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This bill establishes the Failing School Choice Act, which allows students attending the bottom 15% of public schools in Rhode Island to enroll in any other public school with available capacity. The bill also creates the Rhode Island Education Revitalization Fund (RIERF) to provide funding for the school choice program, which will be funded by a statewide property tax on private, nonprofit, and other post-secondary institutions based on their endowments. The bill sets out eligibility, funding, reporting, and transportation requirements for the school choice program, and directs the Department of Education to promulgate rules and regulations to implement the act.