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Senate committee approves constitutional education amendment and a prekindergarten expansion bill
Summary
The Rhode Island Senate Education Committee voted to approve a constitutional amendment measure on the right to an adequate education and to advance a law expanding prekindergarten education for 3‑ and 4‑year‑olds.
The Rhode Island Senate Education Committee voted to approve Senate Resolution 177, a joint resolution to place an amendment on the ballot to establish a constitutional right to an adequate education, and then advanced Senate Bill 394, the Rhode Island Pre‑kindergarten Education Act.
SR 177 was introduced to the committee as a proposal to publish and submit to electors a constitutional amendment establishing the right to an adequate education. A motion to approve was made and seconded; the committee proceeded by voice…
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