AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL-TO-CAREER TRANSITION ACT OF 1996 (Implements an individual career and academic plan graduation requirement for each student enrolled in public schools in the sixth through twelfth grade, starting with students entering the sixth grade in the 2023-2024 school year.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 18, 2021
Last action Mar 10, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 9, 2021
How they voted
28–8
Passed
Total votes 36
Mar 9, 2021
D
Democratic31
83% Yea
R
Republican5
60% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Mar 10, 2021
Committee
03/10/2021 Referred to House Education
lower
Mar 9, 2021
Upper · Passed
03/09/2021 Senate read and passed
upper
Mar 3, 2021
Legislature · Passed
03/03/2021 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Feb 18, 2021
Introduced
02/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Education
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Hanna Gallo
DDemocratic
P
James A. Seveney
DDemocratic
P
Lou DiPalma
DDemocratic
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