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5/11/2026
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Media Advisory: Senate Education Committee to hear bills on charter schools, mayoral academies
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STATE HOUSE – The Senate Education Committee meets Wednesday for hearings on three bills concerning mayoral academies and charter schools.
The committee meets Wednesday, May 13, 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 2783 — Sponsored by Sen. Ryan W. Pearson (D-Dist. 19, Cumberland, Lincoln) this bill would provide that only mayors or town administrators could be voting members of the board of directors or trustees for a mayoral academy.
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2026-S 2784 — This bill sponsored by Sen. Melissa Murray (D-Dist. 24, Woonsocket, North Smithfield) provides that no new charter school application shall be granted if the proposed school is a network charter school or the expansion of an existing charter school creates a network charter school.
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2026-S 3078 — Also sponsored by Senator Murray, this bill would prohibit approval of new charter schools or expansions beginning operations in 26-27 school year and bars the state from approving or appropriating funds to a new charter school not approved before July 1, 2025.
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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