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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2017

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS

     Introduced By: Representatives Diaz, McNamara, Slater, Williams, and Maldonado

     Date Introduced: March 29, 2017

     Referred To: House Health, Education & Welfare

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Chapter 16-21 of the General Laws entitled "Health and Safety of Pupils" is

hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

     16-21-21.2. Student's bill of rights.

     No pupil attending public or private schools of elementary and high school grades

inclusive of kindergarten shall be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion,

ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, socioeconomic

status or mental, physical, developmental, or sensory disability, or by association with an

individual or group who has, or is perceived to have one, or more of such characteristics.

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N   A C T

RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS

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     This act would provide students attending public or private schools enrolled in grades K-

12 with a student's bill of rights prohibiting discrimination based on race, sex, gender, economic

status or mental, physical, developmental or sensory disabilities.

     This act would take effect upon passage.

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