Right to an Education (H 5252, S 42)
This bill would have proposed an amendment to the Rhode Island constitution guaranteeing the right to an adequate education.
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This bill would have proposed an amendment to the Rhode Island constitution guaranteeing the right to an adequate education.
This bill would have ensured the accessibility of higher education to students who have spent a considerable amount of their adolescence in Rhode Island but may not have citizenship status.
This legislation would have ensured that an individual’s prior criminal record is not the sole measure by which an applicant is disqualified for a license, and would have created a comprehensive process for...
Although vetoed last year by the governor, this bill, which requires disclosure as to whether a property had been used to grow marijuana before the property is sold, was re-introduced this session and...
We supported this bill which would have prevented landlords from inquiring about the immigration status of their tenants or potential tenants.
In an effort to protect the medical privacy of individual members on an insurance plan, this legislation would have required that explanation of benefit documents be sent to the member that they concern,...