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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF TEACHERS GENERALLY | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Casimiro, Furtado, Cortvriend, and Potter | |
Date Introduced: February 06, 2026 | |
Referred To: House Education | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 16-12 of the General Laws entitled "Rights and Duties of Teachers |
2 | Generally" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
3 | 16-12-12. Districts to consult list when hiring teachers who are new to the district. |
4 | (a) The following definitions apply in this section unless the context clearly requires |
5 | otherwise. |
6 | (1) "Applicant" means an applicant for employment as a teacher in a certificated or |
7 | classified position who is currently or was previously employed by a school district other than the |
8 | district where the applicant is applying for employment. |
9 | (2) "Department" means the Rhode Island department of elementary and secondary |
10 | education. |
11 | (3) "Employer" means a school district employer. |
12 | (b) Before hiring an applicant, a school district shall contact the department, and the |
13 | department shall disclose whether or not the applicant's name appears on a list of those teachers |
14 | who have been terminated for good and just cause, which list is maintained by the department |
15 | pursuant to § 16-13-9. |
16 | 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 -- RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF TEACHERS GENERALLY | |
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1 | This act would require that before hiring an applicant for employment as a teacher in a |
2 | school district, the district would contact the department of elementary and secondary education, |
3 | and the department would disclose whether or not the applicant's name appears on a list of those |
4 | teachers who have been terminated for good and just cause, which list is maintained by the |
5 | department pursuant to § 16-13-9. |
6 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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