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H7528 2026 -- H 7528 ======== LC004824 ======== STATE OF RHODE ISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ A N A C T RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF TEACHERS GENERALLY Introduced By: Representatives Casimiro, Furtado, Cortvriend, and Potter Date Introduced: February 06, 2026 Referred To: House Education It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: 1 SECTION 1. Chapter 16-12 of the General Laws entitled Rights and Duties of Teachers 2 Generally is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: 3 16-12-12. Districts to consult list when hiring teachers who are new to the district. 4 (a) The following definitions apply in this section unless the context clearly requires 5 otherwise. 6 (1) Applicant means an applicant for employment as a teacher in a certificated or 7 classified position who is currently or was previously employed by a school district other than the 8 district where the applicant is applying for employment. 9 (2) Department means the Rhode Island department of elementary and secondary 10 education. 11 (3) Employer means a school district employer. 12 (b) Before hiring an applicant, a school district shall contact the department, and the 13 department shall disclose whether or not the applicant s name appears on a list of those teachers 14 who have been terminated for good and just cause, which list is maintained by the department 15 pursuant to § 16-13-9. 16 SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. ======== LC004824 ======== EXPLANATION BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF A N A C T RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF TEACHERS GENERALLY *** 1 This act would require that before hiring an applicant for employment as a teacher in a 2 school district, the district would contact the department of elementary and secondary education, 3 and the department would disclose whether or not the applicant s name appears on a list of those 4 teachers who have been terminated for good and just cause, which list is maintained by the 5 department pursuant to § 16-13-9. 6 This act would take effect upon passage. ======== LC004824 ======== LC004824 - Page 2 of 2
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