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Committee reviews bill to waive CCRI driver education fee for youth in foster or adopted homes
Summary
Senate Bill S362 would exempt youth in foster care and adopted homes from the fee for Community College of Rhode Island driver education classes; witnesses said roughly 50–100 young people could benefit and the per-student cost is about $200. The committee held the bill for further study.
The Senate committee heard testimony on Senate Bill S362, which would amend licensing law to waive community college driver-education fees for young people in foster care or adopted homes.
Senator Apollonia, the bill sponsor, described the measure as removing a financial barrier to driving education for vulnerable youth. "The amendment will exempt individuals in foster or adopted homes from the fee associated with these driver's education classes, providing meaningful…
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