriate seventy-
ve thousand dollars ($75,000) for the scal year 2015 for CPR manikins and CPR training)
{LC4035/1}
House Bill No. 7424
BY Morgan, Chippendale, Giarrusso, Malik, Costa
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - PERSONAL INCOME TAX (would permit
teachers to get up to a $250 tax credit against their RI income tax, for their personal money spent buying
supplies and equipment used for teaching)
{LC3539/1}
House Bill No. 7433
BY Silva, Ackerman, Malik, Slater
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - FUNDING OF CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS
(would provide that the percentage of a charter public school's housing costs reimbursed with state aid
would be equal to the percentage of school housing costs reimbursed with state aid for the municipality
where a charter public school is located)
{LC4081/1}
House Bill No. 7437
BY Diaz, Slater, Williams, Ferri, Almeida
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TUITION EQUITY (would identify those
students who are exempt from paying nonresident tuition at public universities, colleges or community
colleges)
{LC4359/1}
House Bill No. 7440
BY Newberry
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES - ABUSED AND NEGLECTED
CHILDREN (would require that before the school system of a child in DCYF custody can be changed,
the child's medical and academic records must be provided to the new school system rst)
{LC3307/1}
House Bill No. 7441
BY Naughton, Slater, Blazejewski, Silva, Cimini
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - RESIDENCE OF CHILDREN FOR SCHOOL
PURPOSES (would provide that RI licensed child placing agencies and RI governmental agencies would
promote the educational stability of children in foster care by considering the childs school attendance
area when making placement decisions)
{LC3646/1}
House Bill No. 7443
BY Morgan, Giarrusso, Dickinson, Hull, Phillips
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - PRIVATE SCHOOLS (would clarify the ability
of for-prot educational institutions to offer academic degrees)
{LC3919/1}
House Bill No. 7444
BY Palumbo, Slater, DeSimone, O'Brien, Ucci
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - MAYORAL ACADEMIES (would provide that
a mayoral academy charter school's application would not be approved by the board of education unless
the school committee and the city or town council of each included municipality also approved the
application)
{LC4163/1}
Resolution 395
BY Almeida, Williams, Diaz, Shekarchi, Abney
ENTITLED, JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO BE
KNOWN AS "THE 1696 HISTORICAL COMMISSION" OF RHODE ISLAND AND THE UNITED
STATES (would create a fteen (15) member special legislative study commission whose purpose it
would be to develop curriculum guidelines for the teaching of information on the African slave trade)
{LC4327/A/1}
House Bill No. 7495
BY Blazejewski, Tanzi, Ajello, Valencia, Walsh
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- MAYORAL ACADEMIES (would require
mayoral academies to use a random selection process to select eligible public school students who would
be invited to attend the mayoral academy)
{LC3503/1}
House Bill No. 7553
BY Valencia
ENTITLED, AN ACT IN AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 286 OF THE PUBLIC LAWS, 1986,
ENTITLED "AN ACT IN AMENDMENT OF AND IN ADDITION TO CHAPTER 55 OF THE
PUBLIC LAWS, 1958, ENTITLED 'AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWNS OF CHARLESTOWN
AND RICHMOND TOGETHER, OR TOGETHER WITH THE TOWN OF HOPKINTON, TO JOIN A
REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT, INCORPORATING SAID REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
DISTRICT, AND PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS, CONSTRUCTION AND
OPERATION OF A REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE JOINT USE OF THE PARTICIPATING
TOWNS, WITHIN SAID REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT ESTABLISHED BY THIS ACT,' AS
AMENDED"
{LC3774/1}
06/20/2014 Scheduled for hearing (06/20/2014)
House Bill No. 7556
BY Slater, Diaz
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- PERMANENT FOUNDATION EDUCATION
AID (This act would revise the provisions providing for funding for transportation of students to the
William M. Davies Jr. Career and Technical High School and the Metropolitan Regional Career and
Technical Center.)
