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RI SB 3137

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AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' TENURE

Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Requires any teacher under suspension for criminal conduct to repay the school district for any salary received if convicted of a felony, less any amounts paid to satisfy taxes and employee benefits. It also makes one typographical correction.

Introduced
2026-03-20
Status date
Latest action
2026-05-13 — 05/13/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

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Action timeline

  1. 2026-03-20

    03/20/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor and Gaming

    introduction,referral-committee

  2. 2026-05-08

    05/08/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/13/2026)

  3. 2026-05-13

    05/13/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

    committee-failure

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