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	2019 -- H 5300
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	STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
	IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
	JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2019
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	A N A C T
	RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS

	Introduced By: Representatives Diaz, Maldonado, Ranglin-Vassell, Ajello, and Noret
	Date Introduced: February 06, 2019
	Referred To: House Health, Education & Welfare
	It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
1	SECTION 1. Chapter 16-21 of the General Laws entitled "Health and Safety of Pupils" is
2	hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:
3	16-21-37. Student's bill of rights.
4	No pupil attending public schools of elementary through high school grades inclusive of
5	kindergarten shall be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, ancestry, national
6	origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, socioeconomic status or mental,
7	physical, developmental, or sensory disability, or by association with an individual or group who
8	has, or is perceived to have one, or more such characteristics.
9	SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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	EXPLANATION
	BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
	OF
	A N A C T
	RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS
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1	This act would provide students attending public schools enrolled in grades K-12 with a
2	student's bill of rights prohibiting discrimination based on race, sex, gender, economic status or
3	mental, physical, developmental or sensory disabilities.
4	This act would take effect upon passage.
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