Chapter 185
2023 -- H 5773
Enacted 06/22/2023

A N   A C T
RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE PAUL W. CROWLEY RHODE ISLAND STUDENT INVESTMENT INITIATIVE

Introduced By: Representatives Kislak, Morales, and Sanchez

Date Introduced: February 22, 2023

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
     SECTION 1. Chapter 16-7.1 of the General Laws entitled "The Paul W. Crowley Rhode
Island Student Investment Initiative [See Title 16 Chapter 97 — The Rhode Island Board of
Education Act]" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:
     16-7.1-5.2. State intervention in the Providence public school district -- Additional
requirements.
     For the duration of the effective period of the order of reconstitution and control, any
collective bargaining agreement entered into on behalf of the Providence public school district shall
not take effect until ratified by the council on elementary and secondary education at a public
hearing held no earlier than seven (7) days after the terms of a tentative agreement ratified by the
union are made public.
     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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