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| 5 | 5 | | 2023 -- H 6223 |
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| 7 | 7 | | LC002679 |
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| 9 | 9 | | S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D |
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| 10 | 10 | | IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 11 | 11 | | JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023 |
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| 12 | 12 | | ____________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 15 | 15 | | RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THE RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF |
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| 16 | 16 | | ELEMENTARY AND SECON DARY EDUCATION TO AN NUALLY PREPARE A |
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| 17 | 17 | | WRITTEN REPORT OR ANNUALLY INCLUDE AND U PDATE INFORMATION ON THE |
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| 18 | 18 | | RIDE WEBSITE REGARDING SCHOOL FUNDING FOR EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT |
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| 19 | 19 | | Introduced By: Representatives Cortvriend, Edwards, Donovan, Speakman, Knight, |
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| 20 | 20 | | Finkelman, McGaw, and Abney |
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| 21 | 21 | | Date Introduced: March 29, 2023 |
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| 22 | 22 | | Referred To: House Finance |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, The Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education is tasked with 1 |
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| 26 | 26 | | annually disseminating a total educational budget to the State Budget Officer; and 2 |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, Currently, the information provided is not disseminated in a manner that is 3 |
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| 28 | 28 | | easily accessible to all members of the public and does not include an explanation or thorough 4 |
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| 29 | 29 | | breakdown of school funding/aid per school district including: 5 |
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| 30 | 30 | | • Any State funding provided to each district by category; 6 |
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| 31 | 31 | | • Categorical funding for each district’s education-aid formula; 7 |
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| 32 | 32 | | • The calculations utilized to produce the allotted funding for each district; and 8 |
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| 33 | 33 | | • Concise explanation for any increases/decreases in each school district’s annual 9 |
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| 34 | 34 | | aid/funding; Now, therefore be it 10 |
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| 35 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island hereby 11 |
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| 36 | 36 | | respectfully requests the Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 12 |
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| 37 | 37 | | ("RIDE") to annually prepare a written report or annually include and update information on the 13 |
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| 38 | 38 | | RIDE website regarding school funding for each school district as referenced; and be it further 14 |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives hereby respectfully requests of the 15 |
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| 40 | 40 | | Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education that said information be 16 |
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| 41 | 41 | | provided to the General Assembly or on the RIDE Website, on or before October 1, 2023, and 17 |
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| 42 | 42 | | annually thereafter on or before ninety days after the end of each fiscal year; and be it further 18 |
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| 45 | 45 | | LC002679 - Page 2 of 2 |
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| 46 | 46 | | RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to 1 |
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| 47 | 47 | | transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Angélica Infante-Green, Commissioner of 2 |
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| 48 | 48 | | Education, Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. 3 |
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| 50 | 50 | | LC002679 |
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