AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- FINANCIAL LITERACY (Requires the council on elementary and secondary education, in consultation with the Rhode Island department of education, to develop and approve statewide academic standards for the instruction of consumer education in public high schools.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Jun 2021
Introduced Feb 11, 2021
Signed Jun 1, 2021
Floor votes · House May 11, 2021
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
Jun 1, 2021
Signed into law
06/01/2021 Signed by Governor
executive
May 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
05/25/2021 Senate passed in concurrence
upper
May 19, 2021
Legislature · Passed
05/19/2021 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
May 14, 2021
Committee
05/14/2021 Referred to Senate Education
upper
May 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
05/11/2021 House read and passed
lower
Apr 28, 2021
Legislature · Passed
04/28/2021 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Apr 7, 2021
Legislature · Passed
04/07/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 11, 2021
Introduced
02/11/2021 Introduced, referred to House Education
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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