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| 5 | 5 | | 2025 -- H 5251 |
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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. 2025 |
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| 12 | 12 | | ____________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | A N A C T |
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| 15 | 15 | | RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RIGHTS AND DUTIES TEACHERS GENERALLY -- |
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| 16 | 16 | | SEPTEMBER 11 CLASSROOM MOMENT OF SILENCE |
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| 17 | 17 | | Introduced By: Representatives Read, Noret, Paplauskas, Baginski, Fascia, Hopkins, J. |
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| 18 | 18 | | Brien, Chippendale, Casimiro, and Casey |
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| 19 | 19 | | Date Introduced: January 31, 2025 |
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| 20 | 20 | | Referred To: House Education |
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| 23 | 23 | | It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
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| 24 | 24 | | SECTION 1. Chapter 16-12 of the General Laws entitled "Rights and Duties of Teachers 1 |
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| 25 | 25 | | Generally" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: 2 |
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| 26 | 26 | | 16-12-3.2. Moment of silence on September 11. 3 |
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| 27 | 27 | | On every September 11 in all grades in all public schools, the teachers in charge of the 4 |
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| 28 | 28 | | room in which each class is held, may allow a brief moment of silence to be observed in memory 5 |
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| 29 | 29 | | of the tragic events of September 11, 2001. 6 |
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| 30 | 30 | | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 7 |
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| 37 | 37 | | EXPLANATION |
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| 38 | 38 | | BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL |
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| 39 | 39 | | OF |
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| 40 | 40 | | A N A C T |
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| 41 | 41 | | RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RIGHTS AND DUTIES TEACHERS GENERALL Y -- |
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| 42 | 42 | | SEPTEMBER 11 CLASSROOM MOMENT OF SILENCE |
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| 44 | 44 | | This act would allow teachers in all grades to provide the opportunity for students to 1 |
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| 45 | 45 | | observe a brief moment of silence on every September 11. 2 |
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| 46 | 46 | | This act would take effect upon passage. 3 |
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