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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE PAUL W. CROWLEY RHODE ISLAND STUDENT

INVESTMENT INITIATIVE

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Kislak, Morales, and Sanchez

     Date Introduced: February 22, 2023

     Referred To: House Education

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Chapter 16-7.1 of the General Laws entitled "The Paul W. Crowley Rhode

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Island Student Investment Initiative [See Title 16 Chapter 97 — The Rhode Island Board of

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Education Act]" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

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     16-7.1-5.2. State intervention in the Providence public school district -- Additional

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requirements.

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     For the duration of the effective period of the order of reconstitution and control, any

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collective bargaining agreement entered into on behalf of the Providence public school district shall

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not take effect until ratified by the council on elementary and secondary education at a public

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hearing held no earlier than seven (7) days after the terms of a tentative agreement ratified by the

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union are made public.

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     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 -- THE PAUL W. CROWLEY RHODE ISLAND STUDENT

INVESTMENT INITIATIVE

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     This act would require the council on elementary and secondary education to ratify any

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collective bargaining agreement entered into on behalf of the Providence public school district.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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