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Bill Title: Mandates public schools (K-12) have one full-time certified social worker for every 250 students and allocates $2 million in the Fiscal Year 2025 budget for school districts and municipalities to hire additional social workers.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2026-05-19 - Committee recommended measure be held for further study [S2245 Detail]

Download: Rhode_Island-2026-S2245-Introduced.pdf

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