RI S0261 | 2023 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: Introduced on February 16 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-05-16 - Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 16 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-05-16 - Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Establishes a new program where the per pupil funding, calculated annually by RIDE, would be transferred into a newly created educational funding account run by the children's scholarship fund to pay for educational expenses.
Title
Education Freedom Account Program
Sponsors
| Sen. Elaine Morgan [R] | Sen. Gordon Rogers [R] | Sen. Jessica de la Cruz [R] | Sen. Anthony Deluca [R] |
| Sen. Thomas Paolino [R] | Sen. Leonidas Raptakis [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-16 | Senate | Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| 2023-05-12 | Senate | Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/16/2023) |
| 2023-02-16 | Senate | Introduced, referred to Senate Finance |
Rhode Island State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://status.rilegislature.gov/ |
| Text | https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText23/SenateText23/S0261.pdf |