{LC4352/1}
BY Diaz, Slater, Almeida, Williams, Ferri
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES - TO IMPROVE EARLY EDUCATION
ACCESS AND AFFORDABILITY (This act extends the sunset provision for the child care subsidy
transition program within the department of human services from September 30, 2014 to September 30,
2016, a period of two (2) years.)
{LC4614/A/1}
Chapter 412
BY Diaz, Slater, Almeida, Williams, Cimini
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - ADULT EDUCATION (This act would
authorize the department of education to waive fees associated with the high school equivalency test and
appropriates the sum of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) each year commencing July 1, 2014 to
cover administrative costs.)
{LC4612/A/3}
House Bill No. 7568
BY Valencia
ENTITLED, AN ACT IN AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 286 OF THE PUBLIC LAWS, 1986,
ENTITLED "AN ACT IN AMENDMENT OF AND IN ADDITION TO CHAPTER 55 OF THE
PUBLIC LAWS, 1958, ENTITLED 'AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWNS OF CHARLESTOWN
AND RICHMOND TOGETHER, OR TOGETHER WITH THE TOWN OF HOPKINTON, TO JOIN A
REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT, INCORPORATING SAID REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
DISTRICT, AND PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS, CONSTRUCTION AND
OPERATION OF A REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE JOINT USE OF THE PARTICIPATING
TOWNS, WITHIN SAID REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT ESTABLISHED BY THIS ACT,' AS
AMENDED"
{LC3775/1}
06/20/2014 Scheduled for hearing (06/20/2014)
House Bill No. 7572
BY Ferri, Diaz, Hull, Costantino, Finn
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - ADULT EDUCATION (Would appropriate
$2,000,000 to the RI department of education to reduce the number of adults waiting to participate in
adult education services.)
{LC4619/1}
House Bill No. 7578
BY Williams, Edwards, O'Brien, Messier, Slater
would require that for school bus transportation provided to children enrolled in grades kindergarten
through six (6), a parent, guardian or authorized person be present at the childs designated bus stops.)
{LC4642/1}
04/14/2014 Withdrawn at sponsor's request
House Bill No. 7580
(by request)
BY Keable, O'Brien, Ferri, Amore, Newberry
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND EDUCATIONAL
RECORDS BILL OF RIGHTS (Would require parental access to information, materials or results relating
to state student assessments including instructions, answer sheets and assessment booklets.)
{LC4747/1}
House Bill No. 7581
BY Tanzi, O`Grady, Diaz, Blazejewski, Ajello
SUPERINTENDENTS (This act would direct the commissioner of elementary and secondary education
to develop a method to analyze data regarding the imposition of school discipline, And the impact on
students based on race.)
{LC4824/1}
House Bill No. 7608
BY Blazejewski, Johnston, Azzinaro, DeSimone, Keable
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES (This act
would allow parents of children with educational disabilities to recover their attorney and expert fees
when they prevail in an adjudicatory proceeding or superior court action in matters governing the
education of their child with disabilities.)
{LC4771/1}
House Bill No. 7659
BY Wineld, Corvese, Marshall, Hull
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - SCHOOL FUNDS AND PROPERTY -
DEPARTMENT AUDIT (This act would mandate each school department undergo an audit every ten
(10) years.)
{LC4166/1}
House Bill No. 7668
BY Tomasso, Amore, Walsh, McNamara, Ferri
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - SECRETARY OF EDUCATION (This act
would establish an executive ofce of education headed by a secretary of education, for the purpose of
overall management of the public education system.)
{LC4841/1}
BY Dickinson, Ferri
ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO
INVESTIGATE ISSUES OF FAIRNESS IN THE HIRING AND RETENTION OF CERTAIN
FACULTY MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND (Creates a
ve (5) member special legislative investigative commission whose purpose is to investigate issues of
fairness at URI in hiring and retention of faculty and employees based on sexual orientation or gender
identity.)
