Rhode Island legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island S2783: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- MAYORAL ACADEMIES (Provides that only a mayor or town administrator could be a voting member of
Status: In committee, June 5, 2026
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- MAYORAL ACADEMIES (Provides that only a mayor or town administrator could be a voting member of the board of directors or trustees for a mayoral academy.)
What the bill says
A resolution or ordinance, shall approve the participation in the mayoral academy's catchment area for a proposed charter or an amendment to a charter for expansion. For purposes of this chapter, the term "mayor" shall include any elected town administrator. (b) No child shall be required to attend a mayoral academy, nor shall any teacher be required to teach in a mayoral academy. The school committee of the district in which a mayoral academy is located shall make accommodations to facilitate the transfer of students who do not wish to participate in a mayoral academy into other public school.
From the introduced text, March 4, 2026:
a resolution or ordinance, shall approve the participation in the mayoral academy's catchment area for a proposed charter or an amendment to a charter for expansion. For purposes of this chapter, the term "mayor" shall include any elected town administrator. (b) No child shall be required to attend a mayoral academy, nor shall any teacher be required to teach in a mayoral academy. The school committee of the district in which a mayoral academy is located shall make accommodations to facilitate the transfer of students who do not wish to participate in a mayoral academy into other public schools. It shall also make accommodations for those students who wish to transfer into the mayoral academy as space permits. If the total number of students who are eligible to attend and apply to a mayoral academy is greater than the number of spaces available, the mayoral academy shall conduct a lottery to determine which students shall be admitted. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. ======== LC004545 ======== LC004545 - Page 2 of EXPLANATION BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF ANACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- MAYORAL ACADEMIES *** This act would provide that only a mayor or town administrator could be a voting member of the board of directors or trustees for a mayoral academy. The act would also authorize …