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Senate committee hears joint resolution to submit constitutional amendment guaranteeing right to adequate education; resolution held
Summary
Sen. Acosta introduced a joint resolution (S-177) asking voters whether to add a judicially enforceable right to an adequate, equitable, meaningful education to the Rhode Island Constitution; the committee heard broad support from unions, education organizations and civic groups and held the measure for further action.
Senator Frank Acosta presented a joint resolution, S-177, proposing a state constitutional amendment to guarantee an "adequate, equitable and meaningful education" and to make that right judicially enforceable through a voter referendum.
Acosta said the resolution is intended to give Rhode Islanders the opportunity to decide whether to add a state-level, enforceable…
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