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Bill to give teacher‑of‑the‑year and student advisory chair voting seats on state education council held by committee
Summary
Senator DeMario told the Senate Education Committee that S 774 would expand the Council on Elementary and Secondary Education to add two voting seats: the Rhode Island Teacher of the Year (in the year following their award) and the chair of the Student Advisory Council.
Senator DeMario told the Senate Education Committee that S 774 would expand the Council on Elementary and Secondary Education to add two voting seats: the Rhode Island Teacher of the Year (in the year following their award) and the chair of the Student Advisory Council.
DeMario said the measure combines earlier separate bills that previously made those seats nonvoting, with the goal of ensuring current teacher and student perspectives have a formal vote on the state education council. He…
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