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2/3/2025
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MEDIA ADVISORY: House Education Committee to hear bills, including creation of Warwick school budget commission
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STATE HOUSE — The House Education Committee is scheduled to meet Thursday to hear testimony legislation, including a bill (2025-H 5252) from Committee Chairman Joseph M. McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston) that would create a budget commission for Warwick Public Schools.
The five-member commission, which is being requested by a resolution of the Warwick City Council, would oversee the operations of Warwick Public Schools and present a preliminary analysis of the school district’s financial situation. Warwick Mayor Frank Picozzi first proposed the commission upon learning that the school district faced a surprise midyear $9 million deficit.
The committee is scheduled to meet Thursday, Feb. 6, at 3 p.m. in Room 135 on the first floor of the State House.
The committee will also hear testimony on the following bills:
§ (2025-H 5162) — this bill, introduced by Chairman McNamara, would incorporate the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s SurveyWorks school climate indicators for evaluating the performance of local education agencies and individual public schools.
§ (2025-H 5163) — this bill, introduced by Chairman McNamara, would direct all local education agencies to select one of the identified high-quality curricula and materials for science and technology no later than June 30, 2026.
§ (2025-H 5164) — this bill, introduced by Rep. Lauren H. Carson (D-Dist. 75, Newport), would establish a task force managed by the children’s cabinet to develop recommendations to improve access to early intervention and early childhood special education services.
The meeting will be televised by Capitol Television on Cox Communications, channels 15 and 61 for high definition; i3Broadband (Formerly Full Channel) on 15; and Verizon, on channel 34. Livestreaming is available at https://capitoltvri.cablecast.tv.
For more information, contact:
Daniel Trafford, Publicist
State House Room 20
Providence, RI 02903
(401)222-1922
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