AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM [SEE TITLE 16 CHAPTER 97 -- THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION ACT] (Requires the department of elementary and secondary education to incorporate substance abuse prevention and suicide prevention into the health education curriculum.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2018
Committee Review
Jun 2018
House Passage
Jun 2018
Senate Passage
Jun 2018
Signed into Law
Jul 2018
Introduced Mar 22, 2018
Signed Jul 2, 2018
Floor votes · House Jun 7, 2018
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Jul 2, 2018
Signed into law
07/02/2018 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 21, 2018
Legislature · Passed
06/21/2018 Senate passed in concurrence
legislature
Jun 20, 2018
Legislature · Passed
06/20/2018 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
Jun 7, 2018
Committee
06/07/2018 Referred to Senate Education
legislature
Jun 7, 2018
Lower · Passed
06/07/2018 House read and passed
lower
May 30, 2018
Legislature · Passed
05/30/2018 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Apr 25, 2018
Legislature · Passed
04/25/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 22, 2018
Introduced
03/22/2018 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Arthur Handy
DDemocratic
P
Camille Vella-Wilkinson
DDemocratic
P
Charlene Lima
DDemocratic
P
Doc Corvese
DDemocratic
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