{LC3676/1}
House Bill No. 7672
BY Naughton, McLaughlin, Cimini, Ferri, Amore
STUDENT INVESTMENT INITIATIVE - NOTICE PROVISIONS (Would prevent a state assessment
from being used to determine whether a student will graduate from high school and requires parent(s) be
notied about a student's lack of prociency.)
{LC4634/1}
House Bill No. 7673
BY McNamara, Naughton, Ferri, Shekarchi, Hull
would direct most Rhode Island schools to incorporate instruction in water safety as a part of either their
health program or physical education program, or both.)
{LC3857/1}
House Bill No. 7746
BY Tanzi, Canario, Finn, Valencia, Walsh
TAX RELIEF ACT - SCHOOL FUNDING FORMULA (This act would freeze 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 scal year 2014 for a period of three years.)
{LC4827/1}
House Bill No. 7747
BY Tanzi, Walsh, Lally, Edwards, Finn
TAX RELIEF ACT (This act would require the state to pay for the education of students placed in group
homes outside of their municipality.)
{LC3936/1}
House Bill No. 7752
BY McLaughlin, Hull, Bennett
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSES - LOCATION OF
SCHOOLS IN PROXIMITY (This act would prohibit the location of new schools in proximity to alcohol
sales license holders.)
{LC2985/1}
House Bill No. 7755
BY Tanzi, O'Brien, Walsh, Ferri, Amore
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - ESTABLISHMENT OF CHARTER PUBLIC
SCHOOLS (Denes "virtual schooling" and prohibits the establishment of new charter schools which
include virtual schooling as a component of instruction. The prohibition shall expire on June 30, 2017.)
{LC4887/1}
House Bill No. 7756
BY Lombardi, O`Neill, Craven, Canario, Tanzi
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (This act
would provide 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.)
{LC4963/1}
House Bill No. 7757
BY Wineld, Costantino
SUPERINTENDENTS (This act would authorize the town of Smitheld by resolution to undertake the
maintenance and improvement of the outside grounds and elds utilized by public schools in the town.
Maintenance would be under the direction of the town manager.)
{LC3100/1}
House Bill No. 7804
BY Handy, Finn, O`Grady, Keable, Tanzi
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- BOARD OF GOVERNORS FOR HIGHER
EDUCATION (Authorizes the board of governors for higher education to assess a transportation fee of
$50.00 to students in state colleges to provide students with RIPTA bus passes.)
{LC4590/1}
BY O`Grady, Tomasso, Tanzi, Amore, Cimini
STUDY AND ASSESS RHODE ISLAND'S "FAIR FUNDING FORMULA" (Creates a special
legislative commission whose purpose would be to make a comprehensive study and assessment of
Rhode Island's "Fair Funding Formula.")
{LC4892/A/5}
06/16/2014 Committee continued
06/18/2014 Committee continued
06/19/2014 House voted to recommit to House Finance
House Bill No. 7811
BY Valencia, Amore, O`Grady, Walsh, Kennedy
TAX RELIEF ACT (This act would extend relief to the local district from paying the second, third, and
fourth quarterly payment if the student does not attend the rst quarter or does not return in the second
quarter.)
{LC5037/1}
House Bill No. 7827
BY O`Grady, Silva
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS (This act
would require the use of environmentally preferable cleaning supplies in all elementary and secondary
schools. The state department of elementary and secondary education would be placed in charge of
implementation.)
{LC4979/1}
House Bill No. 7828
BY Handy, Walsh, Amore, Serpa, Messier
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS (Allows
schools to employ ltering measures to block or lter access to websites on the Internet. It also mandates
each school district to adopt a written policy that addresses the use of Internet ltering measures for
computer access in schools.)
{LC4592/1}
House Bill No. 7829
BY Lombardi, Amore, Hull, Canario, Craven
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - SCREENING FOR READING DISABILITIES
(This act would require school districts to conduct screening for dyslexia and other reading disabilities of
school children who have exhibited one or more potential indicators using certain screening methods
selected by the commissioner of education.)
