Rhode Island · Senate Bill 21 · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CERTIFICATION OF TEACHERS

  1. Introduced Jan 23, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 23, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate May 6, 2025
  4. Died  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Extends teacher certifications without fee or penalty for three (3) or five (5) years for teachers who hold certifications as of July 1, 2025.

Every action

10 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. CommitteeIntroduced, referred to Senate Education · Senate Education
  2. CommitteeScheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/19/2025) · Senate Education
  3. CommitteeCommittee recommended measure be held for further study · Senate Education
  4. CommitteeScheduled for consideration · Senate Education
  5. CommitteeMeeting postponed (04/23/2025) · Senate Education
  6. CommitteeScheduled for consideration (04/30/2025) · Senate Education
  7. CommitteeCommittee recommends passage · Senate Education
  8. SenatePlaced on Senate Calendar (05/06/2025)
  9. SenateSenate read and passed
  10. CommitteeReferred to House Finance · House Finance

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 1 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 5 cosponsors: 5 Democrats.

All 5 cosponsors

From Rhode Island's official records (status.rilegislature.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.