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
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 7, 2025
Last action Apr 9, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Apr 8, 2025
How they voted
33–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 36
Apr 8, 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
3
Apr 9, 2025
Committee
04/09/2025 Referred to House State Government & Elections
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
04/08/2025 Senate read and passed
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Legislature · Passed
04/02/2025 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 19, 2025
Committee
03/19/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 7, 2025
Introduced
02/07/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Education
upper
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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