Rhode Island legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island H8511: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT (Amends the school funding formula to ensure th
Status: Failed, May 19, 2026
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT (Amends the school funding formula to ensure that local education authorities do not lose funding due to disruptions in the supplemental nutrition assistance program.)
What the bill says
From the introduced text, May 1, 2026:
2026 -- H 8511 ======== LC006399 ======== STATEOFRHODEISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ ANACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT Introduced By: Representatives Morales, DeSimone, Biah, Ajello, J. Lombardi, Sanchez, Cruz, Potter, Stewart, and Slater Date Introduced: May 01, 2026 Referred To: House Finance It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: SECTION 1. Section 16-7.2-3 of the General Laws in Chapter 16-7.2 entitled "The Education Equity and Property Tax Relief Act" is hereby amended to read as follows: 16-7.2-3. Permanent foundation education aid established. (a) Beginning in the 2012 fiscal year, the following foundation education-aid formula shall take effect. The foundation education aid for each district shall be the sum of the core instruction amount in subsection (a)(1) of this section and the amount to support high-need students in subsection (a)(2) of this section, which shall be multiplied by the district state-share ratio calculated pursuant to § 16-7.2-4 to determine the foundation aid. (1) The core instruction amount shall be an amount equal to a statewide, per-pupil core instruction amount as established by the department of elementary and secondary education, derived from the average of northeast regional expenditure data for the states of Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New Hampshire from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) that …
Sponsors
- David Morales (D, HD-007) · primary sponsor
- DeSimone, Anthony (D, HD-005)
- Nathan Biah (D)
- Edith Ajello (D, HD-001)
- John Lombardi (D, HD-008)
- Enrique Sanchez (D, HD-009)
- Cherie Cruz (D, HD-058)
- Brandon Potter (D, HD-016)
- Jennifer Stewart (D, HD-059)
- Scott Slater (D, HD-010)
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 H8511?
- H8511 is a bill in the Rhode Island Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT (Amends the school funding formula to ensure th.
- What does H8511 do?
- AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT (Amends the school funding formula to ensure that local education authorities do not lose funding due to disruptions in the supplemental nutrition assistance program.)
- What is the status of H8511?
- Failed as of May 19, 2026. Latest action: Committee recommended measure be held for further study (May 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored H8511?
- David Morales (D, HD-007), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H8511?
- On the Rhode Island Legislature website: http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H8511.pdf
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