Amends the composition of the Urban Collaborative and provides that the collaborative be governed by a board of trustees.

## Summary of the Bill

This bill proposed changes to how the Urban Collaborative — a cooperative program that serves students from multiple urban school districts in Rhode Island — is organized and governed. Specifically, it would have changed the makeup of the collaborative's membership and established a board of trustees to oversee and manage its operations.

The Urban Collaborative is an alternative education program that works across several school districts to serve students who may need different educational approaches. Under this bill, the structure of who participates in the collaborative would have been updated, and a formal board of trustees would have been put in place as the governing body, likely replacing or restructuring whatever leadership arrangement previously existed.

This bill would have primarily affected the students, families, educators, and school districts involved with the Urban Collaborative, as well as anyone who would serve on the new board of trustees. Changes in governance could influence how decisions are made about programming, funding, and operations within the collaborative.

It is worth noting that this bill was introduced and referred to the House Education Committee but was subsequently withdrawn at the sponsor's request. This means the bill is no longer being considered and would need to be reintroduced in a future legislative session to move forward.