{LC4959/1}
House Bill No. 7832
BY Tanzi, Finn, Walsh, Ajello
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - TEXTBOOKS (This act would require private
schools to purchase and pay for books directly, and to seek reimbursement from the school committee in
an amount up to fty dollars ($50.00) per pupil.)
{LC5007/1}
House Bill No. 7835
BY Tanzi, Coderre, Ferri, Amore, Ackerman
STUDENT INVESTMENT INITIATIVE (Establishes mandatory reporting requirements for students k-
12 for any assessments of student's performance administered, along with specics.)
{LC5011/1}
House Bill No. 7836
BY Tanzi, Coderre, Ferri, Amore, O`Grady
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - BOARD OF REGENTS FOR ELEMENTARY
AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (Directs the board of elementary/secondary education to establish
graduation requirements based on holistic assessment of student's readiness for graduation, including the
student's record, senior project, portfolio and performance)
{LC5015/1}
House Bill No. 7863
Chapter 170
(State Police)
BY Ajello
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - SCHOOLS (This act would make it a
violation for a public or private school principal or person in charge to neglect the re system and re
drill requirements as set out in statute and would increase the ne to two hundred dollars ($200) per
violation.)
{LC4521/1}
House Bill No. 7887
BY O`Grady, Amore, Valencia, Ferri, Messier
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF TEACHERS
GENERALLY (This act would make changes to any educator certication provisions implemented by the
department of education.)
{LC5031/1}
BY Messier, Serpa, Fellela, Diaz, O'Brien
ENTITLED, JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE
ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION -- RIGHT TO AN
ADEQUATE EDUCATION
{LC4632/1}
BY McNamara, Valencia, Amore, Ackerman, Shekarchi
EDUCATION ACT (Establishes a three-year pilot program to assist students formerly enrolled in college
to obtain college degrees, limited to no more than one thousand participants and delivered through a
partnership between program facilitators and a program evaluator.)
{LC5060/A/1}
House Bill No. 8023
BY Serpa, Kennedy, O'Brien, Tomasso, Guthrie
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - FUNDING OF PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS
(Changes the method of determining the local share of per pupil costs for students attending charter
schools.)
{LC5350/1}
House Bill No. 8024
BY Walsh, Amore, Valencia, O'Brien, Kennedy
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - FUNDING OF PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS
(This act would adjust the per pupil funding to charter schools for expenses incurred by the local school
district and provide that quarterly payments be based on the actual number of students enrolled in a
charter school during that quarter.)
{LC5358/1}
House Bill No. 8052
BY McNamara, Canario, Keable, Newberry, Bennett
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - STUDENT DATA-CLOUD COMPUTING
(Limits the use of student data and information obtained by certain cloud computing service providers.
Cloud computing is a service which enables users to store and access certain information via an on-
demand network.)
{LC5375/1}
House Bill No. 8089
BY Newberry
ENTITLED, AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF NORTH SMITHFIELD TO FINANCE THE
REPAIR AND REHABILITATION OF TOWN AND SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND ROAD
INFRASTRUCTURE BY THE ISSUANCE OF NOT MORE THAN $12,000,000 OF BONDS AND/OR
NOTES THEREFOR (This act would authorize the town of North Smitheld to issue twelve million
dollars ($12,000,000) of general obligation bonds and notes in order to nance the repair and
rehabilitation of town and school buildings and road infrastructure.)
{LC5483/1}
05/21/2014 Committee postponed at request of sponsor
House Bill No. 8090
Chapter 134
BY Coderre, Messier, Johnston, O`Neill
ENTITLED, AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET TO ISSUE NOT TO EXCEED
$32,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, NOTES AND OTHER EVIDENCES OF
INDEBTEDNESS TO FINANCE THE CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION, IMPROVEMENT,
ALTERATION, REPAIR, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL
FACILITIES THROUGHOUT THE CITY (Authorizes the city of Pawtucket to issue $32M general
obligation bonds, notes and other indebtedness to nance the construction, renovation, improvement,
alteration, repair, furnishing and equipping of schools and school facilities in Pawtucket.)
