AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- COUNCIL ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION -- STUDENT SUCCESS ACT
Summary
Reduces the time, from three (3) years to one year, required for a nonimmigrant foreign national student, who has resided in Rhode Island, to be eligible to pay the same in-state tuition as any other Rhode Island student.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2025
Last action Jun 12, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Jun 12, 2025
How they voted
33–1
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 36
Jun 12, 2025
D
Democratic32
93% Yea
R
Republican4
75% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Jun 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
06/12/2025 Senate passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment)
upper
Jun 10, 2025
Legislature · Passed
06/10/2025 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
May 7, 2025
Committee
05/07/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 23, 2025
Introduced
01/23/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Education
upper
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Tikoian
DDemocratic
P
Frank Ciccone
DDemocratic
P
John Burke
DDemocratic
P
Jonathon Acosta
DDemocratic
P
Meghan Kallman
DDemocratic
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