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House Education Committee pauses hearing to take votes, passes three measures and holds several bills for study
Summary
The Rhode Island House Education Committee paused a May hearing to take roll-call votes. The committee approved a substitute on House Bill 5165, passed a bill changing how career-and-technical student data is charged, and approved the Senate version of a Warwick schools commission bill; several bills were held for further study.
The House Education Committee paused a May hearing to take several procedural and passage votes, approving three measures and placing multiple bills on hold for further study.
Committee Chair McNamara and members convened a short roll-call sequence mid-hearing to allow members to vote while other committees met. The committee approved House Bill 5,165, Substitute A; approved a bill that would charge Basic Education Program data collection for career and technical students to the receiving district; and approved the Senate version of a bill concerning the commission for Warwick public schools. The committee also moved to hold a group of bills for further study.
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