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SB 2540

Rhode Island Senate bill in Session 2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: May 19, 2026.

AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- EDUCATION FREEDOM ACCOUNT PROGRAM.

Bill ID RI-2026-SB-2540
Session 2026
Status in_committee
Senate in_committee 2026-05-19
Education
Summary

Establishes a new program where the per pupil funding, calculated annually by RIDE, would be transferred into a newly created educational funding account run by the children's scholarship fund to pay for educational expenses.

Sponsor
Morgan
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-02-13 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-05-19 Status in_committee
2026-05-19 Latest Action Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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