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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2024 | |
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J O I N T R E S O L U T I O N | |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF APPROXIMATELY $30,000,000 TO RHODE | |
ISLAND'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS | |
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Introduced By: Senators Rogers, DeLuca, and de la Cruz | |
Date Introduced: January 10, 2024 | |
Referred To: Senate Finance | |
1 | WHEREAS, According to RIDE’s Information & Accountability data, Rhode Island has |
2 | more than 300 public schools from which it collects and analyzes data; and |
3 | WHEREAS, Rhode Island General Laws § 16-3.2-1 states “…the general assembly is |
4 | committed to developing and supporting strategies that foster cultures of excellence, innovation, |
5 | and continuous improvement in Rhode Island schools” and that schools benefit from “…the |
6 | autonomy and flexibility to continuously improve instruction and implement and adopt strategies |
7 | that meet the needs of their students”; and |
8 | WHEREAS, With the horrendous increase in mass shootings across the country and the |
9 | rapid advances in information technology systems and fields, investment in these areas is critical |
10 | to the success of Rhode Island’s students; now, therefore be it |
11 | RESOLVED, That there is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the treasury from |
12 | capital funds allocated to school construction in the fiscal year 2023-2024 state budget, the |
13 | approximate sum of thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) of which one hundred thousand dollars |
14 | ($100,000) would be distributed to each public school in Rhode Island for school safety and |
15 | security improvements including, but not limited to, audio and visual systems, access control |
16 | systems, and communication upgrades; and the state controller is hereby authorized and directed |
17 | to draw his orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of |
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1 | said sum, upon receipt of properly authenticated vouchers. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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J O I N T R E S O L U T I O N | |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF APPROXIMATELY $30,000,000 TO RHODE | |
ISLAND'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS | |
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1 | This resolution would authorize the appropriation of the sum of $100,000 to each public |
2 | school in Rhode Island for school safety and security improvements. |
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