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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2022

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE EFFECTS AND

IMPACT THAT HYBRID AND VIRTUAL LEARNING EMPLOYED DURING THE

PANDEMIC HAS HAD ON THE ACHIEVEMENT RATES OF CHILDREN IN

KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12TH GRADE

     Introduced By: Representatives Casimiro, Noret, Shallcross Smith, Donovan, Solomon,
C Lima, McNamara, Cortvriend, Potter, and O'Brien

     Date Introduced: January 20, 2022

     Referred To: House Education

     RESOLVED, That a special legislative commission be and the same is hereby created

consisting of fifteen (15) members: five (5) of whom shall be members of the House of

Representatives, one of whom shall be the Chair of the House Committee on Education, or

designee, and three (3) of whom shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House, and one of

whom shall be appointed by the Majority Leader; one of whom shall be the President of the

Rhode Island Association of School Committees, or designee; one of whom shall be the President

of the Rhode Island Association of Administrators, or designee; one of whom shall be the

President of the Rhode Island Association of Administrators of Special Education, or designee;

one of whom shall be the President of the Rhode Island Chapter of the American Federation of

Teachers, or designee; one of whom shall be the President of the Rhode Island Chapter of the

National Education Association, or designee; one of whom shall be the President of the Rhode

Island Independent School Association, or designee; three (3) of whom shall be members of the

general public, one of whom shall be the parent of a child in a Rhode Island elementary school,

one of whom shall be a parent of a child attending a Rhode Island Junior High School, and one of

whom shall be a parent of a child in a Rhode Island High School, to be appointed by the Speaker

of the House; and one of whom shall be the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary

Education, or designee.

     In lieu of any appointment of a member of the legislature to a permanent advisory

commission, a legislative study commission, or any commission created by a General Assembly

resolution, the appointing authority may appoint a member of the general public to serve in lieu

of a legislator, provided that the majority leader or the minority leader of the political party which

is entitled to the appointment consents to the appointment of the member of the general public.

     The purpose of said commission shall be to study the impact and effects that virtual and

hybrid learning has had on the achievement rates of children in kindergarten through 12th grade

due to the pandemic, and to outline steps and make recommendations to identify gaps and

establish plans to address such issues with respect thereto.

     Forthwith on or after January 1, 2023, the members of the commission shall meet at the

call of the Speaker of the House and organize, and shall select from among the legislators, a

chairperson. Vacancies in said commission shall be filled in like manner as the original

appointment.

     The membership of said commission shall receive no compensation for their services.

     All departments and agencies of the state shall furnish such advice and information,

documentary and otherwise, to said commission and its agents as is deemed necessary or

desirable by the commission to facilitate the purposes of this resolution.

     The Speaker of the House is hereby authorized and directed to provide suitable quarters

for said commission; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the commission shall report its findings and recommendations to the

House of Representatives no later than July 31, 2023, and said commission shall expire on

September 30, 2023.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE EFFECTS AND

IMPACT THAT HYBRID AND VIRTUAL LEARNING EMPLOYED DURING THE

PANDEMIC HAS HAD ON THE ACHIEVEMENT RATES OF CHILDREN IN

KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12TH GRADE

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     This resolution would create a fifteen (15) member special legislative commission whose

purpose it would be to make a comprehensive study on the effects and impact of hybrid and

virtual learning on the achievement rates of children in grades K-12th, and provide

recommendations to identify gaps and establish plans to address such issues, and who would

report back to the House of Representatives no later than July 31, 2023, and whose life would

expire on September 30, 2023.

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