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RI SB 2017

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AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS

Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

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.

Introduced
2026-01-09
Status date
Latest action
2026-03-04 — 03/04/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • McKenneyprimary
  • Murrayprimary
  • DiPalmaprimary
  • Valverdeprimary
  • Bissaillonprimary
  • Zurierprimary
  • Mackprimary
  • Raptakisprimary
  • Galloprimary
  • Acostaprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-09

    01/09/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Education

    introduction,referral-committee

  2. 2026-02-27

    02/27/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/04/2026)

  3. 2026-03-04

    03/04/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

    committee-failure

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Related bills

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Attribution

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