AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - HEALTH AND SAFETY OF STUDENTS (Requires the RIDE, within the next three years, to create a plan where all RI teachers would be trained in the BEARS curriculum (BEARS training includes hands-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation, Heimlich maneuver, and bleeding control).)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2019
Last action Apr 10, 2019
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Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Apr 10, 2019
Legislature · Passed
04/10/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 22, 2019
Legislature · Passed
03/22/2019 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (03/27/2019)
legislature
Feb 27, 2019
Introduced
02/27/2019 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Anastasia Williams
DDemocratic
P
Marcia R. Ranglin-Vassell
DDemocratic
P
Susan Donovan
DDemocratic
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