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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026

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J O I N T   R E S O L U T I O N

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE RHODE ISLAND AUDITORY ORAL PROGRAM

     Introduced By: Representatives McNamara, Handy, and Fascia

     Date Introduced: January 07, 2026

     Referred To: House Finance

     RESOLVED, That there is hereby appropriated to the RHODE ISLAND AUDITORY

ORAL PROGRAM (hereinafter the “Program”), which is a statewide educational program

currently housed within the Foster School Department, the sum of one million, one hundred sixty-

seven thousand, one hundred dollars ($1,167,100), out of any monies in the treasury not

otherwise appropriated for fiscal year 2026-2027, to support the Program’s mission to provide

specialized auditory-oral programming for children with hearing loss who benefit from hearing

technology and to provide these children with tools necessary for successful inclusion and

achievement; and the state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw orders upon the

general treasurer for the payment of said sum, or so much thereof as may be from time to time

required, upon receipt of properly authenticated vouchers.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

J O I N T   R E S O L U T I O N

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE RHODE ISLAND AUDITORY ORAL PROGRAM

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     This joint resolution would authorize the appropriation of the sum of one million, one

hundred sixty-seven thousand, one hundred dollars ($1,167,100), to the Rhode Island Auditory

Oral Program, to support the program’s mission to provide specialized auditory-oral

programming for children with hearing loss.

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