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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- AFRICAN HERITAGE HISTORY EDUCATION (Requires implementation of education courses in African American history in elementary and secondary schools in Rhode Island commencing in the 2022-2023 school year.)"
+description: "AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- AFRICAN HERITAGE HISTORY EDUCATION (Requires implementation of education courses in African American history in elementary and secondary schools in Rhode Island commencing in the 2022-2023 school year.)"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2021"
+identifier: "HB 5697"
+citation: "Rhode Island HB 5697 (2021)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Cultural", "Education", "Teachers"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Abney", "Alzate", "Barros", "Biah", "Cassar", "Giraldo", "Henries", "Hull", "Morales", "Williams"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 16
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2021-02-24"
+last_action: "2021-07-09"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8f575a4e-3e16-4b83-8880-c264406a69ee"
+source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
+source_hash: "f17ee8e1ccd587653ad10edde866b9d883ed849ba6bd4198d8ff5ef32c90dcf6"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ri"]
+---
+
+# Rhode Island HB 5697 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- AFRICAN HERITAGE HISTORY EDUCATION (Requires implementation of education courses in African American history in elementary and secondary schools in Rhode Island commencing in the 2022-2023 school year.)
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **5697 as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H5697aa.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- AS AMENDED — **74–0** (pass) · lower
+- AS AMENDED — **58–8** (pass) · lower
+- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **66–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Abney — primary (person)
+- Alzate — primary (person)
+- Barros — primary (person)
+- Biah — primary (person)
+- Cassar — primary (person)
+- Giraldo — primary (person)
+- Henries — primary (person)
+- Hull — primary (person)
+- Morales — primary (person)
+- Williams — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-02-24** 02/24/2021 Introduced, referred to House Education `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-05** 03/05/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/10/2021)
+- **2021-03-10** 03/10/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
+- **2021-05-07** 05/07/2021 Scheduled for consideration (05/12/2021)
+- **2021-05-12** 05/12/2021 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-05-14** 05/14/2021 Placed on House Calendar (05/25/2021)
+- **2021-05-25** 05/25/2021 House passed as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
+- **2021-06-04** 06/04/2021 Referred to Senate Education `referral-committee`
+- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 Scheduled for consideration
+- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 Meeting postponed (06/30/2021)
+- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/28/2021)
+- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Committee recommends passage as amended in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-06-30** 06/30/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (07/01/2021)
+- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Senate passed as amended in concurrence `passage`
+- **2021-07-07** 07/07/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-07-09** 07/09/2021 Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8f575a4e-3e16-4b83-8880-c264406a69ee`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
+