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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2024

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL FUNDS AND PROPERTY

     

     Introduced By: Representative P. Morgan

     Date Introduced: February 29, 2024

     Referred To: House Labor

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Chapter 16-9 of the General Laws entitled "School Funds and Property" is

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hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

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     16-9-11. Public labor agreements prohibited – New school construction.

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     The department of elementary and secondary education is instructed to develop regulations

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to ensure that any city, town, or district shall be prohibited from using public labor agreements in

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the undertaking of new school construction projects.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL FUNDS AND PROPERTY

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     This act would prohibit the use of project labor agreements in new school construction

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projects.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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