2019 -- H 6071

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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2019

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J O I N T   R E S O L U T I O N

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $100,000 TO TEACH FOR AMERICA RHODE

ISLAND

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Diaz, and Slater

     Date Introduced: May 03, 2019

     Referred To: House Finance

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     WHEREAS, Teach For America, a nonprofit organization, is the top recruiter of

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individuals of color and individuals from a low-income background, for positions within the

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teacher workforce both in Rhode Island and across the country. In the 2018-2019 school year, 40

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percent of Teach For America Rhode Island teachers identify as persons of color and 35 percent

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identify as members of low-income communities. Teach For America Rhode Island has served

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over 20,000 students since 2010, including 4,000 this school year across 20 schools in Providence

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County; and

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     WHEREAS, Teach For America Rhode Island is filling critical teaching roles across

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Rhode Island in secondary science and mathematics, English as a Second Language, and special

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education; and

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     WHEREAS, Rhode Island Regulations Governing the Certification of Educators in

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Rhode Island Section 1.8.7 provides for Teach For America Rhode Island to run an alternative

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teacher certification pathway for the recruitment, development, and support of new educators to

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the state; now, therefore be it

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     RESOLVED, That there is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not

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otherwise appropriated for the fiscal year 2019-2020, the sum of one hundred thousand dollars

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($100,000), to Teach For America Rhode Island to diversify the educator pipeline; and the state

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controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his orders upon the general treasurer for the

 

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payment of said sum upon receipt of properly authenticated vouchers.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

J O I N T   R E S O L U T I O N

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $100,000 TO TEACH FOR AMERICA RHODE

ISLAND

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     This resolution would authorize the appropriation of the sum of $100,000 to Teach For

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America Rhode Island.

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