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5/4/2026
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Media Advisory: Senate Education Committee to hear bills on dyslexia, students’ removal from classrooms
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STATE HOUSE – The Senate Education Committee meets Wednesday for hearings on several bills.
The committee meets Wednesday, May 6, at 4 p.m. in Room 313 on the third floor of the State House. It is scheduled to hear:
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2026-S 2524 — Sponsored by Sen. Brian J. Thompson (D-Dist. 20, Woonsocket, Cumberland) this bill would establish provisions for student and teacher classroom safety, including the authority to remove students from classrooms and protections for students.
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2026-S 2651 — This bill sponsored by Sen. Samuel D. Zurier (D-Dist. 3, Providence) directs the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to provide a two-year pilot program that coordinates a national cultural exchange program.
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2026-S 3078 — This bill sponsored by Sen. Robert Britto (D-Dist. 18, East Providence, Pawtucket) would update the definition of “dyslexia” in the Rhode Island Literacy and Dropout Prevention Act.
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2026-S 3077 — Sponsored by Education Committee Chairwoman Hanna M. Gallo (D-Dist. 27, Cranston, West Warwick), this bill specifies that pre-k programs for 3– and 4–year-olds be added to programs funded through the state education aid formula to increase access to voluntary, free, high-quality pre-kindergarten programs.
The meeting will be televised by Capitol Television on Cox channels 15 and 61 for high definition; i3Broadband (Formerly Full Channel) channel 15; and Verizon channel 34. Senate committee hearings may also air on Channel 75 for Cox Subscribers. Livestreaming is available at https://capitoltvri.cablecast.tv
Any written testimony must be emailed to SLegislation@rilegislature.gov prior to 3 p.m. on Wednesday in order for it to be provided to the members of the committee at the hearing and to be included in the meeting records. Testimony will become a public record.
For more information, contact:
Greg Pare, Director of Communications for the Senate
State House Room 112
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 276-5558
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