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HB 8170 Rhode Island House · 2026 Regular Session

AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT

Summary
Restore the rights of school administrators and staff members, who have retired to exceed the ninety-day (90) cap on post-retirement employment and work up to one hundred eighty (180) days during a school year.
Issues: ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill increases post-retirement work days for educators from 90 to 180, enhancing employment rights and supporting continued educational contributions by retired staff.90% confidence
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2026 Last action Apr 16, 2026
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Total actions
3
Key actions
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Committee
1
Apr 16, 2026
Committee
04/16/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 27, 2026
Introduced
02/27/2026 Introduced, referred to House Finance
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10 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Bill O'Brien
Bill O'Brien
DDemocratic
RI
54
P
Photo of Brandon Voas
Brandon Voas
DDemocratic
RI
57
P
Photo of Jackie Baginski
Jackie Baginski
DDemocratic
RI
17
P
Photo of Jenni Furtado
Jenni Furtado
DDemocratic
RI
64
P
Photo of Joseph Solomon
Joseph Solomon
DDemocratic
RI
22
P
Photo of Karen Alzate
Karen Alzate
DDemocratic
RI
60
P
Photo of Mary Ann Shallcross-Smith
Mary Ann Shallcross-Smith
DDemocratic
RI
46
P
Photo of Matthew Dawson
Matthew Dawson
DDemocratic
RI
65
P
Photo of Nathan Biah
Nathan Biah
DDemocratic
RI
3
P
Photo of Pat Serpa
Pat Serpa
DDemocratic
RI
27