{LC5494/1}
House Bill No. 8107
Chapter 246
BY Lima, Handy, Palumbo, Jacquard, Mattiello
ENTITLED, AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF CRANSTON TO FINANCE THE
IMPROVEMENT, RENOVATION, REPAIR, ALTERATION AND EQUIPPING OF SCHOOLS AND
SCHOOL FACILITIES IN THE CITY BY THE ISSUANCE OF NOT MORE THAN $15,000,000
GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND NOTES THEREFOR (Authorizes the city of Cranston to issue
not more than $15M general obligation bonds and temporary notes to nance the improvement,
renovation, repair, alteration and equipping of schools and school facilities in the city of Cranston.)
{LC5507/1}
House Bill No. 8167
Chapter 244
BY Tanzi, Walsh, Lally, Dickinson
ENTITLED, AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF SOUTH KINGSTOWN TO FINANCE
HEALTH, SAFETY, FIRE CODE AND ROOF REPAIRS, RENOVATIONS, IMPROVEMENTS,
LANDSCAPING, EQUIPPING AND FURNISHING OF THE HIGH SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOLS
AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN THE TOWN, AND ALL ATTENDANT EXPENSES
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURAL COSTS BY THE
ISSUANCE OF NOT MORE THAN $4,000,000 BONDS, NOTES AND/OR OTHER EVIDENCES OF
INDEBTEDNESS THEREFOR (Authorizes South Kingstown to issue $4,000,000 bonds and notes to
nance health, safety, re code and roof repairs, renovations, improvements, landscaping, equipping and
furnishing of the high school, middle schools and elementary schools.)
{LC5630/1}
House Bill No. 8175
BY McLaughlin, MacBeth, Hull, McNamara, Dickinson
would prohibit the construction of schools on any former mine site. A certicate of occupancy would not
be issued for any school building constructed on the site of a former mine.)
{LC5653/1}
House Bill No. 8204 SUB A as amended
Chapter 410
BY McNamara, Mattiello, DeSimone, MacBeth, Serpa
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION (Establishes a board and trust to promote career
and technical education in Rhode Island.)
{LC5689/A/4}
06/16/2014 Referred to Senate Education
06/20/2014 Committee recommends passage of Sub A as amended
06/21/2014 Senate passed Sub A as amended
06/21/2014 House passed Sub A as amended in concurrence
House Bill No. 8211
BY Malik
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO AND AMENDING CHAPTER 330 OF THE PUBLIC LAWS
OF 1991 AUTHORIZING THE TOWNS OF BRISTOL AND WARREN TO FORM A REGIONAL
SCHOOL DISTRICT OF ALL THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE TOWNS OF BRISTOL AND
WARREN TO INCLUDE ALL GRADES AND PROGRAMS CURRENTLY PROVIDED AND ANY
OTHER GRADES AND PROGRAMS SPECIFIED BY THE REGIONAL SCHOOL COMMITTEE
{LC5637/1}
Chapter 431
BY Jacquard, McNamara, Hearn, Nunes
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - AVERAGE DAILY MEMBERSHIP - SCHOOL
POPULATION (Requires the prioritizing of state aid for the funding of full-day kindergarten programs.
The commissioner of elementary and secondary education would rank all eligible school districts to
ensure the quality and sustainability of each program.)
{LC5701/A/1}
House Bill No. 8221
Chapter 538
BY Diaz, McNamara, Slater, Ruggiero, Cimini
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE RHODE ISLAND LUPUS
EDUCATION AND AWARENESS PLAN (Changes the reporting date from December 2014 to March
2015 for the study commission to report its recommendations to RI DOH and general assembly.)
