Bill > S0888

This bill modifies existing Rhode Island law regarding mayoral academies by specifying that only mayors or town administrators can be voting members on the board of directors or trustees for these charter schools. Currently, mayoral academies are charter schools created by mayors that enroll students from multiple cities or towns and offer lottery-based enrollment. The bill allows for other nonvoting members from participating cities or towns to serve in an advisory capacity on these boards, while ensuring that only the mayors or town administrators have voting power. This change aims to provide more direct municipal oversight of these multi-district charter schools, ensuring that local government leaders have a formal decision-making role in their operations. The bill would take effect immediately upon passage, and it applies to charter schools that are created by mayors and serve students from more than one community, maintaining the existing framework of mayoral academies while clarifying board governance.

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