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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS (SEE TITLE 16 CHAPTER 97 -- THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION ACT) (Requires all public schools to send out written invitations to all parents, guardians or caretakers of students inviting those parents, guardians or caretakers to an orientation at the school.)"
+description: "AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS (SEE TITLE 16 CHAPTER 97 -- THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION ACT) (Requires all public schools to send out written invitations to all parents, guardians or caretakers of students inviting those parents, guardians or caretakers to an orientation at the school.)"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2021"
+identifier: "HB 5698"
+citation: "Rhode Island HB 5698 (2021)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Children and Families", "Cities & Towns", "Education", "Guardians/Conservators", "Minors"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Alzate", "Giraldo", "Williams"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 16
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2021-02-24"
+last_action: "2021-07-09"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/60d99834-8586-497d-a453-caa458515be5"
+source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
+source_hash: "80e0e1a275bf4e654e3518ecabf867e472dc10ece6b6b7e57e276c523618e800"
+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 5698 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS (SEE TITLE 16 CHAPTER 97 -- THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION ACT) (Requires all public schools to send out written invitations to all parents, guardians or caretakers of students inviting those parents, guardians or caretakers to an orientation at the school.)
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **5698** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H5698.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASSAGE — **71–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Alzate — primary (person)
+- Giraldo — 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
+- **2021-05-21** 05/21/2021 Scheduled for consideration (05/25/2021)
+- **2021-05-25** 05/25/2021 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-05-28** 05/28/2021 Placed on House Calendar (06/01/2021)
+- **2021-06-01** 06/01/2021 House read and passed `passage`
+- **2021-06-04** 06/04/2021 Referred to Senate Education `referral-committee`
+- **2021-06-04** 06/04/2021 Scheduled for hearing (06/09/2021)
+- **2021-06-09** 06/09/2021 Committee heard
+- **2021-06-21** 06/21/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/23/2021)
+- **2021-06-23** 06/23/2021 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (07/01/2021)
+- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Senate passed 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/60d99834-8586-497d-a453-caa458515be5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
+