JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE, PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION -- RIGHT TO AN ADEQUATE EDUCATION
Summary
Amends the constitution to guarantee Rhode Island residents with equal opportunity to receive an education that is adequate, equitable and meaningful and provides judicial enforcement of this provision.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 24, 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
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
May 17, 2024
Committee
05/17/2024 Referred to House State Government & Elections
lower
May 16, 2024
Upper · Passed
05/16/2024 Senate read and passed
upper
May 8, 2024
Legislature · Passed
05/08/2024 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Apr 3, 2024
Committee
04/03/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 24, 2024
Introduced
01/24/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Education
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ana Quezada
DDemocratic
P
Roger Picard
DDemocratic
P
Sam Zurier
DDemocratic
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