Rhode Island legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island H7682: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TRANSPORTATION OF SCHOOL PUPILS BEYOND CITY AND TOWN LIMITS (Allows an individual school distric
Status: Failed, April 28, 2026
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TRANSPORTATION OF SCHOOL PUPILS BEYOND CITY AND TOWN LIMITS (Allows an individual school district that can utilize its own buses or vendors at a lower cost than the statewide system, to obtain reimbursement for these costs from state funds.)
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 11, 2026:
2026 -- H 7682 ======== LC005132 ======== STATEOFRHODEISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ ANACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TRANSPORTATION OF SCHOOL PUPILS BEYOND CITY AND TOWN LIMITS Introduced By: Representatives Cotter, Chippendale, Spears, Speakman, McGaw, Read, Kennedy, Kazarian, and Roberts Date Introduced: February 11, 2026 Referred To: House Finance It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: SECTION 1. Section 16-21.1-8 of the General Laws in Chapter 16-21.1 entitled "Transportation of School Pupils Beyond City and Town Limits [See Title 16 Chapter 97 -- The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]" is hereby amended to read as follows: 16-21.1-8. Statewide transportation system for all students. (a) Notwithstanding the regional structure created in this chapter, and upon implementation of a statewide school transportation system (the "statewide system") for all students, each school committee shall purchase the transportation services for their own resident students by accessing this integrated statewide system of transportation on a fee-for-service basis for each child; provided, however, that any school committee that fulfills its transportation obligations predominantly through the use of district-owned buses or district employees may apply for a variance from the commissioner of education, or the commissioner's designee, thereby requesting that its transportation obligations continue to be achieved through the use of the buses owned by the district and staffed by district …
Sponsors
- Megan Cotter (D, HD-039) · primary sponsor
- Michael Chippendale (R, HD-040)
- Tina Spears (D, HD-036)
- June Speakman (D, HD-068)
- McGaw, Michelle (D, HD-071)
- Earl Read (D, HD-026)
- Brian Kennedy (D, HD-038)
- Katherine Kazarian (D, HD-063)
- Sherry Roberts (R)
Latest actions
- : Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- : Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
- : Introduced, referred to House Finance
Subjects: EDUCATION
Common questions
- What is H7682?
- H7682 is a bill in the Rhode Island Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TRANSPORTATION OF SCHOOL PUPILS BEYOND CITY AND TOWN LIMITS (Allows an individual school distric.
- What does H7682 do?
- AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TRANSPORTATION OF SCHOOL PUPILS BEYOND CITY AND TOWN LIMITS (Allows an individual school district that can utilize its own buses or vendors at a lower cost than the statewide system, to obtain reimbursement for these costs from state funds.)
- What is the status of H7682?
- Failed as of April 28, 2026. Latest action: Committee recommended measure be held for further study (April 28, 2026).
- Who sponsored H7682?
- Megan Cotter (D, HD-039), with 8 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H7682?
- On the Rhode Island Legislature website: http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7682.pdf
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