AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE TO ISSUE NOT TO EXCEED $140,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, NOTES AND OTHER EVIDENCES OF INDEBTEDNESS TO FINANCE THE CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION, IMPROVEMENT, ALTERATION, REPAIR, LANDSCAPING, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL FACILITIES THROUGHOUT THE CITY, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF STATE HOUSING AID AT A REIMBURSEMENT RATE OR STATE SHARE RATIO OF NOT LESS THAN 75% AT THE TIME OF ISSUANCE AND PROVIDED THAT THE AUTHORIZATION SHALL BE REDUCED BY THE AMOUNT OF CERTAIN GRANTS RECEIVED FROM STATE BOND PROCEEDS, FROM THE RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OR FROM THE RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL BUILDING AUTHORITY (Authorizes City of Providence to issue $140,000,000 in general obligation bonds to finance, improvements to school buildings and facilities.)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jul 23, 2020
Last action Dec 13, 2020
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Committee
2
Dec 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
12/11/2020 Committee transferred to House Municipal Government
lower
Jul 29, 2020
Legislature · Passed
07/29/2020 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Jul 23, 2020
Introduced
07/23/2020 Introduced, referred to House Finance
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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