AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND PREKINDERGARTEN EDUCATION ACT
Summary
Allows municipalities participating in the state prekindergarten program to accept students from outside the municipality under certain conditions and establishes a lottery for enrollment in the program.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 1, 2024
Last action May 17, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 16, 2024
How they voted
34–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 35
May 16, 2024
D
Democratic30
96% Yea
R
Republican5
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
3
May 17, 2024
Committee
05/17/2024 Referred to House Finance
lower
May 16, 2024
Upper · Passed
05/16/2024 Senate passed Sub A
upper
May 8, 2024
Legislature · Passed
05/08/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Apr 3, 2024
Committee
04/03/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 1, 2024
Introduced
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Education
upper
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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