All Legislation

Legislation
Mar 27, 2024
students rights
  • Students’ Rights

Absentee Student Tracking (H 7289, S 2527)

We urged amendments to this bill which commendably attempts to establish a pilot program in two high schools to try to increase student attendance through the aggressive provision of supportive services.
Status: Died in Committee
Position: Needs amendments
Legislation
Mar 15, 2024
students rights
  • Students’ Rights

Right to an Education (H 7396, S 2147)

We supported this bill which would propose an amendment to the Rhode Island constitution guaranteeing the right to an adequate education.
Status: Passed Senate, Died in House
Position: Support
Legislation
Feb 09, 2024
privacy
  • Privacy & Technology|
  • +1 Issue

School-Loaned Computer Privacy (H 7046, S 2145)

We urged enactment of a bill which would provide specific technological privacy protections for students.
Status: Passed House, Died in Senate
Position: Support
Legislation
Apr 28, 2023
students rights
  • Students’ Rights|
  • +3 Issues

School Resource Officer Funding (H 5628, H 6149)

We opposed two pieces of legislation which would have indefinitely extended the reimbursement structure that had previously existed for SROs, incentivizing schools to continue to hire personnel who are not adequately trained in youth mental and behavioral health, such as SROs.
Status: Died in Committee
Position: Oppose
Legislation
Apr 28, 2023
students rights
  • Students’ Rights

School Social Worker Funding (H 5396, S 258)

We strongly supported this bill which would have appropriately allocated $2,000,000 for the hiring of school social workers.
Status: Passed Senate, Died in House
Position: Support
Legislation
Apr 21, 2023
students rights
  • Students’ Rights|
  • +2 Issues

School Discipline Reform (S 189)

We supported a critical piece of legislation which would have largely eliminated the ability for a K-5 student to be given an out-of-school suspension and strengthen the current reporting requirements for school districts.
Status: Died in Committee
Position: Support
Legislation
Apr 21, 2023
students rights
  • Students’ Rights

Arming Campus Police (H 5299)

Noting the significant danger posed by allowing weapons on school campuses, we opposed this legislation which would have removed institutional discretion and instead mandated that all campus police officers be armed.
Status: Died in Committee
Position: Oppose
Legislation
Apr 21, 2023
disability rights
  • Disability Rights|
  • +1 Issue

Rhode Island Hope Scholarship Act (H 5099, H 5200 Budget Amendment #9, S 77, S 242, S 274)

We urged that language which appropriately accommodates students with disabilities who may need more time to complete their studies be included in the codification of a bill that would extend a free tuition program, called the “Rhode Island Hope Scholarship,” to Rhode Island College students.
Status: Signed into Law
Position: Support and Amend
Legislation
Mar 31, 2023
first amendment
  • First Amendment|
  • +1 Issue

“Parental Rights” Legislation (H 5688, H 5739, H 5859)

We strongly opposed a package of bills purporting to enhance parental consent and involvement in their minor’s academic interests, but which instead sought to dictate curricular and educational decisions in ways that are censorious and contrary to fundamental pedagogical principles.
Status: Died in Committee
Position: Oppose