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

# Summary of the Rhode Island Urban Collaborative Governance Bill

This bill would have changed how the Urban Collaborative — a cooperative program that serves students across multiple urban school districts in Rhode Island — is organized and managed. Specifically, it proposed updating who makes up the collaborative and establishing a formal board of trustees to oversee its operations. The Urban Collaborative typically provides alternative education programs and services for at-risk students in participating urban districts.

Under current law, the collaborative operates under a certain structure as defined by Rhode Island's rules on cooperative services among school districts. This bill would have amended those rules to redefine the collaborative's membership or composition and put a board of trustees in charge of governing the organization. This kind of change could affect how decisions are made about programs, budgets, and policies within the collaborative.

The bill would primarily affect students, families, educators, and administrators connected to the Urban Collaborative and the urban school districts it serves. However, the bill was introduced in the Rhode Island House of Representatives and referred to the House Education Committee, but it was ultimately **withdrawn at the sponsor's request** before advancing further. This means the proposed changes did not become law and the collaborative's current governance structure remains unchanged.