AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT

Summary

The bill rewrites Rhode Island’s foundation education‑aid law to set a statewide per‑pupil core amount based on regional spending data, then multiplies it by a district share ratio. It adds supplemental funding for students whose families earn ≤185% of the federal poverty line and for multilingual learners, with the amounts and calculation methods defined by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The measure aims to make school financing more equitable and to give districts flexibility to use some of the money for expanded programs.

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