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Expands council on elementary and secondary education and board of education and makes teacher of year and student advisory chair voting members on each.

Expands the definition of "educational program" for purposes of the abused and neglected children general law to include charter schools, parochial schools, after school programs, camps and various other programs involving children.

Requires a review by the department of elementary and secondary education of the formula components used to compute the aid needed to support high need students.

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.

This bill aims to strengthen safety and security measures in Rhode Island's public schools.

Provides that a student's enrollment in Medicaid would be included in calculating and determining the student success factor for use in the foundation education-aid formula.

This bill would change how Rhode Island calculates the amount of money that schools receive from the state.

Provides local agencies with a mechanism to opt-out of statewide transportation upon a showing of a cost-effective alternative to the current fee-for-service model.

This bill gives local school districts and agencies in Rhode Island the ability to "opt out" of the state-run school transportation system if they can show they have a better, more affordable option.

Establishes "The Children's Cardiac Safety Act", and provide for childhood cardiac screening based on modules that incorporate current best practices.

This bill would create a new law in Rhode Island called "The Children's Cardiac Safety Act," which would establish a cardiac (heart) screening program for children.

Authorizes driver education schools to offer the driver training curriculum in a classroom setting or an instructor-led virtual format.

This bill would update Rhode Island law to allow driver education schools to teach their classroom portion of driver training either in person or through a live, instructor-led online format.

Allows charter schools to engage in nontraditional approaches to learning.

This bill would give Rhode Island charter schools more freedom to use nontraditional methods of teaching and learning.

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.

This bill would have required Rhode Island's Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) to tell school districts whether a job applicant's name appears on a list of teachers who were previously fired for a serious reason (known as "terminated for good cause").

Establishes the Rhode Island center for employee ownership to facilitate businesses in transitioning to an employee-owned business model.

This bill would create a new state office called the Rhode Island Center for Employee Ownership.

Updates the description of the early intervention program and the agency responsible for the program under Part C of the federal Individuals with disabilities education act.

This bill updates the official language in Rhode Island state law to more accurately describe the state's early intervention program and identify which government agency is responsible for running it.

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.

This bill would require every public and private elementary and secondary school in Rhode Island to have trauma kits on hand and keep them in places that are clearly visible and easy to reach.

Appropriates two million seven hundred thousand dollars ($2,700,000) to fund the primary care training sites program to provide training for physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants within the department of health.

This bill would set aside $2.

Increases the yearly amount of money that retired teachers, who had been certified driver education teachers, could earn from fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), without a reduction in their retirement benefits.

This bill would raise the amount of money that certain retired teachers can earn from working without having their retirement benefits reduced.

Mandates arming campus police at public higher educational institutions and includes campus police in the definition of "law enforcement officer" for the purposes of the "Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights."

This bill would require campus police officers at Rhode Island's public colleges and universities to be armed.

Directs the manage existing workforce development and compensation programs for the early educators workforce.

This bill focuses on organizing and managing programs that support people who work in early childhood education in Rhode Island — such as teachers and caregivers at daycare centers, preschools, and similar settings.

Increases the state’s regionalization bonus to six percent (6.0%) of the state’s fiscal year share of foundation education aid. This bonus would be ongoing and continuing so long as the district remains a regional school district.

This bill would increase a financial bonus that Rhode Island gives to regional school districts — districts where multiple towns or communities share a single school system.

Removes the cap on post-retirement employment for teaching administrator or staff member who has retired under the provisions of title 16, 36 or 35 of the general laws.

This bill would remove the current limit on how much a retired school employee can work and earn while still collecting their pension.

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.

This bill updates Rhode Island's existing rules about how schools handle their trash and recycling.

Nullifies the department of elementary and secondary education recommendation that the turnaround plan for Providence public schools be continued.

This bill would cancel or override a recommendation made by Rhode Island's Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) to continue a special improvement plan for Providence's public schools.

Creates the Save Rhode Island School Libraries Act.

This bill would create a new law in Rhode Island called the "Save Rhode Island School Libraries Act.

Provides for the creation of medical and dental schools at the University of Rhode Island.

This bill would authorize the University of Rhode Island (URI) to establish two new professional schools: a school of medicine and a school of dentistry.

Increases transparency provisions and require reporting of the partially funded and unfunded school district costs.

This bill would require more detailed public reporting about how Rhode Island funds its public schools.