Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5532

Introduced
2/13/25  

Caption

Mandates additional state education funding for the mental and behavioral health of students equal to 2% of the district’s total expenditures, and require those funds be used to hire staff such as school social workers, and behavioral specialists.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

RI H7397

Provides that the permanent foundation educational aid program would provide state funding for school-based mental health services pursuant to specified conditions.

RI S2866

Provides that the permanent foundation educational aid program would provide state funding for school-based mental health services pursuant to specified conditions.

RI H7545

Provides for an appropriation by the general assembly in the amount of two million dollars ($2,000,000) to the various school districts and municipalities to employ additional social workers.

RI S2597

Provides for an appropriation by the general assembly in the amount of two million dollars ($2,000,000) to the various school districts and municipalities to employ additional social workers.

RI S2951

Removes funding requirement from department of elementary and secondary education.

RI H7910

Removes funding requirement from department of elementary and secondary education.

RI S2162

Amend the calculation of state funding provided to local education agencies for special education services.

RI H7252

Amend the calculation of state funding provided to local education agencies for special education services.

RI S2558

Adds multilingual learners into the determination of high-need students and provides a student success factor of twenty-five percent (25%) of the core instruction per-pupil amount and repeals the categorical funding for these students.

RI H7907

Adds multilingual learners into the determination of high-need students and provides a student success factor of twenty-five percent (25%) of the core instruction per-pupil amount and repeals the categorical funding for these students.

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Mandates additional state education funding for the mental and behavioral health of students equal to 2% of the district’s total expenditures, and require those funds be used to hire staff such as school social workers, and behavioral specialists.

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CA AB1241

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Provides that the permanent foundation educational aid program would provide state funding for school-based mental health services pursuant to specified conditions.

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Provides that the permanent foundation educational aid program would provide state funding for school-based mental health services pursuant to specified conditions.

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