{LC5705/1}
06/05/2014 Referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs
House Bill No. 8236
Chapter 238
BY Gallison, Marshall, Malik
ENTITLED, AN ACT IN AMENDMENT OF SECTION VII(I) OF CHAPTER 330 OF THE 1991
PUBLIC LAWS ENTITLED "AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWNS OF BRISTOL AND WARREN
TO ESTABLISH A REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT" (This act would allow the Bristol Warren
Regional School District to apportion total education cost on a rolling average per pupil calculation over a
thirteen (13) year period.)
{LC5765/1}
Resolution 303
BY Tanzi, Lally
ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING THE NARRAGANSETT PIER MIDDLE
SCHOOL BOYS TRACK AND FIELD TEAM FOR WINNING THE 2014 RHODE ISLAND MIDDLE
SCHOOL BOYS TRACK AND FIELD STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
{LC5788/1}
Resolution 300
BY Gallison, Malik, Marshall
ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING BRISTOL/WARREN REGIONAL
SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT MELINDA L. THIES ON HER RETIREMENT AFTER
THIRTY YEARS OF DISTINGUISHED AND DEVOTED SERVICE AS A SCHOOL TEACHER AND
EDUCATION ADMINISTRATOR
{LC5780/1}
House Bill No. 8249
BY Ackerman, McNamara, Serpa, Amore, O`Grady
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - HIGHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE
AUTHORITY (This act would authorize the higher education assistance authority and the governor's
workforce board to perform a study of the feasibility of establishing a state-administered lifelong learning
savings account program.)
{LC5724/1}
House Bill No. 8260
BY Malik, Marshall, Kennedy, Gallison, Valencia
TAX RELIEF ACT (Limits the reduction in education aid pursuant to the education aid formula for
certain regional school districts to the amount of aid provided for in scal year 2014.)
{LC5774/1}
Chapter 381
BY Ackerman, Tomasso, Morin, O'Brien, Abney
EDUCATION ACT (Expands the board of education membership from eleven (11) members to seventeen
(17), and requires the board to consider several new criteria as important components of the public
education system.)
{LC5650/A/2}
06/11/2014 Committee postponed at request of sponsor
House Bill No. 8303
Chapter 377
BY Martin
ENTITLED, AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF NEWPORT TO FINANCE THE DESIGN,
ACQUISITION, DEMOLITION, CONSTRUCTION, REPAIR, REHABILITATION, IMPROVEMENT,
ALTERATION, LANDSCAPING, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF MUNICIPAL FACILITIES
FOR SCHOOL, RECREATION, LIBRARY AND OTHER PUBLIC USES BY THE ISSUANCE OF
NOT MORE THAN $6,000,000 BONDS, NOTES AND OTHER EVIDENCES OF INDEBTEDNESS
THEREFOR (Authorizes the city of Newport to issue not more than $6,000,000 bonds for municipal
facilities.)
{LC5895/1}
House Bill No. 8327
Chapter 438
BY McNamara, Diaz, Morin, Azzinaro, Corvese
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION-STUDENT PERFORMANCE (Encourages
school districts to train their school counselors on collaborating with business, industry and other
community organizations to help create internships and apprenticeships.)
{LC5864/1}
Resolution 367
BY O`Grady, Tomasso, Amore, Tanzi, Cimini
ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO
STUDY AND ASSESS RHODE ISLAND'S "FAIR FUNDING FORMULA" (Would create a legislative
commission to study and assess the school fair funding formula.)
{LC6027/1}
House Bill No. 8363 as amended
Chapter 337
BY Amore, O'Brien, Marshall, Edwards, O`Grady
EDUCATION ACT (Would amend the method by which the state assessment program would be
implemented in public schools & would provide that no state assessment conducted pursuant to chapter
16-97 & prior to 7/1/19, would be used to determine a student's eligibility.)
{LC6030/1}
06/20/2014 Committee recommends passage as amended
06/20/2014 House passed as amended
06/20/2014 Senate passed as amended in concurrence
BY McNamara
STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF IMPLEMENTING FULL-DAY KINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS IN
ALL RHODE ISLAND AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS
{LC6034/1}
Total Bills: 168
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